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</div><p></p><p><em>Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged Washington Street Mansion Squatter Is Obsessed With Taylor Swift, Attended Burning Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent interview, an alleged squatter/art thief admitted to everything he was accused of, and way more.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2015/10/21/alleged_washington_street_mansion_s_1/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24234544ad066cdcf23f5e</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[art theft]]></category><category><![CDATA[crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[jeremiah kaylor]]></category><category><![CDATA[mansion]]></category><category><![CDATA[presidio heights]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eve Batey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2015/10/Jeremiah_Kaylor-thumb-640xauto-917563.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2015/10/Jeremiah_Kaylor-thumb-640xauto-917563.jpg" alt="Alleged Washington Street Mansion Squatter Is Obsessed With Taylor Swift, Attended Burning Man"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span>You already know all about Jeremiah Kaylor, <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/10/20/alleged_washington_street_mansion_s.php">the alleged Washington Street Mansion Squatter</a> who police say set up camp in <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/10/20/alleged_washington_street_mansion_s.php#comment-2318018658">a notoriously vacant Presidio Heights mansion</a>, then (again, allegedly) proceeded to sell off over $300,000 worth of artwork from inside the property.</p>

<p>Though I keep saying "allegedly," that's kind of a charade: In a three-hour interview with the Chron, Kaylor basically admitted to everything he was accused of, and way more. <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/S-F-mansion-squatter-To-me-I-owned-the-6580433.php?t=76e1728055baa6eec6&amp;cmpid=twitter-premium">The interview is a great read</a>! You should definitely <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/S-F-mansion-squatter-To-me-I-owned-the-6580433.php?t=76e1728055baa6eec6&amp;cmpid=twitter-premium">check out the whole thing</a>, but here are some highlights:</p>

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<strong>Thug mansion!: </strong> When Kaylor saw the house, he says, he knew it should be his. “To me, I owned the house...When I first saw it, I thought to myself, ‘This is it. This is my headquarters. This is my thug mansion.’”</li>
	
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<strong>Kaylor hearts Taylor:</strong> The Chron writes that Kaylor might have been attracted to the home due to "a rumor that pop star Taylor Swift was considering buying the mansion and fixing it up. Kaylor is obsessed with Swift, in part because her first name and his last name are similar, according to a friend." Later in the interview, Kaylor told the Chron that "he and Swift were destined to end up together."</li>
	
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<strong>Kaylor's been haunting the home since last year:</strong> Back in summer, 2014, "he spent his days wandering the Tenderloin and picking up odd jobs from Craigslist using a computer at the downtown Apple Store. But at night he would make the trek up Washington Street to the back porch of the house, where he said he slept for more than a month before he was run off by the real estate agent."</li>

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<strong>Kaylor says he stole a lot more than art:</strong> "Kaylor said he sold the premium stereo system, as well as a Viking stove and some chandeliers," using the money for travel. He also "began selling artwork to pawn shops in San Francisco and Los Angeles, books to nearby Green Apple Books and other household items, which he brought to the Tenderloin and laid out on a blanket."</li>

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<strong>He's a Burner:</strong> Kaylor says he's spent every night for the last two months at the mansion, "with the exception of three trips, including one to Burning Man."</li>

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<strong>Kaylor for president?:</strong> During the interview, Kaylor "spoke of fantastical plans, including a 2016 presidential bid."</li>
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<p><strong>Previously:</strong> <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/10/20/alleged_washington_street_mansion_s.php">Alleged Washington Street Mansion Squatter Caught Stealing $300K Of Art</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsom's New "Unparalleled" Ashbury Heights Mansion?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As already mentioned by SFist <em>Chron</em> favorite Leah Garchik, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel plan to buy designer Candace Barnes' house. And according to <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/c...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/06/10/newsoms_new_unparalleled_ashbury_he/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2428af44ad066cdcf511c4</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[ashbury heights]]></category><category><![CDATA[ashbuy]]></category><category><![CDATA[corona heights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category><category><![CDATA[mansion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:35:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/06/newsom new mansion 7-thumb-640xauto-296522.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/06/newsom new mansion 7-thumb-640xauto-296522.jpg" alt="Newsom's New "Unparalleled" Ashbury Heights Mansion?"><p>As already mentioned by SFist <em>Chron</em> favorite Leah Garchik, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel plan to buy designer Candace Barnes' house. And according to <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?entry_id=41430">On the Block</a>, it's <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?entry_id=41430">probably this house</a>, circa 1915, at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1581+Masonic+Ave+san+francisco&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;split=0&amp;gl=us&amp;ei=dP8vSsmzGZS6tgP-4ei_CA&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A">1581 Masonic Avenue</a>. </p>

<p>Word has it that Ashbury Heights newest neighbor is <em>the</em> talk around Corona Heights dog park.</p>

<p>Fantastic. </p>

<p>According to the relator <a href="http://www.californiamoves.com/Property/propertydetails.aspx?SearchID=6617597&amp;PropertyGUID=5C767A95-EC75-43FC-BBB4-E425F7796375&amp;RowNum=1">Susan McBride</a>, the home (with 3,200-square-feet, four bedrooms, and  9.5-foot ceilings) has has been completely renovated under the direction of a well known designer with unparalleled style, design and attention to detail throughout." Also, "abundant light, views and outlooks from every window.9.5 foot ceilings," which is complimented by a chef's kitchen, formal living, and dining room. The asking price is/was offered at $2,980,000. </p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>