Monthly Archives: January 2014

2 people dead in San Francisco Bay Area house fire

15 hours 17 minutes ago by ASSOCIATED PRESS PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two people have died in a San Francisco Bay Area house fire. Police and fire officials in Palo Alto say the fire was reported at … Continue reading

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Bay Area Real Estate Recovery Bolsters Proposition 13

The recovery of the Bay Area’s real estate markets has muted the public outcry to change Proposition 13’s restrictions on assessed value increases. Passed in 1978, Proposition 13 has come under fire for fostering unequal tax burdens. The reasons that … Continue reading

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Bay Area’s Steep Housing Costs Spark Return To Communal Living

Dec 19, 2013 (Morning Edition) See this Hear this This week, we’re exploring the San Francisco Bay Area and the way income inequality is affecting the region. Check out the other pieces of the week, aggregated on this page. It’s … Continue reading

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Bay Area’s Steep Housing Costs Spark Return To Communal Living

Residents of The Embassy House, a communal home near San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury eat dinner together every Sunday. Elise Hu, NPR This week, we’re exploring the San Francisco Bay Area and the way income inequality is affecting the region. Check out … Continue reading

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Total Value of San Francisco-Area Homes Is Soaring

Share: Homes in Hercules, in Contra Costa County. (Craig Miller/KQED) We know home prices in the Bay Area have been skyrocketing. So it makes sense that the total value of the housing stock in the San Francisco and four surrounding … Continue reading

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