Monthly Archives: October 2020

Coronavirus economy: Bay Area, California hotels suffer huge revenue drops

Massive losses in revenue have bludgeoned the reeling hotel industry in the Bay Area and California, fresh evidence of the brutal effects of the coronavirus, according to figures released Monday by a top lodging analyst. The hotel markets in the … Continue reading

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The ‘shack’ a Tahoe bartender rents is listed for almost half a million dollars. Where will he go?

While the real estate market in Tahoe skyrockets, long-term rentals are scarce. In Tahoe City, where Hanichen lives, home prices have increased more than 30% compared with last year, according to Redfin. (Nationwide, home prices are up 11%.) In Truckee, … Continue reading

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Index for Bay Area Home Values Inches Up and Down

Having slipped in May and June, the SP CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – inched up 0.9 percent in July for a … Continue reading

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Google expands S.F. office despite shift to working from home during pandemic

Despite closed offices and a hiring slowdown during the coronavirus pandemic, Google is still growing in San Francisco. It’s a small addition, picking up what would have been enough space for 300 employees in the days before social distancing protocols. … Continue reading

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Berkeley Thief Demands Sandwiches, Not Cash

Welcome to p.m. Intel, your midday roundup of Bay Area food and restaurant news from publications near and far. Tips are always welcome, drop them here. A 7-Eleven store near the UC Berkeley campus was robbed at knifepoint this week, … Continue reading

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