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Defense Management:
DOD Needs to Assess Effectiveness and Determine Future Direction for Its High Performing Organizations Initiative
GAO-10-566R: Published: May 27, 2010. Publicly Released: May 27, 2010.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has sought improved efficiencies and cost reductions in its delivery of services that could be provided by the private sector, using both competitions with private companies and processes to create high performing organizations (HPO). The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Circular A-76 establishes federal policy for the competition of commercial activities. According to the circular, the longstanding policy of the federal government has been to rely on the private sector for needed commercial services. To ensure that the American people receive maximum value for their tax dollars, it is the federal government's policy that commercial activities should be subject to the forces of competition. As the largest federal agency, DOD has conducted more A-76 competitions than any other federal agency. However, the A-76 process has drawn criticism from both the public and private sectors. These criticisms largely center on the costs and length of time required to conduct competitions and the manner in which long-term savings are calculated. In light of these concerns, a panel of public and private sector experts convened in 2001 to identify ways in which the federal government could improve the A-76 process and included an option that focused on improving efficiencies in-house through the creation of HPOs rather than seeking improved efficiencies through public-private competitions. Although the A-76 process has been DOD's preferred method for ensuring the most efficient operation of a function, it is currently subject to a number of recently enacted statutory limitations. Given these relatively new developments and the potential for HPOs to serve as an alternative to the A-76 process, you asked us to examine the extent to which the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OSD) has made progress in implementing and evaluating DOD's HPO initiative.
OSD has made some progress in implementing DOD's HPO initiative by providing guidance to organizations that it selected to participate, but is not always collecting reliable data and has no clear plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the HPO initiative. Pilot initiatives such as this are typically used to evaluate alternative approaches or test new ideas. Gathering reliable data--data that are complete, accurate, and meet intended purposes--and measuring performance are critical to assessing the effectiveness of new ways of doing business. To implement DOD's HPO initiative, OSD selected nine organizations and issued guidance providing procedures for implementing and monitoring the performance of, and costs for, the HPOs. OSD's guidance provides performance measures that somewhat mirror performance measures set out in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2004. The 2004 NDAA contains a list of performance measures that, according to the law, should be included among performance measures used in the pilot program. Our review of the annual reports submitted to OSD revealed that while all HPOs generally used the broad performance measures set out in the 2004 NDAA to report on performance, several reports did not include information on all of the performance measures. We found a number of instances in which the HPOs failed to include information on workforce expertise and customer satisfaction. Further, for the performance measures for which information was provided, we found instances of incomplete and inaccurate reporting. For example, in our review of annual reports covering the 2008 reporting cycle, one annual report did not clearly capture the costs associated with hiring temporary employees and the overtime required to augment the much smaller organization in response to unexpected workload increases. Moreover, although most HPOs have submitted at least one annual report, OSD has not used the information to evaluate the HPO initiative. Although OSD initially asserted a role in implementing the HPO initiative, according to OSD officials, their interest in overseeing the HPOs has waned because with the ongoing moratorium on new public-private competitions, they believe that organizations will not have any incentive to participate in the HPO process. Moreover, they believe that with the A-76 moratorium in place, existing HPOs might be less willing to continue working toward fulfilling the performance commitments they have made. Therefore, OSD officials stated that while they do encourage organizations to become more efficient, their position is that selecting new organizations for HPO designation is of questionable value due to the current moratorium on public-private competitions. However, unless OSD assesses the reliability of the information provided by the HPOs and uses reliable performance data to make decisions, DOD may miss opportunities to sustain efficiencies gained by existing HPOs, and will be unable to make management decisions and inform policymakers on the effectiveness of the HPO initiative.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: The DOD components are accountable for the collection and reporting of data on their own high-performing organizations (HPOs). The components are responsible for managing its own resources and budgeting for its own organization. As part of these broader responsibilities, the components are also responsible for assessing whether the HPOs will receive continued exemption from public/private competition as authorized by the statute. However, according to a DOD official, there is a current moratorium on public/private competition, which may obviate the need for assessment for purposes of exemption.
Recommendation: To determine the effectiveness of the HPO initiative and provide future direction for the programs, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to assess the reliability of the data provided by the HPOs and take steps to ensure reporting and collection of reliable data.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: GAO contacted an official from the Office of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) via email and by phone to ask if the evaluation of HPO performance data as submitted by the components will be performed and, if so, when. However, GAO never received a response from AT&L.
Recommendation: To determine the effectiveness of the HPO initiative and provide future direction for the programs, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to use the performance data to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the DOD's HPO initiative using all performance measures set out in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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Weihai Vacation Packages
Weihai in Shandong has a population of approximately 150,000 people.
From here it's roughly 60 miles (97 kilometers) to the west to Chengdu and 95 miles (153 kilometers) to the southwest to Qingdao.
If you are looking to buy souvenirs, fashion and food, explore the stores at the Jinhou Shopping Mall. Check out what the locals are buying and then take home a few original gifts or treats.
Tashan Park is one of the most cherished parks and gardens around Weihai. It is a tranquil space where locals and visitors alike gather to take time out from a busy world.
One of the most iconic historic attractions in Weihai is the Sea Gate. This special place provides for visitors the opportunity to deepen their understanding of an important time in history. Enquire about a guided tour, get some pictures and discover local history.
