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Berkeley Marina hotel suffers loan delinquency as foreclosure looms

BERKELEY — A big hotel next to the Berkeley Marina has suffered a default on its real estate loan and now could face foreclosure if the owner fails to cure the delinquency. The 378-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Berkeley is in default on a $52.5 million loan it received in 2017, documents filed on Nov. 12 in Alameda County show.

Berkeley, CA · 2d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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A customer loved this Bay Area babka. So he took over the bakery

Babka specialist Braid Bakery has a new owner, a fresh outpost in Berkeley and plans to expand.

San Francisco, CA · 3d

Robb Report

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Art Dealer Rena Bransten’s Longtime San Francisco Home Hits the Market for $8.8 Million

Throughout her five-decade career, gallerist Rena Bransten reshaped San Francisco’s contemporary arts scene by legitimizing craft-based mediums, advocating for underrepresented artists, and connecting local talent to the global market. Luxury Real Estate's Newest Amenity Is a Prime View of Major Sporting Events When she died earlier this year at age 92, the prominent art dealer left a lasting imprint. In 1974, she cofounded Quay Ceramics Gallery with Ruth Braunstein, marking the start of a groundbreaking commercial platform that elevated ceramic sculpture into the realm of fine art. The following year, she expanded that vision by rebranding the space as Rena Bransten Gallery and championing diverse, multidisciplinary voices—from women and artists of color to emerging Bay Area conceptualists. “She was such a legend—and not only in the Bay Area art world, but nationally,” filmmaker John Waters told the San Francisco Chronicle , adding that she was a huge help to his career as a visual artist and not impressed by celebrity at all. “She was a classy act and a great art dealer ahead of her time.” Now, Bransten’s longtime estate in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood has entered the spotlight, hitting the market for $8.75 million. Erin Thompson and Neal

San Francisco, CA · 1d

KRON4 News

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Salt & Straw opens first location in Oakland

(KRON) — Popular ice cream chain, Salt & Straw is now open in Oakland. To celebrate the Grand Opening of Oakland’s first Salt & Straw, the shop featured two exclusive flavors you can only get at the Oakland location. “Calabrese with Honey Butter Rolls” which is a Calabrese spiced ice cream with whipped honey butter […]

Oakland, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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How much you need to earn to buy — or rent — a single-family home in the Bay Area

Rents and house prices have both surged in the Bay Area, though renting generally remains the less expensive option. Here’s a look at the data.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 8h

SFGate

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Bay Area Denny's now reinstalling plaque commemorating Jensen Huang

He got his start at Denny's, but even the diner has had doubts.

San Jose, CA · 1d

hoodline.com

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Oakland Hills Landowner Pitches 216 Homes on 40 Acres Off Skyline Boulevard

A Novato-based property owner has filed preliminary permits for a new housing proposal that would carve 40 acres of wooded Oakland Hills land into 56 separate lots, with 54 single-family houses and six multifamily buildings adding up to 216 dwelling units at full build-out. The site sits at 5885 Skyline Boulevard, tucked into terrain that overlooks the highway roads approaching the Caldecott Tunnel and the North Oakland Regional Sports Center.

Oakland, CA · 18h

The Garden Magazine

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Sweet Proteins Brewed in Tanks Could Cut Sugar in Food, and Amyris Wants In

Emeryville, Calif. – Amyris, Inc. announced on November 12 that it will acquire Oobli, a California company that uses fermentation to make ingredients for sugar reduction. ([1])The deal combines a biomanufacturing company with a small firm focused on a specialized class of sweeteners. Food brands are looking for ways to trim sugar without losing taste,...

Emeryville, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘We expanded too quickly.’ Bay Area doughnut favorite to close half its shops

Johnny Doughnuts, known for nostalgic creations made with high-quality ingredients, is shutting down three of its six Bay Area locations.

San Francisco, CA · 6d

bayareatelegraph.com

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Walnut Creek Weighs $500,000 in Golf Course Repairs — And Changes to Other City Properties

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Walnut Creek officials are considering spending $500,000 on repairs and upgrades at the city’s Boundary Oak Golf Course, where aging electrical and sewer infrastructure has reached the point of needing replacement. The proposed investment is among several property-related decisions scheduled for the Walnut Creek...

Walnut Creek, CA · 4h

hoodline.com

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San Leandro Battery Startup Coreshell Lands $30M to Ditch Chinese Graphite

2020 Williams St., Building B3 — Coreshell Technologies Headquarters. A San Leandro battery startup just pulled in $30 million to prove it can build lithium-ion cells without a single gram of Chinese graphite. Coreshell Technologies announced the close of its Series B financing round on Wednesday, with the money earmarked for scaling up manufacturing and customer programs as the company races to replace one of the battery industry's most China-dependent materials.

San Leandro, CA · 1d

48hills.org

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Move to San Francisco, Elon; we seem to love billionaires here

Now that Texas has become a state governed by Democrats, after you spent a small fortune to prevent their takeover of the Lone Star State, you might want to leave your properties in Boca Chica and Austin and move back to the Bay Area. San Francisco remains a haven for...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

SFist

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SF Basement, Buried After 1906 Earthquake, Unearthed at Construction Site on Van Ness

An excavation on Van Ness Avenue in SF led workers to the top of an old staircase, which they followed underground to discover a fully intact basement that had been sealed off since the 1906 earthquake. Alex Coburn, a staff archaeologist at engineering and environmental services firm Kleinfelder, was working...

San Francisco, CA · 1d

ABC7 News Bay Area

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San Francisco weighs limits on self-checkout stations

More staff, fewer self-checkout lanes? San Francisco officials are weighing new rules aimed at reducing theft and protecting retail jobs.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

hoodline.com

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San Lorenzo's 135-Unit Bayfair Apartments Sold, New Owners Eye Affordable Conversion

A 135-unit apartment complex in San Lorenzo has new owners with plans to carve out affordable housing from a property built back in 1976. JSB Capital Group and Faulkner Capital Partners have purchased Bayfair Apartments, a complex off Highway 185 near Interstates 238 and 580, with intentions to designate part of the units as affordable housing.

San Lorenzo, CA · 2d

TripJaunt

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Vallarta Supermarkets Brings Its First Bay Area Store to San Jose

Vallarta Supermarkets, a grocery chain that began in Southern California, will open its first Bay Area store in San Jose, with a 64,000-square-foot location set to welcome shoppers on Nov. 18 ([1]). The opening carries weight beyond one new address. It marks the chain’s move into Northern California, and it brings a long-running Mexican-American market

San Jose, CA · 2d

sfstandard.com

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Meet the renting rich: Bay Area millionaire renters have quadrupled since 2020

The number of Bay Area tenants who earn $1 million or more a year has nearly quadrupled since the pandemic as young residents get rich faster than ever before in a housing market where demand far outstrips supply. Call it the rise of the renting rich. The number of millionaire...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

svdaily.com

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Zipline Scores $1.5 Billion Investment

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion post-money valuation, led by Paradigm, WCM Investment Management, and Layer Global with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Uber, Tiger Global, J.P. Morgan, ARK Invest, and Salesforce Ventures. Zipline plans to use...

South San Francisco, CA · 1d

KTVU FOX 2

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Residual delays from nat'l ground stop haunt Oakland airport passengers

Passengers attempting to catch flights at Oakland-SF Bay Airport faced delays and cancellations as the aviation industry struggles to return to normal after nat'l ground stop.

Oakland, CA · 13h