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		<title>St. Paul police ID handyman, resident killed in sober-house stabbings – Twin Cities</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>St. Paul police investigate a double homicide in the 1100 block of East Lawson Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (Ellie Roth/Pioneer Press) Helping people was important to Jason Murphy and he was doing just that — working as a handyman — when he was killed last week in St. Paul. On Monday police identified &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com/st-paul-police-id-handyman-resident-killed-in-sober-house-stabbings-twin-cities/">St. Paul police ID handyman, resident killed in sober-house stabbings – Twin Cities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com">Los Gatos News And Events</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>St. Paul police investigate a double homicide in the 1100 block of East Lawson Avenue on Thursday, Oct.  20, 2022. (Ellie Roth/Pioneer Press)</p>
<p>Helping people was important to Jason Murphy and he was doing just that — working as a handyman — when he was killed last week in St. Paul.</p>
<p>On Monday police identified the two men fatally stabbed in a Payne-Phalen residence on Thursday as Murphy, 40, and Jon R. Wentz, 56.</p>
<p>The parents of Murphy said Monday they have many questions about what happened and the biggest is why the suspect was allowed to live in a sober-living house.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very senseless, very unfortunate and very sad,&#8221; Marsha Murphy said.</p>
<p>The Ramsey County attorney&#8217;s office charged Joseph Francis Sandoval II, 32, on Friday with two counts of second-degree murder.  He had just moved into the residence at the 1100 block of Lawson Avenue.  Last year, he was civilly committed for being mentally ill and chemically dependent.  He had several pending charges, including for first-degree assault.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class=" lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="Joseph Francis Sandoval II booking photo" width="460" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sandoval-II-Joseph-Francis-e1666651029980.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sandoval-II-Joseph-Francis-e1666651029980.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sandoval-II-Joseph-Francis-e1666651029980.jpg?fit=210%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 210w"/>Joseph Francis Sandoval II (Courtesy of Ramsey County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)</p>
<p>Murphy was doing work in the home and Wentz was a resident, according to the criminal complaint against Sandoval.  Police said they were both St. Paul residents.</p>
<p>Sandoval told police that he sat down on the couch in the home and the “TV kept saying &#8216;take your opportunity,&#8217; so I took my opportunity.”  When an investigator asked Sandoval what he meant, he said, &#8220;The TV said they&#8217;re going to kill me.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sandoval made his first court appearance in the case on Monday and a judge ordered an evaluation about his competency to proceed with the court case.</p>
<p>Murphy was a caring, quiet man, and the father of a 15-year-old, said his parents, Bob and Marsha Murphy.</p>
<p>&#8220;It really meant a lot to him to help, especially the less fortunate, because he&#8217;s had some hard times in life,&#8221; Marsha Murphy said.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class=" lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="A man works on a wood project. " width="650" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jason-Murphy.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jason-Murphy.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jason-Murphy.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 780w,https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jason-Murphy.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 810w,https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jason-Murphy.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jason-Murphy.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&#038;ssl=1 1860w"/>Jason Murphy&#8217;s mother says this photo shows him doing what he did best — wood working.  (courtesy photo)</p>
<p>Jason Murphy especially enjoyed woodworking and made “beautiful furniture” that was inlaid with different types of wood, his mother said.  He previously worked for a bathtub repair and refinishing company that his parents used to own.</p>
<p>“He did the actual work and he was very, very good at it — very particular about how he did things,” Marsha Murphy said.  &#8220;He liked things to be done well and that followed into when he started to make things out of wood.&#8221;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com/st-paul-police-id-handyman-resident-killed-in-sober-house-stabbings-twin-cities/">St. Paul police ID handyman, resident killed in sober-house stabbings – Twin Cities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com">Los Gatos News And Events</a>.</p>