The Sino-Japanese War Museum is the perfect place to go to discover the city's interesting past. Walk through its peaceful corridors and view the ancient artifacts on display.
The protected marine habitats around Weihai show the amazing creatures that live beneath the ocean surface. Weihai Marine Park is the perfect place to check out the marine life.
The nature havens around Weihai give visitors an insight into the species of flora and fauna that flourish in the local area. To explore one of the main nature parks, head out to Liugong Island National Forest Park.

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This one flew under the radar, AFAIK:
Seven years later, here in 2015, you can't get away this kind of thing anymore…
A couple years back I passed by this scene on Market, so then I contacted the Uber people by email on my cell…
…and I was all, "Can you do that? I don't think you can do that."
Why? Because it's a chalk ad on a Frisco sidewalk and that aint kosher. I mean, I didn't know for sure, maybe somebody had approved this and the Uber people had permits, who knows. I was simply "issue-spotting," as they say.
So then, a half-hour later, the Uberers had these ads hastily obliterated, more or less, as best they could.
And that was that, back in 2013.
And now comes Lyft in 2015 with hopsc0tch chalk on the Streets of San Francisco:
Except that SFGov is now lowering the boom on Lyft.
(And there might be some shakedown to take money from Lyft to give it to those ugly "SF Beautiful," people, who are now infamous for suing the City and County of San Francisco? That sounds wrong.)
Anyway, Uber beats Lyft, once again.
Here's why I'm not an employee of the Uber:
Cause like every day I'd be saying, "Can we do that? I don't think we can do that. Can we say that? I don't think we can say that."
I'd be a big Captain Bringdown / Jiminy Cricket.
Like here, a couple years back, on Market. I passed by this scene and so then I contacted the Uber people by email on my cell…
…and I was all, "Can you do that? I don't think you can do that."
Why? Because it's a chalk ad on a Frisco sidewalk and that aint kosher.
I mean, I didn't know for sure, maybe somebody had approved this and the Uber people had permits, who knows. I was simply "issue-spotting," as they say.
So then, a half-hour later, the Uberers had these ads hastily obliterated, more or less, as best they could.
Ah, memories…
Like this:
All right, it's on, the defense of Prop B (2014) is on:
SAN FRANCISCO (July 15, 2014) — The California State Lands Commission today sued San Francisco to invalidate Proposition B, an initiative measure passed in the June 3 election that requires voter approval for waterfront development height increases on property owned or controlled by the Port of San Francisco. The legal challenge filed in San Francisco Superior Court contends that the California legislature specifically intended to prohibit local voters from exercising authority over bay and coastal public trust lands, strictly limiting management of state tidelands to designated trustees. In its legal action today, the State Lands Commission argues that the sole trustee responsible for sovereign tidelands in San Francisco is the city's Port Commission. The State Lands Commission is additionally seeking a preliminary injunction to bar San Francisco from enforcing Prop B.
In response, City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued the following statement:
"For decades, land use decisions involving San Francisco's waterfront have included voters, elected leaders and appointed members of our Planning and Port Commissions. It's a participatory process that enacted a comprehensive Waterfront Land Use Plan in 1990, developed a showplace ballpark for the Giants, and continues to protect an urban waterfront that is the envy of cities worldwide. San Francisco's deliberative decision-making process on waterfront land use has never been successfully challenged, and I intend to defend it aggressively. With today's lawsuit, the State Lands Commission seems to have embraced the notion that any local initiative — and, by extension, any land use regulation approved by a Board of Supervisors or Planning Commission — affecting port property is barred by state law, and therefore invalid. That view represents a radical departure in law and practice from land use decision-making in San Francisco and elsewhere. While the City must certainly honor its obligations as trustee in managing public trust property, it is a legally and practically untenable position to argue that San Francisco's voters and elected officials have no direct say over how our city's waterfront is developed."
This sounds fair enough:
SAN FRANCISCO (July 7, 2014) — City Attorney Dennis Herrera today finalized a settlement agreement with GMG Janitorial, Inc., ending the local company's legal appeal of an Oct. 16, 2013 San Francisco Superior Court ruling to pay some $1.34 million to 275 of its current and former employees who were denied health care benefit expenditures to which they were entitled under the City's Health Care Security Ordinance, or HCSO. Enacted in 2006, the HCSO established the popular "Healthy San Francisco" program and created an employer spending requirement to fund health care benefits for employees in the City.
Under terms of the stipulated amended judgment entered with the Superior Court this morning, GMG Janitorial will remain liable for the full amount of benefits owed to workers under the original administrative orders and court ruling. The company is required to pay installments of at least $200,000 every six months to a third-party settlement administrator, who will disburse payments to eligible employees, most of whom are Latino. Financial incentives included in the settlement to satisfy the debt sooner involve dollar amounts otherwise owed to the City, to ensure that workers receive their full compensation plus any interest accrued. The agreement contains additional provisions governing former employees who can't be located and securing the debt through liens on the owner's personal assets.
"This agreement will fully compensate employees who were denied benefits, while also assuring law-abiding competitors that they'll no longer be undercut by businesses that cheat," said City Attorney Dennis Herrera. "I think this settlement reflects the strong ruling Judge Marla Miller issued last October, and I hope it sends an unmistakable message that our Health Care Security Ordinance has teeth, and that we're committed to enforcing it aggressively. As always on these kinds of cases, I'm grateful to everyone in the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement for their outstanding work."
