Monthly Archives: October 2017

SF and several other Bay Area cities lobby for Amazon headquarters …

Thursday was the deadline for cities to submit a potential site to Amazon for its upcoming, Apple UFO-like $5 billion new North American headquarters, a secondary hub that the company says will compare in size and scope to its existing … Continue reading

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Summer-Like Heat to Return to the Bay Area, Could Break Records

It may be the middle of October, but summer-like heat will be making a comeback across the Bay Area this week. The National Weather Service predicts that daytime high temperatures across the region could be 15 to 20 degrees above … Continue reading

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They survived the California fires. Now, the crisis is finding housing

Laurie Martinez has slept in a tent every night since a fire ripped through her neighborhood in Santa Rosa, California. She walked several blocks to a local center on Wednesday to find out what help is available and began the … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon, environmental warrior, enjoyed his 1972 ferry ride

What sounds like science fiction in 2017 actually happened on Sept. 5, 1972, when Richard Nixon came to town. The president, an enthusiastic consumer of Bay Area mass transit who would ride BART three months later, arrived to advocate for … Continue reading

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Housing economist poses the big question: Will the Bay Area bubble …

SANTA CLARA — To burst or not to burst? That was the question posed Thursday by economist Lawrence Yun at the 27th Annual Convention and Expo of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors. He gave himself an out — … Continue reading

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