My nephew flew into SF for business last week. I picked him up at SFO and drove him to the city. We had lunch at Tadich Grill (excellent, as always) and walked around the financial district a bit. The pedestrian traffic was about half of what used to be normal, maybe less than half. The financial district was clean, no graffiti, no bums and looked normal. We stopped into the Wells Fargo history museum for a bit and he really enjoyed that.
Sounds like Chevron will be moving their refinery soon ... say by June 30, 2025.
Michael Shvo, never hoid of him.
Raised in Israel, served in the IDF, has no history in the US other then landing in NYC in 1996.
BUT
“In 2016, Shvo was indicted on charges that included felony tax fraud and falsifying business records.[35] [36] He pleaded guilty to the charges in 2018,[37] and paid $3.5 million in taxes and penalties.[38] SHVO was subsequently removed from major development projects in New York City, including Aman New York at 730 Fifth Avenue and 125 Greenwich.[39][40]”
From the ever reliable Wokipedia.
Note that he did no prison time for his felony conviction and simply paid a fine, which is a fraction of what Trump was hit with in a CIVIL judgement.
And he’s still going strong, owning major parts of the US urban landscape.
Good to be part of the gang.