Sigh. I have more acne now at 31 than I did at 16. I randomly developed eczema this past year, too — on my eyelids and under my eyes, and only when I am stressed out. But omg when my eyes water, the salt makes it BUUUURN.

So, one thing to note about San Jose’s rent stabilization ordinance is that it is very very weak. Unlike in San Francisco, it is not coupled with just cause eviction — tenants can be asked to leave for no reason whatsoever. Under the ordinance, if a tenant leaves voluntarily or is asked to leave for good cause, then a…

I hate Greystar. They’ve been taking over a number of properties in Silicon Valley lately, and they are kind of shit to deal with from the housing advocate point of view. Also, I just kind of hate dealing with corporate housing providers. They care nothing for their tenants.

I’d agree. Not the best of neighborhoods. They’re also tearing down all the old theaters and building Santana Row 2.0 with shops, overpriced housing, and offices. The thing is, these units aren’t meant for every day people. Hell, they aren’t meant for families. They’re meant for young professionals who don’t care…

Sigh. I work at a partner organization to the Law Foundation, and we are going to see so many of these people come through our office because they can’t find housing they can afford. So many are disabled, seniors, families with children, racial/ethnic minorities. They are also going to go out into the market and face…

As a local, I have been following this case a bit. It pisses me off to no end that Brock, his dad, his lawyers — they have all focused on the alcohol. They were both drinking, therefore they are both at fault. Except that, I don’t know, HE WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN HE INITIATED SEXUAL CONTACT WITH HER AND SHE WAS NOT. It…

I just can’t bring myself to care about this kid and what happens with his life. He has shown absolutely no remorse, and his father is making it clear who we have to thank for raising this entitled, unapologetic rapist. Cry me a fucking river, Dan.

This is a HUGE problem. Around here, they will give you a hotel voucher for a few days if you have a teenage son, but after that, you have to find other housing, which means you don’t get the same length of time as other women in a DV shelter to relocate. Total crap.

I don’t care what anyone says. He will always be Jimmy Brooks.

Totally regulates my system, too. I have all sorts of digestive issues and find that I am less bloated, more regular, and don’t have as much trouble digesting random foods. I WILL SPEND MY MONEYS ON PROBIOTICS, DAMMIT.

They’re seriously deluded if they don’t get the connection between stealing and releasing a celebrity’s sex tape and revenge porn. In both contexts, at least one individual has had their privacy breached in one of the worst ways possible. Whether it is for revenge, for money, for attention, someone is intentionally…

As the granddaughter of survivors, I vote a big fat NO.

Mine too, and I’ve never really thought about it. I’ve always just assumed it was normal and my doctor would say something if it wasn’t *shrug*

why do we bigger girls get product photos that include droopy boobs. If they’re droopy, it isn’t do it’s job!

Except sometimes the switch kills you. I was always the person who could figure out the computer/help them with stuff, and then 10 years ago in college I switched to Apple. I can still remember how to do everything on XP because I used it for so long and it was at work, but once we went to Vista, then 7, then 8 (and I…

My mom has been told repeatedly not to call me while I’m at work unless it’s an emergency. She is welcome to text me with the understanding that I’ll answer when I have a down minute. Last month, she called TO ASK ME ABOUT HAIR AND MAKEUP FOR MY BROTHER’S WEDDING. Then there are the times she calls me at 10:30pm…

This is one of the main reasons why we in the Fair Housing advocacy community have been rallying around #ZipCodeMatters. Health, educational and economic outcomes are directly correlated to where a person lives for the majority of their life. On the health front, a lot of it has to do with proximity to pollutants…

Oh no no no. I don’t need stool softeners for period shits because I get the period shits. And when it’s over? I get constipated for a week while my body tries to go back to normal. Seriously, the shits while bleeding = not enough toilet paper in the world to make me feel clean.

I would seriously question the legality of such a policy. Sure, the courts allow some trampling of the first amendment to maintain order in schools, but filming a fight? Meh.

General counsel.