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San Mateo Cracked the Downtown Revival Code. San Francisco Hasn't Called.
PublishedWhen San Mateo wanted to revive its downtown, it didn't wait for a grant or a ballot measure — its merchants voted to…
East of Angel Island, a New Measure of What's in the Bay
PublishedA pilot study by the San Francisco Estuary Institute, sampling east of Angel Island in Tiburon, detected microplastics…
The South End of Ocean Beach Is Shrinking. Scientists Warn the City's Fix Could Finish It Off.
PublishedA $175 million seawall approved by the California Coastal Commission in 2024 would protect a sewage plant from the…
The Berkeley Flea Market Turned Its Own Office Into a Shop
PublishedThe market's nonprofit operator converted its former office at 1937 Ashby Ave.
At Baker Beach, a Hazards Statement Was in Effect. Vanessa Bull Had No Idea.
PublishedVanessa Bull and her 7-year-old daughter Mireina were swept roughly 100 feet into the surf at Baker Beach on June 19…
Muon Space Opens 130,000-Square-Foot Satellite Factory in San Jose
PublishedThe four-year-old startup, backed by $181M in equity and credit, opened a 10x-larger manufacturing facility in San Jose…
JetBlue's Surveillance Pricing Lawsuit Names a Vendor the FTC Already Subpoenaed
PublishedA landmark class action accuses JetBlue of using PROS Holdings software to set individualized fares from behavioral…
The Bicycle Film Festival Rolls Into SF This Saturday — Three Programs, One Day at Gray Area
PublishedThe 26th Annual Bicycle Film Festival hits Gray Area's Grand Theater on June 27 with three back-to-back short-film…
While Bay Area Cities Drop Flock, SF's Crypto-Funded Surveillance Hub Integrates Deeper
PublishedFour Bay Area municipalities and Santa Clara County have canceled or frozen contracts with Flock Safety since federal…
Merchants Accuse SFMTA of Shelving Ocean Avenue Red Lanes to Protect November Ballot Measure
PublishedA newly formed merchants group is calling SFMTA's decision to delay Ocean Avenue's transit-only red lanes a political…
Nob Hill Building Was Sold on Its Eviction Potential. The Tenants Got the Notice.
PublishedThe sales listing for 1120 Jackson St. promised buyers "224% rental upside achievable through unit turnover." Within…
SF Pride Is This Weekend. Here's How BART, Muni, and the Ferry Are Getting You There
PublishedSF Pride's 56th annual parade and celebration lands June 27–28 with 500,000 expected attendees.
On Santa Cruz Avenue, 'the Same Little Downtown' Is Getting Several New Floors
PublishedThe Mercury News ran a nostalgia feature today on Los Gatos' "unchanged" downtown.
At 831 Center Street, a West Oakland Museum Keeps Reviving the Panthers' Free-Program Playbook
PublishedThe West Oakland Mural Project, at 831 Center Street on the corner rechristened Huey P.
Vine Hospitality, Behind Left Bank and LB Steak, to Close All Seven Bay Area Locations
PublishedThe 32-year-old restaurant group is shutting every remaining location by June 29, laying off roughly 300 workers with…
EPA's Retroactive Reclassification of California Clean Air Waivers Faces Lawsuit
PublishedCalifornia's attorney general filed suit Monday to block an unprecedented EPA move that retroactively redefines the…
A San Jose Engineer Just Cracked Adobe's Tower Puzzle — Three Years After It Launched
PublishedBrian Vincent, a software engineer from San Jose, has solved the third Adobe Semaphore puzzle — a cryptographic…
Three Dispatches, One Economy: What Lucid, Fremont, and the AI Boom's Map Have in Common
PublishedRead together, Monday's stories on Lucid's layoffs, the Fremont tote line, and SF's record office quarter describe the…
A 37% Crime Drop Is Good News on San Leandro Street — Except for the Glass Shops
PublishedOakland vehicle burglaries are down 37 percent year-to-date per OPD, and the auto glass shops on San Leandro Street…
SF's Dragon Boat Festival Came Back After 11 Years. Three Thousand People Showed Up.
PublishedSan Francisco's Dragon Boat Festival returned to Lake Merced last weekend — its first full run since 2015 — drawing…
Lucid Motors Cuts 1,400 Jobs in Second Major Round This Year as New CEO Halts Production Shift
PublishedLucid Group has eliminated roughly 18% of its workforce — the second significant round in four months — under CEO…
In Monte Rio, a Pizzeria Opens — and the Redwood Park Quadruples
PublishedA wood-fired pizza place opened in May at 20391 Highway 116, in the space formerly occupied by Lucy's Lounge.
Berkeley's Tuesday Budget Vote Could Save a 43-Year Tenant's Home — or Let the Market Have It
PublishedA 23-unit Berkeley apartment complex where some residents have lived for more than four decades went on the market in…
At 121 Yukon, the Building That Couldn't Get Built Has a $1.3 Million Offer
PublishedA squatter-occupied 1908 three-unit building in Eureka Valley — no plumbing, no electricity, plywood for doors — is…