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SFGate
Berkeley: Measure V Seeks To Impose A 0.5% Sales Tax
On Nov. 3, Berkeley voters will decide on Measure V, a half-cent sales tax that would raise the aggregate sales tax in the city to 10.75%. The City Council placed the measure on the ballot earlier this year, citing the need to close a $30 million annual budget deficit projected for 2027 and 2028.
bayareatelegraph.com
Bishop Ranch Is Filling Up Again — These Big Companies Are Expanding in San Ramon
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – Several major employers are taking more space at Bishop Ranch–it’s a very encouraging sign as San Ramon’s business district as it evolves into a neighborhood with offices, homes, shops and restaurants, not just an office park. John Muir Health, Cloud Software Group...
SFist
Oakland Arts Nonprofit ‘The Crucible’ Shuts Down Amid Financial Problems, Staff Turmoil
The Crucible, a longtime West Oakland arts institution known for its hands-on industrial arts classes and fire performances, abruptly closed Sunday amid financial problems, leaving employees and the community uncertain about its future. The Crucible's closure took effect Sunday, October 25, after Interim Executive Director Douglas Yeiser emailed employees instructing...
bayareatelegraph.com
A Prominent Lafayette Shopping Center Just Got a Big Facelift
LAFAYETTE, CA — A familiar row of downtown Lafayette storefronts has a decidedly different look. The shopping center at Mt. Diablo Boulevard and First Street has traded its green-and-red exterior for a gray-and-white color scheme, giving the building a fresh appearance while preserving its very-Lamorinda exposed beams and covered walkway.
whatnow.com
Grocery Outlet Preparing Moraga Store At Rheem Valley Shopping Center
Grocery Outlet is preparing to open a store at 576 Center St. in Moraga’s Rheem Valley Shopping Center. According to KTVU, construction is underway, and the store’s opening has reportedly been delayed until early next year. A groundbreaking ceremony for the store was held in December 2025, according...
Grandview Independent
Odor across Richmond and San Pablo traced to Chevron refinery
A smell drifted across Richmond and San Pablo Thursday night, with residents describing it as anything from rotten eggs and sulfur to sewage. Today, the Bay Area Air District traced the hydrogen sulfide odor to an area of the Chevron refinery just downwind of its flares. The district’s
Willow and Hearth
Real Estate Agent Is Walking Buyers Through A Nineteen Thirty Four Spanish Mediterranean Home In Oakland That Has Somehow Kept Its Original Character For Nearly A Century
A real estate walkthrough out of Oakland’s Oakmore neighborhood is drawing attention for a home that looks more like a time capsule than a typical listing. In the video, @rolandosage […]
oaklandside.org
Allegations of favoritism and kickbacks at Oakland airport sparked investigation
This story was produced in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley Journalism. For years, dozens of custodians at Oakland’s airport took home extraordinary paychecks, inflated by overtime. Some janitors made $200,000 or more in total annual pay, according to payroll records obtained by UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program and The Oaklandside. Overtime payouts peaked in 2023, when eight airport janitors took home more in wages than the city’s mayor.
Pleasanton Weekly
New tenants, expansions drive leasing growth at Bishop Ranch
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sunset Development Co. has reported an increase in office leasing activity at Bishop Ranch over the past year, driven by existing tenants expanding their space and new businesses moving into the San Ramon campus. The company earlier this month announced it has renewed leases...
SFGate
craftindustryalliance.org
C&T Publishing Acquired by Globe Pequot
Quilt and craft book publisher C&T Publishing has been sold to Globe Pequot, owner of Stackpole Books, a knitting and crochet imprint. C&T is based in Concord, California, and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. “C&T is the leading publisher in quilting and sewing, and it keeps finding new ways to...
hoodline.com
Mystery Survey Asks Richmond Residents If Chevron Refinery Should Shut Down
A text survey circulating among Richmond residents asks them to consider a possible phaseout of Chevron’s century-old refinery and the city’s relationship with the company. The 33-question survey’s commissioning party remains unknown; people involved in local politics or activism who spoke to Richmondside said they did not know who sent it.
hoodline.com
Oakland's Pill Hill Project Balloons to 20-Story Tower With 334 Units
A development proposal for a tiny sliver of land in Oakland's Pill Hill neighborhood has ballooned once again, this time into a 20-story affordable housing tower with 334 dwelling units, alongside a residential conversion of the adjacent Saw Mill Furniture Building. The site at 3403 Piedmont Avenue sits on just 0.4 acres, wedged between Broadway, Piedmont Avenue, and Interstate 580.
bayareatelegraph.com
A 24,000 SqFt Office Park May Soon Transform Into 142 New Homes in Pleasanton
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – An office property in Pleasanton’s Hacienda Business Park could become a new apartment community with 142 homes, including larger units for families. Nonprofit developer BRIDGE Housing is proposing the project at 4780 Chabot Drive, where a three-story, approximately 24,000-square-foot office building currently stands. The preliminary...
Silicon Valley
Owners of downtown Oakland office tower suffer loan default
OAKLAND — The owners of a landmark downtown Oakland office tower are in default on a multimillion dollar loan, the latest failure to jolt a prominent downtown property. Documents filed on Oct. 21 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show that affiliates controlled by Swift Real Estate have an unpaid principal loan balance of $194.1 million for the tower at 1111 Broadway.