Wealthy SF residents to get private street back, despite skipping taxes

Re:Wealthy SF residents to get private street back, despite ... by tanderson92 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @05:10PM (#15811364)

I find the interesting question to be: if the homeowner were not rich would they have a sitting U.S. Senator write a letter on their behalf and have a special hearing to decide the issue? By the way, there were 549 other tax sales dispensed with in an identical manner.

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Re:Wealthy SF residents to get private street back, despite ... by dvdhnt on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @05:27PM (#15811494)

> if the homeowner were not rich would they have a sitting U.S. Senator write a letter on their behalf and have a special hearing to decide the issue?

Almost certainly not and I do believe that the Senator's interference is unethical.

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Re:Wealthy SF residents to get private street back, despite ... by cylinder714 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:48PM (#15812014)

I'm pretty sure Feinstein used to live on Presidio Terrace. Her longtime friend, the late Merla Zellerbach, lived there as well, so she has a personal interest in the situation.

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Re:Wealthy SF residents to get private street back, despite ... by cafard on Thursday November 30, 2017 @10:06AM (#15816249)

All I can say is, write to your senator and find out. All officials elected to offices at or above the (big) city council level will have constituent-service staff.

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Re:Wealthy SF residents to get private street back, despite ... by HN15718653 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @05:18PM (#15811428)

How many were the sale of a private street that served 20+ residences?

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