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		<title>House Invasion Theft, Assault in San Francisco Mission District Injures Resident; 1 Arrested, 4 Sought – CBS San Francisco</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — One suspect is in custody and two others remain at large after a home invasion robbery and attack in San Francisco&#8217;s Mission District that sent a 24-year-old man to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The robbery was reported at about 3:45 pm at a home in the 1800 block &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com/house-invasion-theft-assault-in-san-francisco-mission-district-injures-resident-1-arrested-4-sought-cbs-san-francisco/">House Invasion Theft, Assault in San Francisco Mission District Injures Resident; 1 Arrested, 4 Sought – CBS San Francisco</a> appeared first on <a href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com">Los Gatos News And Events</a>.</p>
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<p>SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — One suspect is in custody and two others remain at large after a home invasion robbery and attack in San Francisco&#8217;s Mission District that sent a 24-year-old man to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to police.</p>
<p>The robbery was reported at about 3:45 pm at a home in the 1800 block of Mission Street, where the suspects forced their way inside and one assaulted the victim.</p>
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<p>The suspects took items and fled, but officers were able to locate and arrest one of them, a 42-year-old man whose name has not been released.  The other two suspects, believed to be men in their 20s, have not been found, police said.</p>
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<p>The officers recovered the property belonging to the victim, who was treated at a hospital for injuries not considered life-threatening, according to police.</p>
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		<title>San Francisco Advises Resident To Not Name 911 Until For A Life-Threatening Emergency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Last weekend, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised city residents not to call 911 unless it was a life-threatening medical emergency due to both the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in of the region as well as medical emergencies, staff and city workers are stretched thin due to the number of &#8230;</p>
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<p>Last weekend, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised city residents not to call 911 unless it was a life-threatening medical emergency due to both the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in of the region as well as medical emergencies, staff and city workers are stretched thin due to the number of medical workers remaining isolated at home due to exposure or testing positive for the virus.</p>
<p>Since late December, the number of COVID cases in California has skyrocketed, with most contracting the Omicron variant.  While far less deadly than other variants, it has proven to be more vulnerable.  While hospitalizations and deaths have declined, the number of new positive test “cases” each day continues to break records.  The total number of new cases as of Monday statewide was 56,810.</p>
<p>Cities have seen some of the worst of these, with Los Angeles and San Diego a big contributor to the new daily case count.  San Francisco has also shown high rates but has handled it in a very different way.</p>
<p>Last week, teachers and other school staff held a &#8220;sickout,&#8221; during which healthy educators stayed home to try to force implementation of additional COVID-19 measures at the city&#8217;s school district.  As of Friday, Mayor London Breed was reporting that COVID-19 and COVID-19 precautions had forced hundreds of city workers to stay home, including over 400 emergency workers.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are still seeing staff due to COVID including: 184 SFPD members 140 SFFD members 122 Muni workers Nonetheless, we continue to provide the critical services our residents deserve,&#8221; Mayor Breed tweeted.</p>
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are still seeing staff due to COVID including:<br />184 SFPD members<br />140 SFFD members<br />122 Muni workers</p>
<p>Despite this, we continue to provide the important services that our residents deserve.  Thank you to all the frontline workers who are committed to Shifts to support our city.</p>
<p>— London Breed (@LondonBreed) January 7, 2022</p>
<p>Less than 24 hours later, however, the mayor&#8217;s pledge was quickly shattered by a tweet from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management urging citizens to only call 911 for life-threatening emergencies, largely due to a shortage of medical staff and is due to the need to protect those in need who remained on duty.</p>
<p>&#8220;Please do not call 911 to ask for a COVID-19 test or because you have a cold or mild flu symptoms,&#8221; San Francisco Fire Chief Jeannie Nichols said in a statement.  “We&#8217;re keen to keep our ambulances available for people who are having a heart attack or stroke.  The department has received about 400 911 calls across the city each day for the past few days — about 30% more calls than average.”</p>
