#CNBC #news #video #toread about "vanlords" renting RVs to people experiencing “RV homelessness” (aka #vanlife) in #California with RVs in RV parks such as wehope.org’s Berryessa Supportive Parking, whose program manager Victoria Garibaldi says they have 86 RVs.
“As the Bay Area’s housing shortage intensifies[,] vehicle-based homelessness has more than doubled since 2019, forcing even full-time workers into makeshift homes on wheels. This desperation has fueled a predatory shadow market where “vanlords” rent out aging RVs to those with no other options. While cities crack down on street encampments and ban these illegal rentals, San Jose is testing a different path with the Berryessa Safe Parking site, one of California’s largest sanctioned lots with space for 86 RVs. CNBC’s Kate Rogers visits the site to explore how these communities provide a vital bridge to long-term housing.” Says 37% of “homeless people” in Santa Clara County are now sleeping in vehicles, up from 18% in 02019.
Garibaldi says many of the vanlords charge only US$500 to US$600 per month for their RVs, which sounds amazingly cheap for the #SFBA. San Jose enacted a law against renting RVs on city streets last year; last year they opened a second “safe parking site”, bringing the total (?) to 128 RVs; Berryessa Supportive Parking provides breakfast, dinner, bathrooms, laundry facilities, a community garden, and a dog park. Meanwhile, for-profit RV parks like Candlestick RV Park, managed by Tsin Fung, charge US$2500 per month for a parking space.
In SF, Mayor Lurie limited RV parking on public streets to two hours with new legislation last July, with a so-called “Large Vehicle Refuge Permit” exemption permit available.
on 02026-02-24#CNBC #news #video with Brad Setser, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, saying, “If #China really wanted to play nasty, they could say, ‘We’re going to limit exports of iPhones.’” The video is pure talking-head and stock-footage filler crap. #USA #politics #tariffs
on 02025-05-02#CNBC #news #video from today on #BYD #EV cars and their new 5-minute (?) 1-megawatt charging, and how BYD’s 02024 sales were US$109B, 29% up from the year before. Ford’s CEO is driving a Xiaomi SU7 EV.
on 02025-04-05#CNBC #video about cars from #China. The Li Auto L6 medium family car, about the same price and size as a Tesla Model Y, includes a fridge, massage chairs, TVs, etc. Nio is one of the car companies that does battery-swap charging. Bill Russo (Automobility) thinks the new business model is monetizing data obtained after you sell the car, but it’s unclear if he’s specifically talking about one or more Chinese companies. The reporter said she felt that there wasn’t nearly as much precision when she was, for example, turning, as in a Tesla, because the cars’ performance wasn’t as good. #EVs
on 02024-09-10