Bay Area COVID migration may be slower than expected
Maybe the great Bay Area exodus is just an escape from San Francisco. The San Jose metro area saw about 20% more people coming than going during the COVID-19 pandemic, while
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How Climate Change Could Transform Bay Area Winemaking
From an agricultural perspective, the verdant, coastal hills of Point Reyes in west Marin County are generally known as cow country. Cloaked by fog much of the year, the patchwork
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Thousands of COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Added in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County officials announced late Sunday that the local supply of the COVID vaccine has increased and that, as a result, thousands of appointments have been added this week,
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Could Bay Area home building be a COVID long-hauler?
COVID-19 spun up the perfect storm to batter the anemic pace of Bay Area home building in 2020. The health crisis slowed government responses, made construction materials and workers scarce,
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Work from home vs. corporate reality
The grand revolution known as working from home in sweats with pets on your lap could be one of the pandemic era’s lasting employment legacies. I might be old and
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U.S. Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state
Total cases of Covid-19 have reached close to the 31.6 million mark in the United States. Though some states continue to enforce travel restrictions and quarantines, in general more states
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Restaurants deserve break from fees during COVID-19 crisis
t shouldn’t take a lawsuit for Bay Area restaurants to receive a break from liquor license and health permit fees assessed by the state and counties during COVID-19 health orders.
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Bay Area Counties Announce Plan to Reduce Homelessness by 75% by 2024
Local and state leaders, housing experts, businesses and social justice advocates from all nine Bay Area counties have united to create a Regional Action Plan that aims to house 75%
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California consumer confidence back to pre-pandemic levels
California shoppers are feeling the best they have since the coronavirus slammed the economy, two surveys show. The Chapman University-Claremont McKenna College California Consumer Sentiment Index jumped a record 37%
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Why $13 billion made by 20 real estate tycoons looks small
U.S. real estate tycoons couldn’t keep up with their billionaire peers in the pandemic era. Let’s ponder data from my trusty spreadsheet tracking the ups and downs in the combined
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