<p>Similarly, a nurse at a San Francisco hospital on Monday told the Globe: &#8220;We&#8217;ve lost hundreds over the past few weeks to either having COVID19 or staying home as a precaution.  We don&#8217;t know when these doctors and nurses will come back.  We all have to get as much leeway now.  We&#8217;re all nervous about it.”</p>
<p>With resources now strained and some already assigned, like the police force, which has been diversified in recent weeks to help deal with the ongoing crime wave, many San Francisco residents on Monday expressed growing concern that there were delays in procuring the necessary rescue services.</p>
<p class="dcr-o5gy41">&#8220;It&#8217;s dangerous not to call an ambulance, except for life-threatening injuries,&#8221; Frank Ma, a former law enforcement officer who now works as a security consultant for businesses in San Francisco and peninsular cities, told the Globe on Monday.  &#8220;How do people know if something isn&#8217;t threatening?  Often it is not clear.  It&#8217;s crazy that we&#8217;re at this point, but the city isn&#8217;t allowing everyone emergency service right now.  It&#8217;s embarrassing.</p>
<p>While the 911 request is not mandatory, it is currently unknown how far any type of denial or enforcement could go.</p>
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		<title>Berkeley resident, 97, struggles to return to senior dwelling stricken by plumbing issues</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Redwood Gardens, a low-income senior housing complex on UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus. Credit: Kate Darby Rauch A Spanish-style stucco complex located at 2951 Derby St., the 169-unit Redwood Gardens offers HUD-subsidized affordable housing for seniors ages 62 and over and people with disabilities. Built in 1922, with additions and renovations since, the tile-roofed Mediterranean &#8230;</p>
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<p>Dora Quintero, 97, in her first-floor apartment at Redwood Gardens senior housing in Berkeley. The apartment flooded in August, and Quintero hasn’t back since. Credit: Kate Rauch</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">It’s been a rough couple of months for Dora Quintero, a 97-year old resident of Redwood Gardens, a low-income senior housing complex in Berkeley.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In August, the sink and toilet of her first-floor apartment overflowed, flooding her bedroom — and not for the first time. Redwood Gardens, located on UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus, has a history of intermittent, recurring <a class="wpil_keyword_link" href="https://losgatosnewsandevents.com/san-francisco-recycled-water-program-is-performative-environmentalism/"   title="plumbing" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked">plumbing</a> problems, mainly affecting the first floor, several residents said. The flooding happens even when residents are out of town. </span><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Residents, whose rents are subsidized, are grateful for landing a coveted spot in a quiet campus setting, and some are hesitant to speak out. But the surprise of sink back-ups and slick puddles is part of the territory in some units, they said, describing whack-a-mole management fixes through the years.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Quintero’s daughter Patty Casetta, who helps manage her mother’s affairs, says she’s had enough. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Her mother’s one-bedroom unit has flooded three previous times in recent years, said Casetta, who lives in El Sobrante. This time, she said, working with Redwood Gardens’ management company, FPI, which took over at the start of the year, has been a stressful obstacle course.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Quintero</span><span style="font-weight: 400">, who suffers from depression and early dementia, hasn’t been home since the August flooding, and is staying with her daughter.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">After months of letters, faxes, calls and emails with Redwood Gardens management, Casetta said she was told last week her mother can move to a new unit at the complex — something the family has pushed for. But the apartment offered is also on the first floor, the level prone to plumbing problems, which Casetta said isn’t acceptable. It’s also next door to a problem tenant with a history of disturbing residents, according to Casetta and other residents. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“My mother has lived in Redwood Gardens for nearly 20 years and she has never experienced the kind of mistreatment she is currently experiencing from the new management,” Casetta said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Casetta has filed complaints against Redwood Gardens with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the city of Berkeley. She’s also consulting a lawyer. </span></p>
<h2 id="h-protected-senior-housing">Protected senior housing</h2>
