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San Francisco, Los Angeles vie for tallest skyscraper

Click photo to enlarge SAN FRANCISCO — Starry-eyed city leaders boast that the $4.2 billion Transbay Transit Center planned for South of Market will include the tallest building on the West Coast, but they’ve left out one crucial detail: a … Continue reading →

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Oakland pot dispensaries delay opening

Nearly a year after Oakland permitted the establishment of four new medical marijuana dispensaries, three have yet to open, in large part because landlords have been unwilling to rent to them. City leaders and cannabis advocates say a federal crackdown … Continue reading →

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SF Tech Firms Want Retail, Real Estate To Bear Tax Burden

advertisement Technology firms are the economic engine of the Bay Area. But so are real estate and restaurants, which would be asked to pay more taxes under a plan pushed by technology companies and investors. San Francisco’s tax plan is … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneur’s Ambitious Plans Go Up in Smoke

It is an industry that blossomed in the oversize metal warehouses of old-line Oakland businesses. Established trucking, plumbing and construction companies, scrambling for work in a down economy, opened their doors to Mr. Ebyam’s cannabis farms, thought to be the … Continue reading →

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