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Capturing Lightning in A SoMa Bottle
As Fast-Growing San Francisco Concludes Its Largest Rezoning in Ten Years, Will Its Novel New Urban Planning Guidelines for South of Market Represent...
Live, Work, Play Comes Alive in the Bay Area
By Michele Chandler As its employee count in Silicon Valley swells, Facebook is drawing high-profile attention for its plans to build housing near...
Bay Area Council Poll: Voters Willing to Charge Themselves to End Traffic
42% of Voters Would Pay from $3 up to $11 Daily—$9.76 Billion Annually—to Eliminate Congestion SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area voters are so...
BuildGroup, Inc. Names Dana Seabury as Business Development Manager for Interiors
Construction industry veteran brings long track record of success in building luxury, high-end interior spaces SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2018 - BuildGroup, Inc....
Revitalizing Downtown San José: Design’s Evolution and Impact
By Kevin Schaeffer Downtown San José is well positioned to become the next urban destination. An expanding job market, investment in public transit and...
Statement Applauding Decision to Place Regional Measure 3 on June 2018 Ballot
San Francisco — The Bay Area Council today loudly cheered a decision by the Bay Area Toll Authority to seek voter approval in...
Bay Area Transportation Coalition Hails Governor’s Signing of Bill to Address Bay Area’s Traffic, Commute Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO — A regional transportation coalition, including the Bay Area Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, SPUR and California Alliance for Jobs, today...
Bay Area Coalition Hails Passage of Region-Wide Traffic Busting Legislation, Urges Gov. Brown’s Signature
Bill Sets Stage for June 2018 Vote on Balanced, Comprehensive Congestion Relief Measure San Francisco/Silicon Valley—A coalition representing many of the Bay Area’s...
Poll Finds Strong Majority of Voters Back Bridge Toll Increase to Ease Grinding Traffic
85% say Bay Area traffic worse than a year ago; 74% want investments in major transit, transportation enhancement projects BAY AREA, CA –...
SPUR Recommends Regional Framework for More Sustainable Employment Growth
By Jacob Bourne In April, SPUR released a report, Rethinking the Corporate Campus: The Next Bay Area Workplace, that analyzes performance of employment...
San Mateo Begins Formal Downtown Specific Plan Update Process
By Jacob Bourne Following a Request for Proposals period that ended last July, the San Mateo City Council awarded a contract to Perkins...
Achieving the Improbable Dream: Affordable Home Ownership for Millennials
By Jen Chan, White Tiger Condo Conversion This article will also appear in The VIEW, the quarterly newsletter of Commercial Real Estate Women San...
