Monthly Archives: October 2017

Why Oakland Coliseum site doesn’t work for big-league teams

For the Raiders, the lure was Nevada’s promise of $750 million in hotel tax money to help build a stadium in Las Vegas. But there’s no such taxpayer boost coming for the Warriors as they move to San Francisco, nor … Continue reading

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Why Oakland Coliseum site doesn’t work for big-league teams

For the Raiders, the lure was Nevada’s promise of $750 million in hotel tax money to help build a stadium in Las Vegas. But there’s no such taxpayer boost coming for the Warriors as they move to San Francisco, nor … Continue reading

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On a roll: Affordable housing advocates pack a San Francisco hotel and say they’re winning the battle

SAN FRANCISCO — With all the persistent ranting about the housing crisis — how intractable it is, how it’s driving middle class and poor people from the Bay Area, and how there are no solutions in sight — one might … Continue reading

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Lifestyle switch: More Bay Area residents are choosing to rent than ever before, and they’re paying through the nose

The share of Bay Area households that rent their homes has grown significantly over the last decade — by about 5 percent — while the share that own their homes has declined in kind. That change in lifestyle – part … Continue reading

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Is there a housing bubble and will it pop in San Francisco?

Home prices are rising nationally and at a still faster clip in the Bay Area. When will it end? A report on housing “bubble risk” in 20 global financial markets finds that San Francisco is the most overvalued American city … Continue reading

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