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Economist: {noun}: someone good with numbers but without enough personality to be an accountant.
San Jose Logs Nation’s Largest Weekly Office Occupancy Gain but Still Ranks Ninth of 10 Metros
San Jose posted the largest single-week occupancy gain of any major U.S. office market yet still ranked second-to-last in Kastle Systems' badge-swipe index,...
Palo Alto Completes San Francisco Bay’s First ‘Horizontal Levee,’ a $4.6MM Blueprint for Shoreline Defense
The City of Palo Alto and regional partners have finished the San Francisco Bay shoreline's first horizontal levee, a $4.6 million pilot at...
San Francisco Visitor Spending Set for Record $9.94B in 2026 as Moscone Booking Pace Outruns 2019
The San Francisco Travel Association told hundreds of hospitality executives that 2026 visitor spending will beat the city's 2019 nominal record, even as...
Hines Puts San Jose Among Top U.S. Manufacturing Markets, Spotlights Fremont-Newark Corridor
Hines Research scored roughly 1,500 industrial submarkets nationwide and found seven in San Jose that clear its bar for durable manufacturing demand, making...
Simon Property Group Launches Ad Business, Turning Bay Area Mall Traffic Into a Media Play
Simon Property Group, owner of Northern California retail anchors including Stanford Shopping Center and the Great Mall of the Bay Area, has stood...
San Francisco Bucks the Coastal Squeeze as New Apartments Add 35 SQFT
San Francisco stands out as one of the only major coastal markets where new apartments have grown larger over the past decade, a...
Sacramento Multifamily Roars Back With $578MM in First-Half Sales, Its Strongest Run Since 2022
Greater Sacramento's apartment market delivered its most active investment stretch in four years during the first half of 2026, as $578 million in...
California Clears Plug-In Solar Bill, Rewriting the Power Equation for Bay Area Renters and Landlords
California lawmakers sent SB 868 to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 26, clearing a path for renters and multifamily owners across PG&E's Northern...
California Strikes Data Center Energy Deal, Shifting Bay Area Grid Costs Onto Operators
California lawmakers finalized a two-bill compromise Friday ordering regulators to write dedicated electricity rates for data centers, a framework that lands hardest in...
San Jose Advances Rename of Downtown’s 2.3-Acre Plaza de César Chávez to Plaza de San Jose
San Jose is on the verge of renaming its oldest and most prominent downtown gathering space, a 2.3-acre civic anchor surrounded by the...
State Commits $125MM to $175MM Golden Gate Fields Park as Budget Vote Nears in Berkeley
California lawmakers are poised to lock in $125 million from the state's Proposition 4 climate bond toward the Trust for Public Land's $175...