"When low-wage workers are denied their rightful health care benefits, the human consequences are incalculable," said OLSE Manager Donna Levitt. "Workers at GMG Janitorial weren't getting their health care needs addressed when the case came to our attention, and it was gratifying to see GMG start providing their workers health care benefits after OLSE began its investigation. The settlement finalized today will compensate these employees for what they were rightfully due in the first place. The vast majority of San Francisco employers comply with both the letter and the spirit of the law, which is why it's so important that violators are brought to justice."
The court order issued by Judge Marla J. Miller last October found "substantial evidence" to support prior findings by San Francisco's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement and an administrative law judge that GMG Janitorial, Inc. failed to make the required expenditures on behalf of its workers for the period 2008 to 2010. After losing its administrative appeal before the administrative law judge, GMG Janitorial filed suit in Superior Court on July 2, 2012, arguing that the OLSE exceeded its authority under local law by ordering full restitution, and that the administrative law judge's findings were unsupported by the evidence. Judge Miller's ruling decisively rejected both contentions in ordering the company to pay $1,339,028 to its employees "in order to correct its failure to make the required expenditures." The order additionally allowed the City to recover its costs in the action in an amount to be determined.
The San Francisco City Attorney's Office played a key role in working with then-Supervisor Tom Ammiano and Mayor Gavin Newsom to craft the City's groundbreaking universal health care law enacted in 2006. Almost immediately thereafter, the office embarked on a four-year legal battle to defend the law from a challenge by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. The ordinance was conclusively upheld when the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in the case on June 28, 2010.
San Francisco's OLSE enforces labor laws adopted by San Francisco voters and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In addition to investigating violations of the Health Care Security Ordinance, OLSE also enforces San Francisco's Minimum Wage Ordinance; Paid Sick Leave Ordinance; Minimum Compensation Ordinance; Health Care Accountability Ordinance; and Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance. Violations of the Health Care Security Ordinance may be reported to OLSE at (415) 554-7892 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Its website ishttp://www.sfgov.org/olse.
The case is: GMG Janitorial, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 512328, filed July 2, 2012."
[UPDATE: SFist (lots of comments already), Slate, and the San Francisco Chronicle are on the case.]
Gotta say I sort of saw this one coming.
And it's not just Monkey Parking that's in trouble today. Check out the craigslist ad from ParkModo (cached website) (@ParkModo – no Tweets yet, or maybe they were deleted?), posted on June 17th, 2014:
"Earn $13.00 P/H Just To Park! (mission district)
Our company is launching an awesome app that rewards people to sell their on-street parking spots before leaving to people who need a spot.
To help us promote the app, we are looking for 20 people with cars and iPhones to park around the mission and use the app to offer their parking spots to people looking for parking.
The hours will be from 5:30-9:00 pm Thurs-Sat starting June 26th.
This is how it works:
1. You download the app from the app store.
2. When you want to work, you will contact our field manager to check in.
3. The field manager will then instruct you as to what area and type of spot you are to park in.
4. You will then find a spot in the area and park.
5. Once you are parked, using the app, you will offer the spot for sale.
6. While you are waiting for someone to purchase the space, you will distribute postcards and promote the app.
7. Once someone purchases the spot, you will complete the transaction with the buyer and then find another space to park in and start the process all over again!
If you are interested, please click on the link below (Paste into your browser) and provide your information so we can contact you and get you started.
We look forward to working with you!"
I think ParkModo's operations will now be on hold, for a little bit at least. But do you want some more from them? See below.
Now, all the deets about all these troubled businesses, from Herrera's office:
"Herrera tells Monkey Parking to drop mobile app for auctioning city parking spots
Motorists face $300 fines for each violation under existing law, City Attorney says — and three startups could be liable for penalties of up to $2,500 for each transaction
SAN FRANCISCO (June 23, 2014) — San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera today issued an immediate cease-and-desist demand to Monkey Parking, a mobile peer-to-peer bidding app that enables motorists to auction off the public parking spaces their vehicles occupy to nearby drivers. The app, currently available for iOS devices, describes itself on the Apple iTunes App Store as the "the first app which lets you make money every time that you are about to leave your on-street parking spot."
The letter Herrera's office issued this morning to Paolo Dobrowolny, CEO of the Rome, Italy-based tech startup, cites a key provision of San Francisco's Police Code that specifically prohibits individuals and companies from buying, selling or leasing public on-street parking. Police Code section 63(c) further provides that scofflaws — including drivers who "enter into a lease, rental agreement or contract of any kind" for public parking spots — face administrative penalties of up to $300 for each violation. Because Monkey Parking's business model is wholly premised on illegal transactions, the letter contends that the company would be subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation under California's tough Unfair Competition Law were the city to sue. Such a lawsuit would be imminent, Herrera's office vowed, should the startup continue to operate in San Francisco past July 11, 2014.
"Technology has given rise to many laudable innovations in how we live and work — and Monkey Parking is not one of them," Herrera said. "It's illegal, it puts drivers on the hook for $300 fines, and it creates a predatory private market for public parking spaces that San Franciscans will not tolerate. Worst of all, it encourages drivers to use their mobile devices unsafely — to engage in online bidding wars while driving. People are free to rent out their own private driveways and garage spaces should they choose to do so. But we will not abide businesses that hold hostage on-street public parking spots for their own private profit."
