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The Evolution of Protest: The Bay Area Has Been Shaped by Dissent, But No …

The first salvo in the great tech-bus wars was fired on a crisp Friday morning in December. News from the front was, of course, live-tweeted. The correspondent in this case was Craig Frost, a Google employee whose charter bus ambled … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay area February home sales dip

SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO (AP) – Home sales dropped and prices rose in the San Francisco Bay area last month as supplies remained tight, the real estate research firm DataQuick reported Thursday. A total of 5,404 houses and condominiums … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay area February home sales dip

SAN DIEGO — Home sales dropped and prices rose in the San Francisco Bay area last month as supplies remained tight, the real estate research firm DataQuick reported Thursday. A total of 5,404 houses and condominiums were sold, down 1.8 … Continue reading

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Mid-Market arts center at risk amid boom

The surge in high-priced development along San Francisco’s long-neglected Mid-Market corridor may be a boon to city finances, but the rising prices that growth has fueled is a threat to the local arts community. A years-long effort to build a … Continue reading

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Gentrification no longer a dirty word

A citywide surge in trendy restaurants. Runaway rental and housing rates. Construction cranes dotting the skyline. The Twitter-ization of blighted Mid-Market. Conversions of old buildings to new market-rate housing, even in the stubbornly seedy Tenderloin. If we hadn’t been told … Continue reading

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