Fed up business owners sue California city over homeless encampments — used syringes, human waste, rats
A group of California small business owners filed a lawsuit against the city of Berkeley this week, alleging that the streets around their businesses are overrun with homeless encampments littered with used syringes, human waste and rats. The lawsuit was filed in Alameda County by eight businesses, including a brewery, a winery, a set construction […]
Kamala Harris says at the debate that she and Tim Walz are gun owners
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Harris stunned social media on Tuesday night when she claimed on the debate stage that she and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, own guns. Speaking in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump sought to highlight how Harris has distanced herself from her […]
New Hampshire Business Owners Rip Kamala Harris Before Her Visit to Tout Kamalanomics
New Hampshire small business owners slammed Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday ahead of her visit to the state to speak about Kamalanomics. During her visit, Harris is expected to unveil economic policies aimed at small business owners who have been hit by rising prices, regulatory burdens and tax hikes under the Biden-Harris administration. Nearly […]
This Labor Day, celebrate the work of property owners, too
Although Workers Day was conceived and instituted as a way to honor and promote the interests of the organized labor movement and the unions that control it, the day can take on much more significance than that if we view it as a day to commemorate the fundamental importance of work as an element of […]
Brandon Aiyuk deal removes worry for owners
The final week before the start of the new NFL season is always full of excitement for fantasy football owners. As teams finalize rosters, position battles are won and lost, and training camp draws to a close, it's starting to become clearer what to expect from stars this season. Of course, that means all the […]
Subway soda war forces owners to choose Pepsi over Coke or risk losing franchises
Many Subway franchisees are rebelling against the company's promotion of selling a footlong sub for $6.99 and risk losing business in a bitter skirmish over the company's change of soda supplier, The Washington Post has learned. Parent company Roark's, which bought the family-owned chain Subway in April, plans to switch its long-term agreement with Coca-Cola […]
California senior citizen facing eviction from Pacific Grove Senior Living community unless she coughs up $110K to new owners
A 96-year-old California woman was given a three-day eviction notice from her senior housing complex, given the choice between paying $110,000 or being evicted from the apartment she'd lived in for 22 years. Jean-Jacques said he signed a lifetime lease with California-Nevada Methodist Homes in 2002 and planned to live out the rest of his […]
Minneapolis business owners face ‘almost impossible’ challenges including crime, regulations
Early in the George Floyd riots, as police were busy responding, someone drove a car into Thurston Jewelers on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Looters flooded the store, smashing display cases. Lloyd Drilling said he was lucky his most valuable jewelry was in the safe. Everything else that could be taken out of the store was […]
Pulse nightclub owners will not face charges over 2016 mass shooting | Orlando terror attack
Orlando police have closed their investigation into the former owners of Pulse nightclub without filing any charges, despite calls from families and survivors of the shooting that killed 49 LGBTQ+ clubgoers for police to investigate them for criminal charges. Orlando police said in an emailed statement this week that no charges will be filed against […]
NFL owners allow private equity firms to buy up to 10% of clubs for first time
The National Football League approved new rules on Tuesday that will allow team owners to sell parts of their franchises to private equity firms, raising the possibility of a windfall that could add billions of dollars to the value of clubs. The NFL's 32 owners voted for the measure at a special league meeting in […]