Good evening. With a special presentation with the channel 2 newsroom. In this program well present series of recent special report thats have affected change here in the bay area and impact your daily life. We begin where the port of oakland a 7 billion operation. In one case, the spending happened at a private room karaoke bar that some people suggest its a front for prostitution. Reporter for several nightings we recorded a parade of women many dropped off going into this downstairs bar on 14th street in midtown oakland. Its a familiar scene neighbors say theyve been concerned about for years. The first thing i thought, theres just too many of them to be waitresses in this place. Reporter the business build itself as a private room karaoke bar. Is where port of oakland spent 550 last career. The receipt shows his credit card was charged 1 44 in the morning. They were like whats going on down there. Is this like some kind of weird prostitution thing going on . Reporter when we visite
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He rents a one-bedroom unit on the building s 20th floor for $2,124 per month but lives there rent-free for two months. He also received a $1,000 credit and wasn t charged a $400 administrative fee. That works out to a 22 percent discount over his 12-month lease. I never came across a deal like that in Maryland, Hobson says.
After enduring years of rent hikes, tenants in downtown Chicago have the upper hand over landlords now. Desperate to fill their buildings during a pandemic that has diminished the appeal of urban high-rise living, a growing number of landlords are offering two to three months free. Some are advertising four or even five months free for tenants who sign leases of 18 months or longer.