Industry Contributors & Editorial
McNellis: Don’t Cry for Argentina
By John McNellis Confucius has been mistranslated for 2500 years. The master didn’t really say, “When prosperity comes, do not use all of...
McNellis: ePup
By John McNellis Time to throw the internet a bone. And maybe a handful of Kibble. In recent months, this column has questioned...
A Great Year to Unlock Quality Deal Flow
By Adam Hooper When legislators dropped the JOBS Act onto the real estate industry’s doorstep last year, not everyone noticed. Of those who...
McNellis: A Great Year to Unload Crap
By John McNellis There are bad ideas—say, ordering spaghetti on a first date. And there are worse ideas, like telling someone what you...
Makeover or Makeweight? SB 743 and CEQA Reform
By Arthur Coon and Matthew Henderson Few pieces of legislation have engendered as much debate both inside and outside the courtroom as the...
McNellis on Amazon’s Global Designs
By John McNellis John Goodman pitched his new series, Alpha House, on The Daily Show last week. Ordinarily, a talk show guest selling...
Cal Supreme Court Clarifies BMR Law
By Ernest J. Galvan and David P. Lanfernam In a unanimous decision issued on October 17, 2013, the California Supreme Court ruled in...
More Sunlight on Solar
(Editor’s Note: John McNellis’ September column, “Sunlight on Solar,” generated a fair bit of reader response, most notably from Sun Light and Power,...
Healthy Side Effects of Health Reform
Healthcare reform is spurring new construction methods. By Jeff Lage Whatever side of the political aisle you’re on, let’s put aside the debate...
McNellis: Bankrupt Values
By John McNellis Fresh & Easy, a supermarket chain of 200 stores, filed for bankruptcy last week. Unlike most bankrupts, F&E has no...
McNellis Shines Sunlight on Solar
By John McNellis Solar power and fishing share the same sparkle: Like fish in the sea, sunlight is free. But just as a...
McNellis: Lawyers’ Labors Lost
By John McNellis Lawyers are losing ground, perhaps faster than many of us realize. According to CBRE Group Inc.’s most recent San Francisco...
