Jane Kim Claims Insurance Win as Mandelman Pitches $30 SFO Pay by 2030
Statewide insurance reform, airport labor standards, and civic expression at Chase Center led San Francisco developments on November…
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Bay Area Passes $1B Transit Tax at 61% as SF Elects Wiener, Keeps Park
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties approved a regional public transit sales tax measure by a 61% to 39% margin, raising an estimated $1…
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Amazon Adds Uber Eats to Prime as Boise Weighs Data Center Freeze
Consumer delivery consolidation, hyperscale data center zoning, open-source music hardware, digital publishing economics, and AI…
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SF Unveils $12.25M Mission BART Plan as Housing Economics Shift
Public-private transit revitalization, neighborhood legacy preservation, luxury real estate pricing, and multifamily construction math…
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San Francisco Prop. B Takes 51.16% Lead as Voters Keep Sunset Dunes
San Francisco's Proposition B public bank measure moved ahead 51.16% to 48.84% as voters rejected Proposition G by 64.8% to 35.2% to…
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SF Attorney Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as DOJ Civil Rights Chief
San Francisco conservative attorney Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as Assistant Attorney General for the U.S.
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Connie Chan Concedes to Scott Wiener in San Francisco U.S. House Race
San Francisco District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan conceded the California District 11 U.S. House of Representatives race to State Sen.
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T&T Supermarket Opens in SF as Mayor Lurie's Ballot Slate Sweeps
Canada's largest Asian grocery chain, T&T Supermarket (founded in Vancouver in 1993 by Cindy and Jack Lee and operating 38 to 40…
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Union Square Rink Opens as Voters Pass Lurie Props & Valkyries Parade
San Francisco's Safeway Holiday Ice Rink at Union Square opened Wednesday evening for its 19th season through January 18 with Olympic…
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Golden State Valkyries Celebrate WNBA Title in Oakland and Across Bay
The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA championship on Wednesday with a rally in Oakland, a transbay ferry crossing,…
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Scott Wiener Leads 11th District by 15 Points as Union Square Opens
State Senator Scott Wiener declared victory over Supervisor Connie Chan after building a 15-point lead with 30% of ballots counted in…
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San Mateo Tops State at $2.27M Home Price and Passes Measures U & J
The California Association of Realtors’ Q3 2026 report ranked San Mateo County as California’s priciest housing market at a $2.27…
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Wiener Leads Chan and Lurie Charter Measures Pass in San Francisco
State Sen. Scott Wiener led Supervisor Connie Chan 55.4% to 44.6% (with 35% counted) to succeed Rep.
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Bay Area Tops CA Home Prices as Dow Jumps 1,178 Points and CVS Splits
The California Association of Realtors’ Q3 2026 report ranked San Mateo ($2.27 million median price, $578,400 required income, $14,460…
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SF One-Bedroom Rent Hits $4,430 as BART Preps for Valkyries Parade
Zumper data shows San Francisco median monthly rent reaching a record $4,430 for a 1-bedroom apartment and topping $6,000 for a…
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