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$310 Million Land Deal Kills a 50-Year-Old Theme Park

The operating company will run one final farewell season before handing the land over to developers.

Santa Clara, CA · 5h

Yahoo!

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San Francisco Boomers Are Moving To This Lovely Outdoorsy City Just Under An Hour From Lake Tahoe

When Bay Area baby boomers — that's anyone born between 1946 and 1964 — decide it's finally time to move away from the misty air of San Francisco, there's one spot that seems to be drawing the eye more than others. It lies over the great Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east, on the bends of the Truckee River in Washoe County, on the far northwest edge of the state of Nevada. Its name? Reno.

Reno, NV · 7d
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Mount Veeder Vineyard Compound With Apple Barn and Climbing Wall Lists for $15M

A sprawling vineyard compound on Napa's Mount Veeder has hit the market for $15 million, pairing a 1932 farmhouse with two separate residential campuses, a timber-framed Apple Barn and a steel-framed Art Barn tucked into the hillside. The property spans contiguous parcels along Mount Veeder Road and includes acreage planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot that has been farmed by one of Napa's best-known wineries for more than a decade.

Napa, CA · 5h
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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 · 1d
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Burlingame's downtown is booming. Small businesses are paying the price.

As big brands flock to town, local businesses face a squeeze.

Burlingame, CA · 1d

CalMatters

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Newsom’s power move bruised Dems. Now, they look forward to the Becerra era

It’s Xavier Becerra’s honeymoon period, and he’s pledging to treat Democratic leaders in the Capitol better than the last guy. We’ll see how the promise holds come budget season. We have a new election result with Prop. 5 passing. That’s the Democratic-backed ballot measure that aims to shake up recall elections, presumably in a way […]

California · 1d

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Mary, 98, Paid Her Rent on Time for 50 Years. Then the Building's Owners Moved to Evict Her: "I Am Too Old to Pack Up and Leave"

Mary Phillips was 98 and still answering her own door. That is how KRON 4 reporter Dan Kerman found her in July 2014, in the Dolores Street apartment in San Francisco where she had lived for 50 years. She told him she had been very happy there, had “always paid my rent,” and had never been late. None of that stopped what came next. KRON reported that the building’s owners had evicted her using the Ellis Act, a California law that lets property owners take rental units off the market. Phillips told the station she had nowhere else to go. She said she did not break down when the notice came. She simply refused to believe it. With her attorneys, she decided to fight. “I am too old to pack up and leave,” she told KRON. Then she added, with a laugh, that she would just “kick the bucket right here.” Her story came out the same day several dozen protesters rallied outside the offices of the investment firm that owned the building, calling for an end to rising evictions in the city. The demonstrators claimed the firm bought buildings, cleared tenants through the Ellis Act and then resold them

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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Former Larkspur Sewer Plant Site Eyed for Housing Redevelopment

The Ross Valley Sanitary District has pursued housing redevelopment for its long-vacant former wastewater treatment plant site in Larkspur, a 10.7-acre parcel. The property at 2000 Larkspur Landing Circle is the subject of a housing proposal, according to the Marin Independent Journal. The district will retain some land around one of its pump stations even as the rest of the site changes hands. The property, which formerly housed a sewer plant, sits near a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit station and the Golden Gate ferry terminal in Larkspur, giving the future residential project direct access to regional transit.

Larkspur, CA · 1d

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Mountain View Opens New Affordable Complex, Half Its Units Reserved for Homeless Families

1265 Montecito Ave. — Approximate Site of Affordable Housing Opening. Mountain View marked the grand opening of a new affordable housing community this week, joining nonprofit and county partners to celebrate a project years in the making at 1265 Montecito Ave. The five-story building, known as Montecito Multifamily, sits at the intersection of Montecito Avenue and North Shoreline Boulevard and is designed for households earning between 30% and 50% of the area median income, with half of its units set aside for families coming out of Rapid Rehousing programs.

Mountain View, CA · 1d

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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 · 1d

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Petaluma Has Hit Just 34% of Its 1,910-Home State Housing Target

Petaluma has issued building permits for 652 of the 1,910 homes in its state housing allocation—about 34% of the target. That tally measures permits, not finished homes. The distinction matters as the city weighs new apartment projects, zoning changes, and its newly adopted General Plan against rising land, construction, and permitting costs that can slow construction.

Petaluma, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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A mysterious tiny building on S.F.’s waterfront sparked a frenzy. So its developer held a party

A developer held a competition to solicit ideas about what the building on San Francisco’s central waterfront would be best suited for. Those with the best ideas got to tour the property.

San Francisco, CA · 8d

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Rena Bransten’s San Francisco House in Photos

The two-story stucco and terracotta-roof home has five bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and a powder room in roughly 3,600 square feet. Click here for the full story . 1. Original hardwood floors anchor the formal living room around a minimalist, mantel-free fireplace. 2. Tall arched windows frame views of the Golden Gate Bridge. 3. A trio of arched glass doorways link the family room to the central couryard. 4. Warm natural light pours across the sitting area. 5. The dining room is flanked by built-in shelving and Presidio-facing windows. 6. The kitchen is outfitted with custom gray cabinetry and stone countertops. 7. A skylight illuminates the adjoining breakfast nook. 8. The primary bedroom. 9. The primary also offers up picturesque vistas. 10. A private lounge is tucked beyond a closet-lined corridor and dual baths. 11. A fireside guest bedroom. 12. The central courtyard. 13. A broad flagstone patio is bordered by lush, terraced gardens. 14. The Presidio’s historic brick quarters and eucalyptus groves stretch toward the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. View Full Gallery (14 Photos)

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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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 · 1d

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A 10% penalty awaits a late first installment on your Oakland home; Alameda County lets you request a missing bill.

As of mid-November 2026, a missing property-tax bill is something to address now if you own an Oakland, California, home. Alameda County’s Treasurer-Tax Collector says the first installment was due November 1 and becomes delinquent at 5 p.m. December 10; after that, a 10% penalty attaches. Request a duplicate, then choose how to pay before the deadline.

Oakland, CA · 12h

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Vallejo Homes Move off the Market Faster as Inventory and Prices Both Dip

Vallejo buyers found fewer homes to choose from as listings shrank, and the homes that remained moved off the market faster than a year ago.

Vallejo, CA · 3d

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Tech company signs lease for space in north San Jose office building

SAN JOSE — A tech company that makes chips for an array of uses has signed a lease for office space at a prominent office building in San Jose. Global Foundries U.S., a contract manufacturer of semiconductors, has leased space at 6220 America Center in North San Jose’s Alviso district, documents filed on Nov. 9 in Santa Clara County show.

San Jose, CA · 1d

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Buying a Peninsula home could now cost $4,380 more a month

Buying a home on the Peninsula now can mean monthly mortgage payments nearly three times what current homeowners pay. A typical mortgage holder in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area, which includes San Benito and Santa Clara counties, pays $2,659 a month in principal and interest. Buying a home with a new mortgage at the prevailing rate would bring that estimated payment to $7,039, based on September’s median listing price of $1.39 million, according to a new report from Realtor.com.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

House Notes

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Your rejected Hayward property-tax e-check carries a $61.00 fee and blocks online payment for the rest of the fiscal year.

As of mid-November, a rejected property-tax e-check is more than an online-payment problem for a Hayward, California, owner. The Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector says you cannot pay online for the rest of the fiscal year and must mail your payment with a $61.00 returned-check fee. The first installment becomes delinquent at 5:00 p.m. December 10; after that, a 10% penalty attaches. If your online payment was rejected, prepare to mail the payment and fee before the due date.

Hayward, CA · 1d