Herrera's cease-and-desist demand to Monkey Parking includes a request to the legal department of Apple Inc., which is copied on the letter, asking that the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology giant immediately remove the mobile application from its App Store for violating several of the company's own guidelines. Apple App Store Review Guidelines provide that "Apps must comply with all legal requirements in any location where they are made available to users" and that "Apps whose use may result in physical harm may be rejected."
Two other startups that similarly violate local and state law with mobile app-enabled schemes intended to illegally monetize public parking spaces in San Francisco will also face legal action in the form of cease-and-desist demands this week, according to the City Attorney's Office. Sweetch charges a $5 flat fee when its users obtain a parking spot from another Sweetch motorist. Sweetch drivers who pass their spots off to other Sweetch members are refunded $4 of that fee. ParkModo, which appears poised to launch later this week, according to recent employment postings on Craigslist, will employ drivers at a rate of $13.00 per hour to occupy public parking spaces in the Mission District. As with Monkey Parking and Sweetch, ParkModo then plans to sell the on-street parking spots to its paying members through its iPhone app. Sweetch and ParkModo members who make use of the apps to park in San Francisco are also subject to civil penalties of $300 per violation, and both companies are potentially liable for civil penalties of $2,500 per transaction for illegal business practices under the Cali04fornia Unfair Competition Law.
A copy of Herrera's demand letter to Monkey Parking and additional information about the San Francisco City Attorney's Office is available at: http://www.sfcityattorney.org/
And here's a little more from ParkModo:
"We are currently rolling out the beta in the following cities…
San Francisco – As beautiful as city it is, parking is just as bad! Not only is there way to much demand for the supply, but the parking police will catch you if they can! Be among the first 1000 people to download the app and get $5 in free parking!
New York – Instead of calling it the city that never sleeps, they should call it the city that never has parking! Get in on ParkModo and earn some serious cash and stop wasting your time. We know every minute in ny is precious.
Chicago – There may be wind here, but there is certainly no parking! Use ParkModo and fly like the wind when you need a space!"
The news of the day, this third day of our MUNI crisis:
"Herrera files legal action to end unlawful "sick-out" and compel union to arbitrate wage and benefits dispute
Charges filed before Public Employees Relations Board allege union is flouting contract and City Charter provisions that could bring an end to three-day-old work stoppage
SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2014)— On the third day of an unlawful employee "sick-out," in which transit workers are calling in sick en masse after contract negotiations with the Municipal Transportation Agency reached an impasse, City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed unfair labor practice charges with California's public labor relations body against Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, seeking to compel the union to end the sick-out and abide by the City Charter by allowing a neutral arbitration board to resolve its contract dispute with the MTA. The charges, filed at the Public Employees Relations Board, the state agency that administers collective bargaining statutes covering public employees, state that in the wake of the union's rejection of the MTA's contract offer, the Charter of San Francisco requires the union and the City to submit to the decision of a neutral three-member arbitration board. The complaint further alleges that the sick-out is illegal under both state law and the existing contract with the workers.
"This is an unfortunate attempt by the union to get around a law and contract provisions they don't like," Herrera said Tuesday. "The Charter is clear that an impasse such as this one is resolved with neutral arbitration. Let's do what the law says, begin the arbitration process, and get San Francisco moving again as soon as humanly possible."
The PERB can take as much as a year or more to issue rulings on allegations of unfair labor practices, but San Francisco officials are hopeful that the filing of the complaint can spur the union into doing the right thing. "Our transit operators have very difficult jobs and deserve fair and competitive wages in return," said Ed Reiskin, SFMTA Director of Transportation. "At the same time, we have an obligation to provide transit service for 700,000 riders a day and we are asking the union to follow provisions in the Charter and get everyone back to work."
The existing contract between the union and the MTA forbids strikes and work stoppages such as the sick-out. The MTA announced Monday that it would not pay transit workers for sick time taken during the sick-out unless workers could document that they in fact met the criteria to claim sick leave.
Appendix A, section A8.409-4(a) of the San Francisco City Charter states that "disputes… which remain unresolved after good faith bargaining between the City and County of San Francisco, on behalf of its departments, boards and commissions, and a recognized employee organization representing classifications of employees covered under this part shall be submitted to a three-member Mediation/Arbitration Board ("the Board") upon the declaration of an impasse either by the authorized representative of the City and County of San Francisco or by the authorized representative of the recognized employee organization involved in the dispute."
[UPDATE: Direct link here and the full press kit with complaint here.]
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, The Happy Warrior:
"Herrera sues short-term rental scofflaws for illegal conversions, unlawful business practices
Two cases target 'egregious offenders'—both involving Ellis Act evictions of disabled tenants to illegally convert residential apartments into tourist lodging
SAN FRANCISCO (April 23, 2014) — City Attorney Dennis Herrera today filed two separate lawsuits against short-term rental scofflaws for illegally converting residential apartments into commercial tourist lodging, which the property owners then marketed through such online platforms as Airbnb, Homeway.com and VRBO.com. In both cases, the defendants had previously evicted long-term residents from their apartments under the Ellis Act, a state law that allows landlords to evict tenants and withdraw their properties from the residential rental market. Two of the evicted tenants were disabled, according to San Francisco Superior Court and Rent Board records cited in today's pleadings.