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<p>Redwood Gardens Affordable Housing on tUC Berkeley’s. historic  Clark Kerr Campus.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A Spanish-style stucco complex located at 2951 Derby St., the 169-unit Redwood Gardens offers HUD-subsidized affordable housing for seniors ages 62 and over and people with disabilities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Built in 1922, with additions and renovations since, the tile-roofed Mediterranean complex was once part of the California School for Deaf and Blind, along with most of the Clark Kerr Campus. When the school moved to Fremont in 1980, the campus became part of the university in a 1982 court settlement with the city, which also wanted the land. Clark Kerr is on the </span><span style="font-weight: 400">National Register of Historic Places</span><span style="font-weight: 400">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">As part of the </span><span style="font-weight: 400">settlement agreement,</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> the site must offer low-income senior housing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Redwood Gardens, which operated for years as a </span><span style="font-weight: 400">nonprofit co-op</span><span style="font-weight: 400">, has had a few ownership changes since then. Most recently, in January, it was purchased by a private developer, Pennant Housing Group, and a nonprofit partner, Foundation Housing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">By partnering with a nonprofit, Pennant qualifies for federal tax credits under HUD. In exchange, the owners operate the facility as low-income housing, with the federal government kicking in to subsidize rents.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">To oversee Redwood Gardens, the new owners partnered with</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">FPI</span><span style="font-weight: 400">, a Folsom-based multi-unit management company with a portfolio of over 150,000 units in 16 states. </span></p>
<h2>Navigating the way home </h2>
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<p>Patty Casetta, left, is helping her mother, Dora Quintero, 97, move back to her home at Redwood Gardens senior housing to an apartment that’s not prone to plumbing problems.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Casetta said after her mother’s apartment flooded, she brought Quintero to stay with her. They met with Redwood Gardens resident manager, Dominique Robinson-Ward, to plan her mom’s return.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Thus began weeks of correspondence between Quintero’s family and Redwood Gardens management to get Casetta’s mother home. Much of the correspondence was shared with Berkeleyside. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">It’s a tale of forms and more forms. Confusing instructions. HUD regulations. Miscommunication and frustration. With time passing all the while. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The family asked for a few things of Redwood Gardens, including moving Quintero to a unit that wasn’t prone to flooding, prorated rent based on the actual days she was able to live at Redwood Gardens, and reimbursement for items damaged by the flooding. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Robinson-Ward</span> was initially amenable to these requests, Casetta said. She told the family that a third-floor unit was available, which she would show them. But that offer never materialized, and Quintero learned she was denied a “management initiated transfer.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">At one point, Quintero was asked to move the furniture in her apartment so a maintenance crew could do repairs. Casetta started the process, but stopped. Since her mother hadn’t caused the damage, she felt she shouldn’t be responsible for moving furniture for repairs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">She was also told that repairing her mom’s damaged apartment was a lengthy process, with replacement of flooring and carpets.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Casetta was advised by <span style="font-weight: 400">Robinson-Ward</span> that the only way her mother could get moved was by filing a HUD “reasonable accommodation” request. Under the federal</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">Fair Housing Act,</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> landlords must offer reasonable accommodation to residents with disabilities, which is defined as a unit that allows them “equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">HUD is required to adhere to </span><span style="font-weight: 400">federal nondiscrimination laws</span><span style="font-weight: 400">, which define a person with a disability as anyone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, anyone with a record of such impairment or anyone who is regarded as having such an impairment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Subsidized senior affordable housing in Berkeley, like most places, has long waiting lists, and follows a first-come, first-served basis. Tenants eligible for reasonable accommodation can get priority.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Quintero’s first reasonable accommodation form was completed incorrectly. A third-party disability verification form was requested. The first of these was returned incorrectly. The second was emailed from Quintero’s UCSF doctor to Redwood Gardens, but reportedly never received. It was emailed again, and not received. It was faxed to a number provided by Redwood Gardens, which turned out not to work. Management provided a new fax number, and this time the form went through. