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Mahan Seeks Permanent Easement on 565 Hillside Acres Around Former IBM Almaden Campus Ahead of Blackstart Data Center Deal
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and District 10 Councilmember George Casey are pressing for a legally binding conservation easement over roughly 565 acres...
Blackstart Digital Affiliate to Buy 544,000 SQFT Former IBM Almaden Campus in San Jose
A Blackstart Digital affiliate plans to buy IBM's former 544,000 SQFT Almaden campus in San Jose and reuse it as a tech, R&D...
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...
San Jose Rezones 544,000 SQFT IBM Almaden Campus, Igniting Data Center Fight
The San Jose City Council voted 9-2 to rezone the 35-acre developed core of IBM's former Almaden Research Center for industrial use, a...
Alameda County Weighs Handing Supervisors Power Over Measure D, Easing Development Limits on Livermore’s Protected Hills
Alameda County supervisors have begun studying whether to ask voters to relinquish their exclusive authority over Measure D, the 25-year-old growth-control law protecting...
Court Clears Port of Oakland’s 830,000 SQFT Airport Terminal Expansion as Opponents Vow Appeal
An Alameda County judge has upheld the environmental review behind the Port of Oakland's multibillion-dollar plan to rebuild Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport,...
Trust for Public Land Secures $175MM Option to Buy Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, Plans Massive East Bay Waterfront Park
The $175 million deal to acquire the 161-acre former horse racing track from the Stronach Group would create 8.5 miles of connected public...
Bounded by Sea, Strangled by Trusts
Every acre we preserve is an acre we can't build on—and the housing math is catching up By Billy the Broker (I just...
Oakland Office Market Sees 24.6% Vacancy as Leasing Slows and Sales Hold Steady
Q3 2025 report shows 286,000 SQFT of negative absorption and $91.7MM in property sales The Oakland office market is experiencing continued uncertainty as...
Energy Star’s Demise Threatens to Unravel Commercial Real Estate’s $500 Billion Sustainability Infrastructure
The Trump administration's decision to eliminate Energy Star could trigger a crisis across commercial real estate markets, potentially invalidating billions in green financing,...
Orchard Partners Scales Down Guadalupe Quarry Project in Brisbane Amidst Environmental Opposition
Orchard Partners has unveiled a significantly downsized plan for the Guadalupe Quarry Redevelopment Project in Brisbane, a move aimed at appeasing environmentalists concerned...
