INDUSTRY news
Gensler’s City Pulse 2026 Splits the Bay Area: San Francisco Lands Top-Tier Stickiness as San Jose Trails
The Bay Area’s two largest downtowns diverged sharply in Gensler’s largest-ever global study of urban experience, with San Francisco ranking among the nation’s...
Sacramento City Unified Declares Historic 4.83-Acre McClaskey Center Surplus, Opening East Sac Infill Site to Developers
Sacramento City Unified School District has cleared the way to sell the century-old A. Warren McClaskey Adult Center, a 4.83-acre East Sacramento parcel...
Silicon Valley Office Vacancy Climbs to 22.5% as Construction Pipeline Shrinks to 14-Year Low
Silicon Valley’s commercial construction pipeline collapsed to its smallest level since 2012 in the first quarter of 2026 even as leasing activity rebounded...
Goldman Cuts US Recession Odds to 15% as Oil Retreats, but Warns of Hawkish Fed and Stretched AI Valuations
Goldman Sachs has lowered its 12-month US recession probability to the long-term norm of 15 percent following a US-Iran agreement that pulled energy...
44-Unit Manchester Apartments Listed for Sale in San Leandro With Rare Rent-Reset Upside
The Mogharebi Group has listed Manchester Apartments, a 44-unit deed-restricted affordable housing community in unincorporated San Leandro, pitching investors on a regulatory quirk...
Terreno Realty Locks In Early Renewal on 102,000 SQFT Hayward Industrial Building as East Bay Vacancy Climbs
Terreno Realty Corporation has secured an early lease renewal with a longtime moving and storage tenant at its Hayward warehouse, extending a key...
Redwood City Launches $2.8MM Broadway Repaving and Accessibility Overhaul Beginning July 6
Redwood City will reconfigure travel lanes, rebuild curb ramps and install pedestrian beacons across three segments of Broadway under a $2.8 million construction...
Menlo Park Loosens Downtown Zoning to Fill Santa Cruz Avenue Vacancies, Backing Windy Hill Ventures Bid
The Menlo Park City Council voted unanimously on June 23 to rewrite the zoning rules governing its downtown core, clearing salons, gyms, banks...
Etched AI Lands 80,000 SQFT Milpitas R&D Lease Amid AI Chip Demand
Etched AI’s 80,000-square-foot Milpitas R&D lease drops into a Silicon Valley industrial market where AI hardware companies are chasing 12 million square feet...
FivePoint Clears Final Map for 7,200-Home Candlestick Point Megaproject, Breaks Ground This Summer in San Francisco
After more than a decade of false starts, environmental scandal and shifting market bets, developer FivePoint has secured the final approval it needs...
San Francisco Commission Advances Mayor Lurie’s $28.5MM OpenGov Permitting Deal Despite Favoritism Claims
San Francisco’s Civil Service Commission cleared Mayor Daniel Lurie’s no-bid OpenGov contract on a 4-1 vote, unblocking a $28.5 million permitting overhaul that...
Zoox Primes 220,000 SQFT Hayward Plant for 100 Robotaxis a Week as Federal Waiver Holds the Line
Amazon-owned Zoox says its purpose-built Hayward manufacturing plant is ready to turn out as many as 100 robotaxis a week, a production signal...