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On Oct. 16 the reasonable accommodation was approved. But Casetta is still waiting for word that her mom can move into an apartment not prone to problems, she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400">We do not hear of anything right away. It has always been a week or more before they respond to any communication,” she said. “That has been the pattern.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In a Sept. 15 email to Casetta, however, <span style="font-weight: 400">Robinson-Ward</span> said, “I completely understand your frustration and concern and my intention has always been to help to the best of my ability …” She went on to say it was up to Quintero to submit required documentation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Berkeleyside has left <span style="font-weight: 400">Robinson-Ward</span> several voice messages, but hasn’t heard back. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Berkeleyside reached out to</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">FPI Management</span><span style="font-weight: 400">. Kyle Lehman, reputation and social media manager for the company said, “Ownership is committed to providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing to the community.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Lehman wouldn’t provide any further comments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">According to Ed Cabrera, San Francisco-based HUD public affairs officer, Redwood Gardens has a history of complaints, but he couldn’t provide details. He also said:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“All units in the property are currently habitable, but if any of the above hypothetical situations you pose [flooding] happened the tenant would be temporarily relocated until the unit was made habitable or another habitable unit was provided.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board, which oversees the city’s rent control laws, doesn’t have jurisdiction over HUD properties, according to Leah Simon-Weisberg, chair of the board and a housing attorney.</span></p>
<h2>History of flooding</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Several residents of Redwood Gardens shared their experiences with plumbing problems in their apartments, going back around 10 years. They described overflowing kitchen and bathroom sinks, as well as toilets, in first-floor apartments. Floors coated in water, including running under doors. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Incidents happened without warning, every few years, and sometimes in a cluster. Not all units are affected.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Management would clean and dry units afterwards, sometimes needing more pushing than other times, residents said. They’ve been told some of the problems are linked to plumbing use on upper floors, including of garbage disposals. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“I had four floods, on the first floor,” said Teresa Baca, 73, an 8-year resident of Redwood Gardens. They occurred between roughly 2015 and 2018, she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“The third time was really bad,” Baca said, saying it caused mold in her closet. She said she called the city, which told her to tell Redwood Gardens management they needed to use equipment to soak up moisture.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“That’s when they put the dehumidifier in – it caught like 4-5 gallons of water,” Baca said. “They did replace the carpet and painted stuff that’s supposed to kill mold in the closet. A couple of months later they sent someone to check for mold; they said it was all clear.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Earlier this year her sinks backed up but didn’t overflow, she said, and maintenance workers snaked the pipes clear.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Audrey Hansen, 100, a first-floor resident said she had sewage backups a few times, the last one six or seven years ago.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">“It was kind of a mess but they cleaned it up,” she said. She believes some of the building’s plumbing issues have been fixed, but, still, Hansen said, “we sort of hold our breath when we leave and hope that nothing happens.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">While a couple of Redwood Gardens residents were willing to use their names for this story, others weren’t. Some said they did not want to come across as complainers; others feared losing their place at the complex.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">All the residents contacted said they feel lucky to have a place at Redwood Gardens, which they consider one of the nicest senior affordable housing options in Berkeley.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> “</span><span style="font-weight: 400">This is probably the best,” Hansen said. “It’s in a nice neighborhood. Back from the street. Close to the bus.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">They don’t like living with the threat of flood, but they would hate to go back to the drawing board, they said.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Tenant activism is part of Redwood Gardens history, which some residents said makes them proud. In the early 1990s, a complex renovation </span><span style="font-weight: 400">stirred tenant complaints.