"In the midst of a housing crisis of historic proportions, illegal short-term rental conversions of our scarce residential housing stock risks becoming a major contributing factor," said Herrera. "The cases I've filed today target two egregious offenders. These defendants didn't just flout state and local law to conduct their illegal businesses, they evicted disabled tenants in order to do so. Today's cases are the first among several housing-related matters under investigation by my office, and we intend to crack down hard on unlawful conduct that's exacerbating—and in many cases profiting from—San Francisco's alarming lack of affordable housing. I'm grateful to the city departments, including the San Francisco Planning Department, and community advocates who have worked with my office to help us pursue these kinds of scofflaws. And I encourage tenants and neighbors to report housing-related wrongdoing online to my office through our Up2Code.org website or the Up2Code app, or by calling our Code Enforcement Hotline at (415) 554-3977."
Herrera's complaints filed in San Francisco Superior Court this morning detail pervasive violations of the city Planning Code and state Unfair Competition Law at three addresses: 3073-3075 Clay Street, owned by defendants Darren and Valerie Lee; and 734 and 790 Bay Street, which is owned or managed by defendants Lev, Tamara and Tatyana Yurovsky. If successful, the litigation could result in permanent court-ordered injunctions; civil penalties of up to $200 per day for Planning Code violations; up to $2,500 for each unlawful business act; disgorgement of illegally obtained profits; and attorneys' fees. Though the Ellis Act itself does not preclude the commercial use of properties for tourists where long-term tenants have previously been evicted, Herrera's litigation emphasized longstanding city policy that tourist conversions of residential properties be aggressively policed "in order to protect the residents and to conserve the limited housing resources."
According to one of Herrera's civil actions, defendants Darren and Valerie Lee purchased 3073-3075 Clay Street in 2004, and invoked the Ellis Act in 2005 to evict their tenants from both of the property's residential units. One of the evicted tenants was disabled. Evidence presented in the complaint found that the Lees have marketed 3075 Clay Street, a four-bedroom, three-bathroom property, for tourist lodging on such vacation websites such as Homeaway.com and VRBO.com since 2009, describing it as an "exquisitely renovated home, in prime Pacific Heights." The Lees charged their guests between $395 and $595 per night for a minimum stay of three nights. But in doing so, the owners flouted the city's required conditional use authorization process—depriving neighbors and city planners of their role to first determine whether the conversion is necessary or desirable; compatible with the neighborhood; detrimental to the City's housing stock; or consistent with the city's Planning Code or Planning Department's General Plan. According to Herrera's complaint, San Francisco's Planning Department repeatedly cited the Lees for their illegal use of the property for commercial tourist lodging, even collecting penalties of as much $250 per day for violations. The Lees—who at one point assured Planning Department officials that their illegal conduct had stopped—then defiantly resumed marketing and renting their property to tourists. In 3073 Clay Street, the Lees evicted a disabled tenant who had lived in the unit for more than ten years and, until evicted, was paying $1,087 per month. By invoking the Ellis Act, the Lees were legally restricted until August 25, 2011, from re-renting the unit at market rate. But evidence presented in Herrera's action shows that the Lees admitted to the Planning Department that they had, in fact, re-rented 3073 Clay Street and charged their new residential tenants between $5,000-$7,038 per month.
Herrera's other civil complaint against Lev, Tamara and Tatyana Yurovsky notes that they, too, used the Ellis Act to evict long-term residential tenants — including one who was disabled — from one of their properties, at 734 Bay Street. Together with a residential unit at another of their properties owned by Lev and Tatyana and managed by Tamara, at 790 Bay Street, the Yurovskys illegally converted their apartments into tourist use beginning in 2010. They marketed the rentals to tourists on Airbnb.com and "greatsfvacation.com" for rates of between $165 and $320 per night, with three-night minimum stays. Though the Yurovsky defendants boasted on social media that they had hosted several hundred tourists, according to evidence detailed in the complaint, they too flouted the city's conditional use authorization process, violating the San Francisco Planning Code and state law.
The cases are: City and County of San Francisco and People of the State of California v. Darren Lee et al., San Francisco Superior Court No. 538857; and City and County of San Francisco and People of the State of California v. Tamara Yurovsky et al., San Francisco Superior Court No. 538854. Additional documentation from the case is available on the City Attorney's website at:http://www.sfcityattorney.org/
All the deets:
SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 3, 2014) — San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera today filed suit against MeetMe, a popular social networking platform that facilitates interactions among strangers, over inadequate privacy protections and unlawful publication of minors' profiles, photos, and location data, which can enable sexual predators and stalkers to target children as young as 13 years of age.
The civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court this morning alleges that the New Hope, Pa.-based MeetMe, Inc. is violating California's Unfair Competition Law by relying on legally invalid consent from minors between the ages of 13 and 17 to collect and improperly distribute their real-time geolocation and personal user information. Approximately 25 percent of MeetMe.com's user base is under the age of 18, according to social media marketing statistics cited in Herrera's complaint. The lawsuit additionally alleges that MeetMe fails to adequately disclose to users how their personal data is distributed.
