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Move Over TransAmerica Pyramid, Here Comes San Francisco’s Leaning Tower

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IMG_4343.PNGSAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – For many decades, San Francisco’s skyline was ruled by the TransAmerica Building.  No tourist will leave the City by the Bay without a selfie in front of the obelisk-shaped tower.

Not anymore.

Here comes San Francisco’s newest and future tourist attraction: The Millennium Condominium Tower.  It’s the city’s modern version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

At its current rate, the sinking Tower could tilt another 10 inches toward the Salesforce Tower in the next two years, lawyers for the homeowners warned in a legal filing.

We asked our artist-in-residence to give us an idea what the Tower might look like in the future (see photo).

While condominium residents will not be happy, world tourists will be, for sure!

 

 

Environment, International, Science and Environment

Total Solar Eclipse As Seen In Baguio City, Philippines

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BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – It was an experience of a lifetime for many in the United States — a total solar eclipse seen from sea to shining sea.

But this rare phenomenon was also seen in Baguio City, the Philippines’ summer capital.  It shocked even the country’s scientists and weather experts as it was totally unexpected.

Just when the final moments of the eclipse came to an end in America, Baguio residents woke up this morning to this fantastic view of the moon casting its shadow over the sun.

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It’s truly sunny side up!

 

Government, International, Law Enforcement, Local News, Politics, Science and Environment

City Of Boston To Investigate Philippines VP Leni Robredo Over Her Claims Of Garbage Diving

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IMG_2520.PNGBOSTON, Massachusetts (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – In her recent radio program ‘BISErbisyong Leni,’ Philippines Vice President said that during her two-day stay in Boston to help her daughter settle in her apartment, they picked garbage in search of  usable items.  It is a practice called ‘garbage diving.’ (Robredo’s daughter starts school at Harvard this semester.)

Now, the City of Boston is planning to investigate Robredo for a possible criminal act.

While in general, U.S. courts have ruled that garbage diving is not illegal, it all depends on local ordinances promulgated by cities and states.

Garbage diving is not illegal in Boston EXCEPT when the garbage bins are located inside private property, in which case it would constitute trespassing which is defintely against U.S. Law.

The Boston Police Department is appealing to residents who may have witnessed the Reobredos’ garbage diving to contact its offices. Investigators are now also going through dozens of CCTV tapes looking for evidence that could implicate the VP in the commission of a crime.

Moral of the story: sometimes, it’s best to just shut up!