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“It’s not easy to get into Redwood Gardens,” said one resident, who asked for anonymity.  “Once they open the waiting list, they have a huge number of applicants, and they have a raffle. I was lucky. The only time I’ve been lucky in my life.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">She has endured plumbing problems, she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“We have an issue here. My sink gets clogged quite often, it’s happened 6-7 times, perhaps more. It gets clogged and starts flooding.” When the kitchen sink floods, so does the bathroom sink, she said, explaining they share pipes. She said a maintenance person told her there was a problem with the plumbing’s design. “This is what I was told,” she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The fix isn’t minor, she said, which makes her worry about future tenant displacement for major repairs. “It’s not cosmetic. It’s not about changing the paint on the walls or the carpet.”</span></p>
<h2>New management brings concerns </h2>
<p>Redwood Gardens was purchased by a private developer, Pennant Housing Group, and a nonprofit partner, Foundation Housing, in January. The management company FPI was hired to oversee the home. Credit: Kate Darby Rauch</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Most of the residents said they are concerned about the new team running their home — Pennant, Foundation and FPI. The team has reduced management staff, ending weekend front desk hours, and is telling residents not to disturb staff on weekends except for emergencies, residents said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“They’re really cutting everybody off,” Baca said. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400">We’re always getting leaflets and things around what we’re not supposed to do.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">But Simon-Weisberg, the rent board chair, said that what residents are reporting isn’t surprising, given that the corporate owners and managers have a track record of running lean. “In the old days [senior affordable housing] was run by mission-driven </span><span style="font-weight: 400">organizations and now we are seeing all of these private actors and there is no one there who cares anymore,” she said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Private housing corporations are purchasing senior affordable housing with an eye on profits, Simon-Weisberg said. “</span><span style="font-weight: 400">There is a big move for corporate actors to look at senior housing as a place to invest because it’s stable rent, people die and the rents can go up,</span><span style="font-weight: 400">” she said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In most HUD subsidized affordable housing properties, rent is 30% of a tenant’s monthly adjusted income. HUD pays owners for the remainder of their unit’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400">fair market rent.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">An internet search of FPI Management finds numerous lawsuits against the company by tenants and employees. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In May of this year, for example, </span><span style="font-weight: 400">HUD reached a voluntary compliance agreement </span><span style="font-weight: 400">with FPI management over claims of “national origin discrimination.” The management company was charged with violating fair housing and civil rights laws at a Sacramento affordable housing complex by not providing translation for Vietnamese speaking tenants, and retaliating against an employee who spoke out.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Yelp reviews of the company </span><span style="font-weight: 400">average two stars,</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> with comments from tenants in FPI properties complaining about maintenance, cleanliness and paperwork.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Quintero’s situation may be a test for Redwood Garden’s new owners and managers in Berkeley. The ownership group recently took over Harriet Tubman Terrace subsidized senior housing on Adeline Street. FPI manages four other apartment complexes in Berkeley according to its website, including one other low-income property. Redwood Gardens is its only subsidized housing for seniors and people with disabilities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In limbo for two months, her mom is emotionally fragile, Casetta said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Casetta j</span><span style="font-weight: 400">ust wants Redwood Gardens to move her mother into an apartment that’s not prone to problems — a place that feels like home. “</span><span style="font-weight: 400">We are still waiting,” she said.</span></p>
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<p>The term “human trafficking” &#8211; also known as sex trafficking, sexual exploitation or prostitution &#8211; recalls situations that are reminiscent of the Liam Neeson film “Taken”, in which young white women are caught by Russian mobs while visiting abroad and sold to the rich Men.</p>
<p>While parts of it may be true, much of the human trafficking is right here in the US and, surprisingly, in northern Colorado.</p>