"MeetMe has become a tool of choice for sexual predators to target underage victims, and the company's irresponsible privacy policies and practices are to blame for it," said Herrera. "MeetMe improperly collects personal information from young teens — including their photos and real-time locations. It then distributes that information in ways that expose children to very serious safety risks. Sadly, these risks aren't hypothetical. Dozens of children nationwide have already been victimized by predators who used MeetMe to coerce minors into meeting. Under California law, MeetMe's reckless business practices are illegal, and we're asking a court to put an end to them."
MeetMe has been a key factor in numerous crimes involving sexual assault and illicit sex with minors in California, according to news reports documented in Herrera's complaint. In Aug. 2013, a 29-year-old Citrus Heights, Calif. man was charged with multiple counts of sexual acts with a minor and communicating with minors for unlawful purposes. Police investigators found that MeetMe was among the apps the perpetrator used to send sexually-explicit photos and text messages to underage girls in order to begin a "sexting" relationship that ultimately progressed to sexual contact. A Fresno, Calif. man was arrested in Oct. 2013 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor that he met using MeetMe, according to news reports, and in July 2013 a 21-year-old Fair Oaks, Calif. man was criminally charged after posing as a 16-year-old boy to have sex with two girls — aged 12 and 15 — whom he met using MeetMe.
Dozens of minors nationwide have been similarly victimized in sex crimes by predators who relied on MeetMe to target their underage victims, according to reports cited in the complaint. In June 2013, a Tewksbury, Mass. man was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to more than 50 charges, including rape of a child by force, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. The man used multiple aliases on MeetMe to trick teenage girls into sending him nude images. He then threatened to publish the photos in order to blackmail victims into having sex with him. A Wilmerding, Penn. man, who was criminally charged in Sept. 2013, used MeetMe to meet and then sexually assault three teenagers. In Grady County, Okla., a 25-year-old man used MeetMe to meet and rape a 15-year-old girl. An Albuquerque TV news station, reporting on MeetMe's role in the case of a 21-year-old man who was arrested for soliciting sex with a 13-year-old girl, noted: "Investigators say it's the latest site predators are cruising to find new victims, and it's happening all too often."
The lawsuit, which was investigated and filed by Herrera's Consumer Protection Unit, is seeking a court order to enjoin MeetMe from continuing to engage in activities in California that violate state law; civil penalties of up to $2,500 for each violation found to have occurred in the state; and costs of the City Attorney's lawsuit.
About the S.F. City Attorney's Consumer Protection Unit
The San Francisco City Attorney's Office's Consumer Protection Unit pursues public interest civil cases under California's Unfair Competition Law, which are funded virtually exclusively by civil recoveries — not taxpayer dollars. The award-winning program, for which the National Association of Consumer Advocates recognized Dennis Herrera as its 2009 Consumer Attorney of the Year, reflects voter-enacted changes to California law that require civil penalties recovered by public prosecutors to be used exclusively to enforce consumer protection laws. Since voters passed the amendments as part of Proposition 64 in 2004, Herrera's Consumer Protection Unit has recovered some $20 million in successful battles against unlawful business practices that include price-fixing, illegal marketing, credit card collections arbitration scams and more. The unit's work has helped win equally important industry reforms to help protect consumer privacy, end discriminatory practices in health insurance and media metrics, protect immigrants, halt predatory evictions, and obtain recoveries for victims of wage theft.
The litigation is: People of the State of California ex rel. Dennis Herrera v. MeetMe, Inc. et al. (San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 537126, filed Feb. 3, 2014). Complete documentation on the case is available at: http://www.sfcityattorney.org/


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The Sinking Ring of Ku Pum
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's comment on 2004-08-16 08:41 AM
everything Shadoweagle said, but with an extra point for the back story of summoning, especially shattering the glass to summon the spirit of the earth.
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Faye Delivour
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's comment on 2004-08-16 08:48 AM
Callista Miala Moonshadow, and all you name the vengeance seeking elven warrior-princess Faye? My grandmothers name is Faye. She has a good description, and her abilities seem to rather on the heavy side.
She wants revenge for the death of her family, admirable. But aside from that information, we know nothing about her as a person. No individual quirks, likes or dislikes, measurements. What makes her different from the other magic using elven princesses out there in the ether of fantasy?
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Knockers Dirty Clothes Place
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's comment on 2004-08-16 07:26 AM
Why would goblins move into a human city? I can think of one very good reason for that, assuming humans can deal with other races living in their cities.
The goblins would be given a status like immigrant workers, they would pick up the lowest jobs. They would haul away waste, dig the graves, and run the hard manual labor jobs. They would also live in the most cramped, and least sanitary portions of the city. Compared to their normal lives (IE in service to evil overlords) this is a huge improvement as no one will be spontaneously killed because the boss had a bad day. Cramped and unsanitary conditions are better than huge communal warrens and holes in the ground. Living in a human city also means that the goblins benefit from shared defence.
Humans relegate the jobs they dont want to the goblins, who are not physically imposing, and easy to accept, especailly in a menail role. The goblins become part of the city, not particulary trusted, and there will certainly be discrimination, and segregation against the goblins. The goblins would still pay taxes, and be held to the same law as everyone else, if a much more strict version.
Every large human city could have a Goblin Quarter where the goblins live and work, and have their own inner community. Goblin markets, goblin restaurants, goblin homes, and merchants who peddle goblin wares.
