San Diego
Sana’a Cafe Backfills Starbucks Boxes, Lines Up Nationwide Franchise Push by Late 2026
The Hayward-based Yemeni coffee chain has secured more than 30 leases across two states and is courting franchisees in four others, betting that...
California Jobs Engine Stalls in April as Unemployment Holds at 5.3%
The state shed 3,300 nonfarm payroll jobs even as a sixth straight monthly drop in the unemployed pool pointed to a labor market...
Note Buyer Forecloses on 206,000 SQFT Oakland Office at $8.7MM After East West Bank Sells Distressed Loan
A Lafayette-based note purchaser takes title to Edgewater Park Plaza near Oakland International Airport, capping a 75 percent valuation collapse as East Bay...
Independent Operators Now Hold the Majority of Oakland’s Coworking Market
A new CoworkingCafe report ranks Oakland 21st nationally, with locally owned operators controlling more than half the city’s flexible workspace market — the...
City Controller: San Francisco Economy Has Reached an Inflection Point
Q1 2026 indicators show tech hiring rebound, office vacancy retreating, and downtown foot traffic climbing as city hits economic inflection point San Francisco’s...
New State Law Could Unlock Affirmed Housing’s 128-Unit Affordable Project in El Dorado County After Supervisors Blocked Earlier Plan
Affirmed Housing’s Green Valley Family Apartments could sidestep both CEQA review and a board vote if county staff rule the new AB 893...
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Bed Bath & Boomerang
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) In August 2025, Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc.—which is to...
California’s AB 2074 Targets Downtown High-Rise Housing with $500MM Revolving Loan Fund
Assemblymember Matt Haney’s Downtown Revitalization Act would mandate by-right residential density near transit in cities of 400,000-plus, directly addressing office-vacancy-driven decline in downtown...
Walmart Commits $1.1B Five-Year Investment to California, Plans 56 Store Remodels in 2026
The world’s largest retailer is modernizing more than four dozen California locations this year as part of a national 650-store overhaul, doubling down...
U.S. Life Sciences Vacancy Tops 70% of New Deliveries as 60MM SQFT Pipeline Reshapes Market
Savills says supply surge from pandemic-era development boom is outpacing demand, leaving major lab projects unleased across key hubs A development cycle that...
Nordstrom Expands California Presence With Two New Local Service Hubs in San Diego and Danville
The 1,190-square-foot San Diego location and 1,214-square-foot Danville hub will open in June, bringing the retailer’s service-focused micro-format concept to six California locations...