<p>According to an article by Greeley Tribune reporter Anne Delaney in February 2020, Greeley traded 272 people in 2019, according to data from the Avery Center for Research and Services.  The National Institute of Justice estimates that there are five victims for every human trafficker.  That corresponds to about 54 human traffickers in Greeley.</p>
<p>The new short film &#8220;Maggie&#8221; portrays an impressive story of human trafficking in a realistic light.</p>
<p>Based on true stories from sex trafficking survivors, the film was written, directed, and edited by Windsor-based Ben Hess and shot in the greater Denver, Loveland and Greeley area.  Loveland filmmaker RW Perkins produced the film.</p>
<p>&#8220;Maggie&#8221; plays Calista Masters as Maggie, Marc Brown as Daddy and Luz Lescano as Amber.</p>
<p>“It&#8217;s common in Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, along the I-25 corridor, it&#8217;s definitely not as obvious as driving to Colfax.  The typical truckload of kidnapped girls, do we see that up here?  No, at least not that we know about, ”said Hess.  “But there is a lot of it in very non-stereotypical, non-traditional ways, like the runaway girl who has sex with people for a place to stay.  Technically, that falls into the same area. &#8220;</p>
<p>Ben Hess, who lives in Windsor, recently wrote, directed and produced a short film about human trafficking.  (Courtesy photo of Ben Hess)</p>
<p>The film follows a young woman named Maggie who is introduced into the world of sex trafficking by her boyfriend Daddy.  Viewers watch as Maggie grapples with the emotional, verbal, and physical abuses often associated with human trafficking as she tries to escape her boyfriend / pimp.  Amber, a fellow victim of Daddy&#8217;s sex trafficking, befriends Maggie.</p>
<p>“It (human trafficking) is rampant in Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, and along the I-25 corridor.  The typical truckload of kidnapped girls, do we see that up here?  No, at least not that we know about, ”said Hess.  “But there is a lot of it in very non-stereotypical, non-traditional ways, like the runaway girl who has sex with people for a place to stay.  Technically, that falls into the same area. &#8220;</p>
<p>Hess has partnered with the Avery Center in Greeley for input and advice on the film.  The center supports those at risk who are currently or previously experiencing commercial sexual exploitation.</p>
<p>&#8220;I knew I wanted to make sure it was realistic,&#8221; said Hess.  &#8220;I worked with these guys to make sure I was staying true to some things that could happen in real life.&#8221;</p>
<p>The center also allowed Hess to use his home for filming, and Angie Henderson, senior data analyst and training coordinator, and Megan Lundstrom, research director for the center, helped with the casting.</p>
<p>&#8220;I cry every time I see it because it&#8217;s such a good act and I know it comes from a place where it is shaped by real life experiences,&#8221; commented Lundstrom.  &#8220;It&#8217;s so closely related to the Avery Center that it&#8217;s very meaningful.&#8221;</p>
<p>One thing Lundstrom really appreciates about the film is that it touches on human trafficking in the LatinX community, with Maggie being of Latin American descent.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a community that is not talked about at all in human trafficking,&#8221; she said.  “It was groundbreaking for me to see this last piece.  This story is not particularly told in films or documentaries. &#8220;</p>
<p>While short films are usually defined as 40 minutes or less in length, including all credits, Hess packs a lot of drama and emotion into the 22:13 minute film.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I could tell a story in 20 minutes and it hits every point in this girl&#8217;s life experience,&#8221; said Lundstrom.  “You also understand the arc, but you want to understand the characters better.</p>
<p>&#8220;We told Ben he had to make a full-length movie about it,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p>Since he had never produced a short film, Hess was nervous that the film would be too long or not narrative sense.</p>
<p>&#8220;I feel like I was able to put it together so that it made sense for the most part,&#8221; he explained.  “Of course, if I could go back and do certain things all over again, I would definitely do that.  But I&#8217;m pretty happy with the way it turned out. &#8220;</p>
<p>His efforts have definitely paid off as the film has won multiple awards including the 2020 San Francisco Indie Shorts Fest for Best US Drama, Best Colorado Short Film at the 2020 Horsetooth International Film Festival, and Best US Director, Actor and Actress at the Venice Shorts Fest in October 2020. The film was also nominated for the best drama short film at the IndieX Fest and for the best production design for the Indie Short Festival 2020.</p>
<p>Hess is currently working on some music videos and has other short films in the works as well as plans for a full-length feature film.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have to do things one by one because I really have to be careful to combine my full-time job and my private life,&#8221; says Hess with a laugh.  &#8220;Of course that takes a lot of time.&#8221;</p>
