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The Best Places to Shop Fresh

For many, farmers’ markets are an important part of Bay Area weekend culture. They are one of the best ways to support local farmers, who can sell their produce directly to the community instead of routing it through grocery chains. Here’s a look at some solid nearby farmers’ market options.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d
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SFGate

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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 · 19h
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unearththevoyage.com

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Shop These 5 California Butcher Shops for Better Meat That Costs Less Than the Grocery Store

Sometimes the best steak you will ever cook comes from a small shop you almost drove right past. Across California, neighborhood butchers are quietly selling fresher, tastier meat for less than the big grocery chains charge. It feels like finding a secret that your wallet and your dinner plate will...

Sacramento, CA · 4d
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A late Palo Alto installment brings a 10% penalty and $20.00 cost; Santa Clara County says to pay if your lender’s payment is uncertain.

As of mid-November, a recent refinance can leave you unsure who will pay the first property-tax installment on your Palo Alto, California, home. Santa Clara County recommends paying it yourself if you are unsure whether your new lender will pay. A late installment brings a 10% penalty and $20.00 cost, so settle that question before the county’s December 10 deadline.

Palo Alto, CA · 15h
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SFGate

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Historic Squire House in Palo Alto listed for the first time since 1999, asking $20M

The 1904 mansion has ties to a U.S. president.

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

rwcpulse.com

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Coffeebar faces class action lawsuit for tips

A former Coffeebar Redwood City employee filed a class action lawsuit against the coffee chain, alleging wage theft and failure to provide accurate wage statements. Kevin Semo, who was an hourly employee at Coffeebar in Redwood City from June 2025 to May 2026, filed the civil suit in San Mateo County Superior Court on Oct. 12. The suit names three Coffeebar subsidiaries and Gregory Buchheister, the business’s founder and manager of each location, as defendants.

Redwood City, CA · 12h

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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 · 17h

The Coconut Mama

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California Eggo plant temporarily closes, affecting 112 workers

A San Jose plant tied to Eggo temporarily closed on November 4, affecting 112 workers, according to California WARN records. The short-term shutdown differs from a recent permanent California cereal-and-granola…

San Jose, CA · 1d

SFGate

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LinkedIn purges hundreds of fake jobs after investigation

Ghost jobs are so prevalent, they've become a bipartisan issue.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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Vehicle parts distributor signs lease for San Jose site in expansion

SAN JOSE — An auto parts distributor has signed a lease for a big chunk of San Jose space — a fresh indicator that a growing number of companies are looking for Bay Area industrial sites. U.S. AutoForce has leased roughly 93,000 square feet of an industrial building...

San Jose, CA · 2d

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 · 1d

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Danaher’s Cepheid business to lay off 67 people in California

Danaher’s Cepheid molecular diagnostics subsidiary plans to lay off 67 people in California, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter filed with the state. The layoffs affect employees at the company’s facility in Sunnyvale, California, and are expected to take place by Dec. 28. Most of those...

California · 2d

Palo Alto Online

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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 · 11h

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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 · 15h

Housing Wire

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Apartment rents diverge: San Francisco rises, the Sun Belt falls

RealPage reported a 1.7% year-over-year rise in October rents nationally, with the Bay Area posting the strongest gains and many Sun Belt and Florida markets still declining. Deliveries and absorption are nearing balance, and occupancy was 95%. AI Summary. America’s apartment landscape has become a tale of two opposing rent...

San Francisco, CA · 10h

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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 · 1d

Silicon Valley

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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 · 17h

The Sacramento Bee

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UC system buys Ritz-Carlton hotel in Half Moon Bay for $193 million

The University of California system bought the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Half Moon Bay for $193 million last month, according to San Mateo County records. The property was purchased by an affiliate company based at the Oakland headquarters of the University of California Office of the President, as first reported by local news outlet Coastside News. The university did not disclose its plans for the oceanfront luxury resort. A UC spokesperson said the Board of Regents has delegated investment authority to the university’s chief investment officer within set asset classes and risk limits. The board, the spokesperson said, does not approve individual real estate transactions. “UC Investments operates with fiduciary independence in managing the university’s investment assets,” the spokesperson said. “UC investment decisions are not directed by the UC Board of Regents or the UC Office of the President.” UC Investments, led by chief investment officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher, manages the university system’s investment funds. At present, the portfolio of investments totals approximately $236 billion. This includes retirement, endowment and cash assets. As of June 2025, about 5.5% of the university’s assets were invested in real estate. About a year ago, UC Investments bought the 331-room Residence Inn Berkeley for $175.8

Half Moon Bay, CA · 1d

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Almost 3 years after Saratoga home burned, insurance saga still unresolved

Jiin Song and her family lost their home in a December 2023 electrical fire that caused substantial damage to their Saratoga property. Almost three years later, they’re still waiting for the rebuild to be finished so they can move back to the Saratoga Oaks community. “We want to go...

Saratoga, CA · 13h

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JSB, Faulkner Buy Bay Area Asset, Eye Affordable Conversion

The 1976-completed property underwent renovations prior to the sale. JSB Capital Group and Faulkner Capital Partners have purchased Bayfair Apartments, a 135-unit multifamily property in San Lorenzo, Calif., with plans to designate part of the apartments as affordable housing. Fuller Enterprises previously owned the asset, Yardi Matrix data shows. Berkadia...

San Lorenzo, CA · 1d