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08/16/2026

Two AI-adjacent leases and a pricey multifamily deal made for an eventful week in the Bay Area

All aboard the hype train! Wait, this is just a BART, and it’s headed to … West Oakland?

While it’s unlikely that Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk will ever again sit among the plebians in a public transit car, the locations of their newest manufacturing plants could lead to quite a few more passengers in the Bay Area. Within a matter of two days, two of the world’s wealthiest men decided Oakland would be the backdrop for their companies’ next chapters.




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05/25/2026

Several rare San Francisco lots sold at auction Tuesday for eyebrow-raising sums, even in a city known for shocking prices. Located near the shoreline close to Candlestick Park, the lots were billed as “a unique opportunity,” with each offering 5,000 square feet, or about 1/10 of an acre of land. The lots sold for less than $1,000 a piece, but there was a catch, of course.

The lots were billed as "a unique opportunity."

05/20/2026

Finding a gas station in the Bay Area has become more difficult in recent years as hundreds of stations have closed, driven in part by the high cost of removing potentially dangerous underground storage tanks and complying with state law.

In San Francisco's Mission District, a Shell station remains out of service while its steel tanks are replaced - a process that can be complex and hazardous.

During one removal, gasoline vapors inside a tank caused an explosion, underscoring the risks involved.

Finding a gas station in the Bay Area has become more difficult in recent years as hundreds of stations have closed, driven in part by the high cost of removing potentially dangerous underground storage tanks and complying with state law.

05/12/2026

Housing prices in the Bay Area have never been higher. The stock market keeps climbing to new records — mainly because of a single tech sector. Major companies have gone through multiple rounds of layoffs. The cost of living, from mortgage rates to a gallon of gas or milk, keeps going up. There’s a war in the Middle East.

The 2007 vibes are strong. That was the year the housing bubble burst, tied to the subprime mortgage crisis that triggered the Great Recession.

But do all the parallels indicate that we’re in another bubble — and that the housing market could again be poised to crash?

Mortgage rates are high and buyers are pulling back. So why aren’t Bay Area home prices crashing? An economist explains.

04/03/2026

Oakland's Jack London District is embracing a new era expansion. Many new businesses and residence are finding major value in Jack London.