<p>To see a free demonstration of &#8220;Maggie&#8221; go to https://bit.ly/35tr0kp.</p>
<p>For more information about the Avery Center and its programs, visit www.theaverycenter.org.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / &#8211; Veritas Investments, based in San Francisco, one of the largest managers of apartment buildings in San Francisco, announced today that it has been voluntarily extended to December 31, 2021 a moratorium on evictions to help residents in financial distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. State and &#8230;</p>
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<p><span class="xn-location">SAN FRANCISCO</span>, <span class="xn-chron">June 22, 2021</span> / PRNewswire / &#8211; Veritas Investments, based in San Francisco, one of the largest managers of apartment buildings in <span class="xn-location">San Francisco</span>, announced today that it has been voluntarily extended to <span class="xn-chron">December 31, 2021</span> a moratorium on evictions to help residents in financial distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  State and local moratoriums are currently expiring <span class="xn-chron">June 30, 2021</span>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Veritas is committed to keeping residents safe and secure during this unprecedented crisis,&#8221; said <span class="xn-person">Jeff Jerden</span>, COO of Veritas.  “No resident of a Veritas-managed property will be evicted because they owe an additional rent due to COVID-19 if they meet the state&#8217;s SB 91 definition of financial hardship.  We have heard from our residents and the upcoming The end of the eviction moratorium of the state in connection with the slow release of rent reductions is a big concern for them. Through personal discussions and thorough and repeated contact with our Veritas residents, we have urged everyone to agree apply. &#8221; </p>
<p>Veritas had announced it <span class="xn-chron">March 2020</span> that it is the nation&#8217;s first eviction moratorium before legislation is passed by the <span class="xn-location">City of San Francisco</span> which later brought all landlords and property managers under similar management.</p>
<p>With the local and state moratoria that have been introduced since then, which will expire <span class="xn-chron">June 30th</span>, Veritas has urged residents to be proactive in applying for rental facilities to which they are entitled, even if local and state officials have recognized that there is no financial facility for the beneficiaries.</p>
<p>As reported by the Associated Press, &#8220;<span class="xn-location">California</span> was slow to distribute funds &#8220;after he <span class="xn-money">$ 490 million</span> for rent subsidy applications <span class="xn-chron">31. May</span>, only with <span class="xn-money">$ 32 million</span> paid out.  Just over 2% of people in <span class="xn-location">California</span> those who applied for a rental discount during the pandemic received it while the state was accumulating <span class="xn-money">$ 5.2 billion</span> federal aid packages to aid those whose economic difficulties related to COVID-19 prevented them from paying rent.  &#8220;It should be enough to get the job done&#8221; <span class="xn-person">Jason Elliott</span>, Senior Advisor to Gov. <span class="xn-person">Gavin Newsom</span>said AP.  &#8220;The move would fulfill a promise to landlords to help them achieve profitability while also providing relief to tenants,&#8221; said AP.</p>
<p>Veritas has already provided tens of millions of dollars in rental benefits to residents, worked with and contacted directly those seeking help.</p>
<p>“We will continue to support <span class="xn-location">San Francisco</span> Residents through a variety of programs that Veritas is currently participating in or initiating, including the Open Doors program, which provides free furnished apartments to victims of domestic violence, forest fire survivors, and cancer patients;  the Home Bridge program, which helps families find help in a time of crisis, emergency, or unforeseen circumstances through partnerships with Ronald McDonald House Charities and UCSF;  and through our partnerships with Project Open Hand, HealthRight 360, Self-Help for the Elderly, and other programs, &#8220;added Jerden.</p>
<p>About Veritas Investments</p>
<p><span class="xn-location">San Francisco</span>Veritas, based in 2007, founded in 2007, is one of the largest managers of apartment buildings, urban retail and mixed-use properties in <span class="xn-location">California</span>.  Veritas oversees assets of more than <span class="xn-money">$ 3.5 billion</span> including more than 7,000 apartments and commercial space.  The vertically integrated company offers real estate management, leasing, project management, redevelopment, accounting, asset management, financing and investment management.  More information is available at www.veritasinvestments.com. </p>
<p>Links / resources:</p>
<p>https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-pay-off-unpaid-rent-173214035.html </p>
<p>https://www.veritasinvestments.com/news/veritas-investments-announces-voluntary-extension-of-its-programs-to-keep-residents-in-their-homes/ </p>
<p>SOURCE Veritas Investments Inc</p>
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