Lee Romney
Los Angeles Times
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Has Hollywood wised up to San Francisco’s gentrification crisis?
"The Last Black Man in San Francisco," "Tales of the City" and "Always Be My Maybe" reflect the city that longtime residents know, love — and are fast losing. → Read More
5(ish) Questions: Radio storytelling pioneer Jay Allison and the bite-size 'Sonic IDs'
"Sonic IDs" records the sounds and stories of the Cape. Courtesy WCAI Jay Allison is a pioneer in the world of radio storytelling. Nearly 25 years ago, he founded Atlantic Public Media, which in turn birthed WCAI, the public radio station for Cape Cod and its surrounding islands; the Public Radio Exchange (PRX); and Transom.org, an indispensable tool for audio story makers. Allison also produces… → Read More
How a midcareer print writer mastered the "magic stick" in a 9-week radio Hogwarts
"We were nine students, all younger than 30 – except me." Leila Day Nearly two years ago, I was one of dozens of Los Angeles Times reporters who took a buyout and left the paper. I liked my job almost all the time. Sometimes I loved it. But I’d done it for 23 years. I was ready to grow. We lived together and learned from one another. And we each worked hard to push past our anxieties and master… → Read More
Private diversion programs are failing those who need help the most
Diversion programs administered by CorrectiveSolutions, a for-profit company dogged for years by consumer rights litigation, often have left out those they were designed to help. → Read More
Extension of veterans healthcare program urged despite poor track record
The House Veterans Affairs Committee this week unanimously approved an extension of the troubled Veterans Choice program – the hastily-assembled solution to veterans’ massive wait-times for VA medi… → Read More
Firm that teaches 'life skills' to suspected shoplifters extorts them, suit alleges
The San Francisco city attorney filed suit Monday against a Utah-based company that asks suspected shoplifters to sign confessions and pay hundreds of dollars to take a six-hour “life skills” video course or risk prosecution, saying the firm’s practices amount to extortion and false imprisonment. → Read More
Feds say 'Shrimp Boy' claim of outrageous government conduct lacks merit
As the trial of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow entered its second week in a federal courtroom here Monday, the U.S. attorney filed a motion opposing Chow's "eleventh-hour" push to seek dismissal of the case based on "outrageous government conduct." → Read More
A frenzied start for state's traffic ticket amnesty program
Heavy equipment mechanic Fredrick Jefferson said he learned that his driver’s license had been revoked due to unpaid traffic fines when a supervisor fired him. → Read More
'Shrimp Boy' Chow federal trial begins in Bay Area
The racketeering and murder-for-hire trial of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, dragonhead of Chinatown’s Ghee Kung Tong, opened in a San Francisco federal courtroom Monday, with attorneys for both sides pressing a number of motions in advance of opening statements. The trial, which could last until... → Read More
After a lengthy, costly federal investigation, 'Shrimp Boy' Chow finally goes on trial
To federal investigators and prosecutors, Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow is and has always been a criminal. → Read More
Defense offers glimpse of drama to come in San Francisco's 'Shrimp Boy' trial
In a hint of the drama to come in a federal courtroom here Monday, attorneys for Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, the dragonhead of a Chinatown fraternal organization, have filed a document that lays out the defense strategy in the sweeping racketeering and murder case. → Read More
Airbnb wins the vote in San Francisco, but city's housing debate rages on
Measure F, the San Francisco ballot measure that sought to toughen regulation of short-term rentals, was always seen as being about more than Airbnb and other services. To many in the city, it was something of a referendum of San Francisco’s housing crisis, which has been fueled by the tech boom. An influx of tech workers and a lack of housing have driven the median price of a one-bedroom… → Read More
Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals loses in San Francisco; Mayor Ed Lee re-elected
Proposition F, the contentious San Francisco ballot measure that would impose tighter restrictions on short-term housing rental services such as Airbnb, lost by a sizable margin Tuesday night. → Read More
Airbnb fight: San Franciscans ponder housing, housing and housing on ballot
Most California voters weighing in on ballot measures Tuesday face school district bond issues or yawn-inducing parcel taxes. Here in San Francisco, however, the very soul of the city is at stake. Or at least that’s how it feels to many. → Read More
Wildfires expose state's difficulties in getting the elderly and disabled to safety
Marian Bunting, 72, has Parkinson's disease and a caretaker. She had not smelled smoke, nor had she received official warning about the Valley fire , when a neighbor came pounding on the door of her Lake County home and told her she needed to leave. → Read More
Remains of fourth Valley fire victim is found near Cobb
Lake County sheriff's officials said Wednesday that human remains believed to belong to 66-year-old Robert "Bob" Taylor Fletcher have been found in the Cobb area, bringing the death toll in the Valley fire to four. → Read More
1 dead as new wildfire rages in Monterey County
One civilian fatality was reported Sunday from a new wildfire raging in Monterey County as firefighters to the north continued battling two massive blazes that together have destroyed more than 1,000 structures. → Read More
Five wildfire deaths highlight vulnerability of isolated seniors in disasters
Some were pulled from the fire zone by relatives or neighbors, with or without their wheelchairs. At least a handful made the bumpy ride out in the back of a pickup through heavy smoke and fire-blackened debris — thanks to a former paramedic who breached the blockades. → Read More
Death toll in California wildfires rises to 5
The number of victims from massive wildfires raking Northern California has grown to five, with two more bodies recovered in the Valley Fire on Wednesday, Lake County sheriff's officials said. → Read More
Deadly Valley fire in Northern California grows to 67,000 acres; 15% contained
The burn area of the Valley fire in Northern California covers more than 100 square miles, and by Tuesday morning, the property toll included 585 homes, as well as many other structures. → Read More