Depending on the society of the human city, the goblins could be treated like property, or animals, or they could be afforded the full rights and privelages of a full citizen (unlikely in my opinion)
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Knockers Dirty Clothes Place
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's comment on 2007-09-06 03:37 PM
I remember this idea being spawned in the old chatroom with Shadoweagle and several other Citadellians, hence the strangness of the last paragraph. As for computer games, the last game I bought for my computer was some Command and Conquer multi-game set. I dont play too many games on the computer, and those I do tend to be RTS games.
My thought? Goblins just sorta fit into the cleaners job.
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Knockers Dirty Clothes Place
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's comment on 2007-09-07 03:22 AM
Woot! I got the dibs on laundry-mat goblins!
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Darken Glade
Locations (Regional) (Forest/ Jungle)
's comment on 2004-08-12 09:55 AM
I have to agree with Moon, this entry is long, almost painfully so. There is good detail and no lacking of plot hooks or other developed ideas. The spacing is disruptive, and with the length, keeps this from being a 5.
To shorten the post, you could make sure not to repeat yourself, as you did in regards to the properties of silver, and iron unpon the fay.
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Castle Seamus
Locations (Fortification) (Water)
's comment on 2004-08-12 09:58 AM
Ditto, Cap'n.
There might have been something with tails as symbols of status, but otherwise, bland.
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Heart of Ice
Locations (Tundra/ Arctic) (Ruins)
's comment on 2004-08-09 05:36 PM
interesting, but I would like to know more about the people who built a fortress out of ice in the middle of a bleak wasteland. Why are there only ghosts left, what sort of knowledge could they impart?
What sort of remains can be found inside the ice keep, or is there naught but ice and cold left, no remnant of bodies, clothing, or the day to day tools of existance?
Not a bad effort.
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Astria Rayne
NPCs (Minor) (Domestic/ Craft)
's comment on 2008-10-11 12:24 AM
It is too long and Capn makes the main points above. I think that the summary is waaaay to long. I doubt there will be any changes made to this sub since it was submitted 4 years ago, and Skylark hasnt returned to the citadel in 3 years.
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Charles Champagne
NPCs (Major) (Knowledge/Lore)
's comment on 2004-08-10 08:28 AM
There seems to be a good character lurking under here. Aside from collecting souls, and being a consumate scholar/courtier we know nothing about Charles.
Tell us more about him, what he has invented, or a hint of some of his adventures. Perhaps he is akin to the flamboyant Baron von Munchhausen, clad in vivid clothing and spinning tales of adventures of old where he saved the Queen of Chianti in a flying contraption of his own design.
Back to the soul bottles, it is important to know more about his hobby here. Does he think it evil, or an act of posterity, a prison or a continuance of life after death? Who would know of this, does he have any enemies for it?
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The Artist
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's comment on 2004-08-09 01:29 PM
five fives, I wish you could all see my happy dance!!!!
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Trivulo's Compendium
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's comment on 2006-03-29 02:35 PM
Vengeance is a dish best served cold. I really enjoyed the presentation, and the idea of a book of castles is a novel idea, one that could be the basis of a series of books on fortification, both from military and from fashionable directions. Antique architecture, hiding hidden walls, etc
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Ring of Nobody
Items (Jewelry) (Magical)
's comment on 2004-08-06 08:26 AM
Okay, I have to applaud this rewrite. I think the band of brigands worshipping the mummified corpse of their 'uncle' is absolutely macabre.
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The Ice Lands
Locations (Tundra/ Arctic) (Country/ State)
's comment on 2004-08-02 04:24 PM
I think rather than waste army after army in failed attempts to hunt down the barbarians, I think these enraged kings would do what Kings do best. Build.
Villages would in short time become fortified, staring with wooden palisades, but building with stone when they can afford it. The king, and the coffers of these kingdoms would be directed to building a defensive line of fortifications and watch towers, perhaps even going as far as the Chinese did and building a great wall against the northern riders.
Raiders would encounter armsmen, mercenaries and trained militias as well as fortifications in the process of being built. We humans are an industrial people, and lacking the protection of the forests, or the mountains, we make due with what we can.
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Lady Nadia
NPCs (Minor) (Criminal/Espionage)
's comment on 2004-08-01 02:13 AM
If this was fishing, I would say you forgot to put some bait on your hook. Nadia seems to have some potential, but it is unrealized.
Nadia's father was accused of treason. Was he guilty? What were the details of the treason? Another note, how did Nadia escape the Royal guard when everyone else was captured?
There could also be more detail in the ring. Where did her mother acquire it, was it a gift, or was it commisioned, or a family heirloom?
Nadia has a supply of potions and poisons, how does she carry them? A secret pouch, or a padded jewelry box perhaps? How much has she used poison? Does she make it herself, or does she buy it?
Last point here. If Nadia is unbearable and snotty, why would anyone be interesting in helping her, let alone spend any time around her?
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Baragh son of Lard
NPCs (Major) (Religious)
's comment on 2004-07-27 03:48 PM
I like this character, and the fact that is both detailed, and has some personal history as well as a goal.
I would also have to agree with the Cap'n. There are a few pesky spelling errors, and the giant paragraph could use a few breaks.
I do have one question, if he is bipedal, wouldn't a large counterbalancing tail be both cumbersome, and often in the way? I only bring up the point since the tail is an extension of the spine, and a bipedal creature has a vertical spine, forcing a large, and likely rigid tail (If it is used as a counterweight to the upper torso when moving on all fours) directly down.
