Kathleen Pender

Business writer/editor. Former "Net Worth" columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

@lizziejohnsonnn Unbelievable. You will be snapped up. You’re a great journalist.

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

Flying over the holidays? Here are your rights (or lack thereof) if your flight is cancelled or significantly delayed. https://t.co/aXhCBD6vUl via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

Newsom just signed a first-in-the-nation 3-day cooling off period for used-car buyers in CA. It will also get easier to comparison shop for new and used cars thanks to greater price transparency. https://t.co/SdgdyRbbzk via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

California slyly capped HOA fines at $100 “per violation.” Nobody knows what that means, except for more litigation. https://t.co/xmsfqhe5hL via @sfchronicle

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

Trump just floated a tax idea that would hugely benefit California homeowners

By @KathPender https://t.co/dNREsH3Gzy

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

This could help some California families with bigger “small estates.” https://t.co/kfu64zY8bC via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

At long last, public-sector employees managed to overturn the Social Security WEP and GPO. https://t.co/3uTVCU1EwT via @sfchronicle

[Hosun Chung @hosun_chung]

Notice how logos recently all look the same?

Not because it makes them look better...

But because of THIS psychological trick that manipulates your brain.

That's why Google, Microsoft, and Airbnb are all doing it.

Here's the full explanation:🧵

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

Murdoch family feud raises the question: How can you change an irrevocable trust? https://t.co/R3RPLbmsGN via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

Sources: San Francisco police identified Luigi Mangione based on missing person report 4 days before his arrest. https://t.co/9XwMoGPOtJ via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

CA workers who take state disability, pregnancy or family leave next year will get higher weekly payments. It’s one of many new CA workplace laws taking effect Jan. 1. https://t.co/157yxarBqC via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

IRS says payment apps & platforms (Uber, Airbnb, eBay etc.) must issue 1099-K tax forms to gig workers/sellers with more than $5k in revenues in 2024, $2,500 in 2025 & $600 in 2026 & later. https://t.co/T7bSjAZKt9 via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

What will happen to Trump-era tax cuts that expire after next year? Here’s how next week’s elections could impact the outcome. https://t.co/1epXv0YvBZ via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

Harris, and maybe Trump, want to help first-time homebuyers. Given the housing shortage, should we incentivize demand? In 2008-10 Congress, offered homebuyers a tax credit, but times are much different now. https://t.co/euUKTShd7o via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

“I was stunned when I walked into his house for the first time, I thought, ‘holy moly." https://t.co/PHpOcb0cKH via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

How can parents bequeath a house to kids when only one wants or needs it? https://t.co/8OE1bB1zut via @sfchronicle

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

Want to see how much your electric bill could go up or down when PG&E switches to an income-based flat rate in early 2026? Here’s how. https://t.co/TIOMHYxyiX via @sfchronicle

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

EXCLUSIVE:

Guess where else the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag of Alito vacation home fame flew in recent years?

Outside San Francisco City Hall — until this past Saturday...

By @rachelswan https://t.co/6oFxnRAbYi

[Kathleen Pender @KathPender]

You have questions about PG&E’s new income-based electricity rates? We have answers. https://t.co/KQmwtOHIDp via @sfchronicle

[CalMatters @CalMatters]

Commentary:

As the number of homeless people continued to rise, Newsom began shifting from promises of effective action to blaming others for failure – local government officials in particular. https://t.co/9CmAFoWIhx

📝 @dancalmatters