Tag Archives: San Francisco Examiner

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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Bruce Brugmann sells Bay Guardian to SF Examiner

“I’m going to be 77 on June 14, and Jean and I have been doing this for 45 years.” It was time, said Bruce Brugmann, founder, editor and publisher of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, “to turn things over to … Continue reading →

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Tech and the San Francisco Rental Bubble

screenshot via Craigslist.orgA sample list of apartments for rent in SoMa, an area of San Francisco with trendy lofts. I’ve recently learned that real estate brokers in San Francisco have reached a consensus on a topic that entrepreneurs and investors can’t seem … Continue reading →

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Negative Equity Doesn’t Always Have to Mean Goodbye

The San Francisco Examiner reported a few weeks ago that “the percentage of “underwater” homes — worth less than they are mortgaged for — rose sharply in San Mateo County in the first quarter of this year. In the first … Continue reading →

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