Thursday Morning What's Up: Richmond Apartment Sees 90% Rent Hike
Jun 04, 2026
As of Wednesday evening, Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton continue to hold the top two spots in the governor's race, with Tom Steyer trailing Becerra by around 300,000 votes. About 56% of the statewide vote has now been counted. [Cal Matters]SF firefighter Ken Jones has died of cancer after a drawn-o
ut battle with Blue Shield, which some say shortened his life. [NBC Bay Area]A Richmond couple with a small child say that their building just changed ownership and they've received a notice that their rent is going up 90%, from $3,700 to $7,000. [NBC Bay Area]A local surfer, 55-year-0ld Sandro Britz, who was seen in distress while surfing at Ocean Beach last week and later died, apparently died of a stroke, according to his wife. [KRON4]In case you hadn't heard, SpaceX is going public, possibly next week but sometime month, and it will likely make Elon Musk a trillionaire on paper. [CBS News]The National Capital Planning Commission has a meeting today to review Trump's plans for his triumphal arch, and they've received 1,700 mostly negative comments from the public about the project. [New York Times]That Guinness record-holding longest-burning lightbulb at a fire house in Livermore has just passed the 125-year mark. [NBC Bay Area]
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