A tire company in California was ordered to stop playing loud music near a homeless encampment after a homeless man filed a lawsuit against the company.

"The first night, I got to bed at 1 a.m.. The second night, I got no sleep during the night. And the third night, Sunday night, I had no way to get any sleep," said Bruce Gaylord to KGO-TV.

Gaylord said that he has lived in the encampment in the city of San Rafael, California, since last year after he stopped to get medications in Barstow to treat his mental illness and his truck was stolen.

The encampment is located next to the East Bay Tire Company on Lincoln Ave. Gaylord said that they recently began to blare out classical music in an effort to drive away the homeless people living there.

"It was painful," he said of the music. "That's how loud it was. Rock concert loud."

He said that he tried to call police but that they didn't help him. So, he called homeless advocate Robbie Powelson, who went down to document the music near the encampment.

Powelson filed a lawsuit against the company, and a judge ordered them to temporarily stop the music.

While the company denies that the music is intended to drive away the homeless, Gaylord said he will press on with the lawsuit in order to defend the people at the encampment.

Quote from: caskur on May 25, 2024, 10:11:00 AMI wished you guys would stop talking about this disgusting topic.

The teachers should be jailed if they sexually interfere with minors, flogged first though.

They must be child pornographers I reckon...

It is a shocking subject.

Quote from: Oerdin on Today at 01:54:06 AMEspecially since it started there.

Precisely.

Quote from: Conservative Perspective on Today at 10:08:44 AMNew Jersey to receive $125M payout in dispute over cancelled offshore wind farms

Danish wind developer Orsted will pay $125 million to the state of New Jersey to settle claims over the cancellation of two proposed offshore wind farms.

Source: New Jersey to receive $125M payout in dispute over cancelled offshore wind farms

Setting aside for a moment that wind turbines are diffuse and unreliable, why is the state of energy awarding contracts to foreign companies.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on Today at 09:59:42 AMIsn't it lovely watching them self immolate spontaneously without any self awareness whatsoever?


They confined Sewage to an area of the forum most appropriate for his disjointed flotsam!!!!! they're stripping him of his free speech!!!!

while they happily cheer the half a dozen or so posters who are given life long bans for hurting Pig's feelings and laughing at Admong's pretty dress.   

It's super rich.

Quote from: Herman on May 28, 2024, 07:30:19 PMHe lives a high on the hog lifestyle thanks to free enterprise, but he a wants crumbs off the table dreary life for everyone else.

Socialism for thee, but not for me.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on May 28, 2024, 08:46:01 PMWhat sane people see when Holidork starts to growl

https://instagram.com/p/CiKc9PKpwH7

He says he cannot post here because his partner in geriatric cognitive decline cannot figure out how to login. So, naturally he hangs out all day at the most heavily censored of all these little forums save CBT.

Quote from: James Bond on May 28, 2024, 04:14:04 PMNew Holliday said the only thing that saved DKG from a forum political ass whooping is that he couldn't continue his bromance with Seamajor here.

Ahhh, that is cute.

Quote from: smartass on Today at 07:16:48 AMFrom the crazed garblings and copious amounts of drool and spittle they emit on the regular, I suspect they probably like ballgags too.

That is a distinct possibility.

Sweden's parliament has dumped its 100 per cent renewable target amid ongoing concerns about short-term energy security as it looks to join several European nations to build new nuclear plants.

The country's three operational nuclear power plants with six operational reactors generated around 30 per cent of Sweden's electricity production in 2022.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced Europe to turn its focus on energy security has it has tried to wean itself away from Russian gas exports. The EU has positioned itself as a leader in climate policy, targeting a 55 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions on 1990s levels by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.

Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said the current circumstances had created conditions for nuclear power, despite a decision 40 years ago to phase out the technology.

"We need more electricity production, we need clean electricity and we need a stable energy system," she said.

Vattenfall, Sweden's state-owned utility, plans to build at least two small modular reactors and extend the lifetime of the country's existing nuclear reactors.

The country has among the largest uranium reserves in Europe but has banned uranium mining since 2018. Today its uranium is imported from Canada, Australia and Kazakhstan. The government will also attempt to overturn a ban and several legislative hurdles over where it can build new plants.

The International Energy Agency has consistently warned a steep decline in nuclear energy capacity would threaten climate goals and power supply security unless advanced economies found a way to extend the lifespan of their reactors

Environmental campaigners, including Greens MPs, have criticised the recent changes to Sweden's energy policy, saying it clashes with the country's previous identity as a climate leader.

The Swedish government has promised generous loan guarantees because it believes new reactors are essential to power the shift towards net-zero emissions.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/sweden-dumps-renewables-target-as-it-seeks-more-nuclear-power-20230629-p5dkae.html

Throughout Europe, there has been a pause on the rush to unreliable wind and solar. Sweden is blessed with an abundance of hydroelectric capabilities. Nuclear can safely and reliably supply the remainder of the nation's electricity needs whereas wind and solar cannot.

Quote from: Conservative Perspective on May 27, 2024, 08:57:31 AMTrump VP short list has new top contender: report

Former President Donald Trump is heavily considering Sen. Tom Cotton as a potential running mate in his 2024 campaign, according to a report from the New York Times.

Source: Trump VP short list has new top contender: report

I hope this is just a rumour. He will not sway indy voters.

Quote from: Garraty_47 on May 28, 2024, 10:28:59 AMThe size of Bernie's rallies (especially in 2016) would beg to differ. Yes he consistently brought up a handful of issues but that's part of what made him appealing: his rhetorical consistency. It was only when his rhetoric was exposed as hollow and insincere that it lost much of its power to energize people.

Same with Trump, but I don't think he is a particularly gifted orator either.

Both of them appeal to voters who feel the duopoly(as you call it) has abandoned them.

I never had an issue with Oak during her brief time here or my brief time on SG. I try to the message and not the messenger.

I suppose it might have happened when she discovered, although Trump is far from my ideal president, he is a better option by a factor ot ten than the current occupant of the white house.

I was reading an op-ed by real estate mogul Grant Cardone.

With elevated interest rates and persistently high home prices, American homebuyers have felt firsthand the squeeze on their budgets.

He thinks the savior of America will not be lower prices, it will be longer mortgages. He says we will see mortgages go from 30 to 40, 50 and maybe even 60 years.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on May 27, 2024, 03:15:06 PMThe elites always think they will be immune from the disorder they inflict on the common folk and are genuinely surprised and upset when it affects them too. 

My old company owner was a big Obama fan until the business got hit with a fat new Obama tax. He asked the accounting girl about it (she was a big Trump fan) and she said "Well that's what you voted for". Boy was he pissed 

It was the same with defund the police, until the elites that wanted the police defunded became victims of crime.