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Gold in them thar hills
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I agree that he would be clumsy, especially with fine movement and such. Large items, such as weapons, or other things of that nature wouldn't be much of a problem. On the other hand, writing and handling items made of delicate glass, or paper are right out.
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He is very angry, and bitter over the matter. If he were more of a thinking man, as opposed to a 'crude crusher' he could be psychotic or worse.
The inability to write doesn't mean much to someone who never writes, but loosing the ability to feel something smooth, or supple like skin would be unbearable. To this end, he spends almost every cent he earns on liquor, or on prostitutes.
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This multilevel class is safe for and accessible to beginners, and just right for intermediates. Three of Fonda's able and motivating instructors teach the 45-minute step class. Half the room does lower-intensity moves; the other uses higher steps and higher-intensity techniques. The teaching technique is excellent: a pattern is taught on the floor before taking it up on the step. One participant does the routines totally without the step to guide beginners or others who don't feel comfortable using the step. The patterns never get very complex, but they are varied enough to keep you interested and energized, and you can adjust your step height to make the workout harder if you wish. The instructors cue seamlessly. Fonda herself teaches the 10-minute abdominal segment, with enough variations of the standard crunch to keep your abs contracting and your mind engaged. --Joan Price
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Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout. A two-part program that burns fat, sculpts hips, thighs and buttocks, and tightens abs using an adjustable bench. 45-minute step aerobic workout: A high energy, low impact cardiovascular conditioning routine that is fun, challenging and safe for beginners to advanced. Jane Fonda's top instructors leads you through simple and innovative steps with new high energy music! 10-minute abdominal workout: A one-on-one workout with Jane that really works! Strengthen and tighten your abdominals using the bench step for optimum results and safety. Jane Fonda Workout programs are reviewed and approved by a team of medical professionals, including cardiologists, exercise physiologists, and orthopedic surgeons. The Jane Fonda video workout library includes more than 8 core workout programs. To maximize your overall fitness, the perfect Jane Fonda Workout video complements to this program are: Complete Workout, Lower Body Solution, Lean Routine.
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When I first bought this tape, I weighed around 165 pounds. After doing this tape every day for a year, eating whatever I wanted (no dieting at all), I was down to 125 pounds. If I had altered my diet in addition to doing this tape, I would obviously have lost the weight more quickly. I won't kid you -- there were many days in that one-year period when the last thing I wanted to hear was the sound of these instructors' voices, but I stuck with it and saw the results I was looking for. The length is perfect -- just under 45 minutes not counting the abdominal workout, which I never used -- so I could easily fit it in before or after work. If you're looking for something simple and basic that produces results -- and if you don't care about music or "hip" photography -- this tape will work for you.
This workout is fun and effective! I consider myself to be in pretty good shape and this workout makes me sweat buckets! The step portion of the video lasts for 45 minutes. Jane is not in the step class, but it feels as if she's there. The 45 minutes of stepping goes by really fast. The moves are fairly simple to learn. I'm very uncoordinated, so it did take me about 5 or 6 times of doing this video to catch on to the choreography. However, if you are the least bit coordinated, it shouldn't take you as long as it did me to catch on.
The workout starts with a five-minute warmup. Then the stepping is taught by three instructors who take turns leading: Laurel, Jeannie, and Mark. I like all three instructors, although I must say that I think Mark could have been a little better with his cueing during one particularly difficult (for me) sequence. Otherwise, I think they all did a fine job. After the step aerobics, Jeannie leads a cool down.
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I enjoy this tape much more that the Step Reebok video that came with my step! At least the people in Jane's video look as if they're having fun and want to be there. I think this video would be good for beginners through advanced, and especially good for intermediates. If you are advanced, you'll probably have to raise your step up to the highest level, and then it would be perfect.
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everything was as promised,works well Del ahead of time,better than advertised,live up to my expectations would purchase another time without hesitationPublished on April 17 2013 by susan d cole
Amazing after 20 years, that this tape still works prefectly.. Kudos to the seller of this video for your rapid shippingPublished on Jan. 2 2012 by movieguy
This is a great step video. It's very easy to follow, the instructors are very upbeat. The cues are given opposite of what they are doing so that you actually follow it and do it... Read morePublished on July 9 2004
I gave this four stars because it is an easy video to follow, but is not intense enough for an intermediate to advanced exerciser like me. Read morePublished on July 8 2004 by sarah
An easy but effective workout -- I just love this tape and you will see results in no time. My only disappointment is that Jane leads you in the abdominal workout, not the step... Read morePublished on May 23 2004
Jane Fonda is the master of home workouts. Sure, the video is several years old and the people do wear funny late 80's and early 90's outfits, but the workouts are among my... Read morePublished on Feb. 22 2004 by Buyer Now
Found this tape years ago. I'm now online, cuz I've used it so much it broke. Instructors are great at cueing and I'm advanced and feel like I get a great workout. Read morePublished on Nov. 8 2003 by Janine Williams
My favorite thing about this workout is that Jane's instructors are excellent at preparing you to change movements. Read morePublished on July 26 2003 by Pam I. Am
This tape is WONDERFUL! Since the first day I used it I was hooked! It's Great. I went from a size 12 to a size 9 in a month!Published on July 1 2003 by Cathy Provencio
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