Controversial West Berkeley Development Closer to Reality
If approved and permitted by the City of Berkeley, the entire Fourth Street block bounded by Fourth Street, Heart Avenue, the Union Pacific Railroad corridor, and University Avenue will be…
Plans for West Oakland People’s Market Advance
Having secured the West Oakland site for a new full-service food market and social hall back in March, People’s Community Market has now filed their formal application to raze the…
Help for Victims of the Ghost Ship Fire (UPDATED)
Our thoughts and sympathies are with everyone affected by Friday night’s tragic fire at the Ghost Ship collective on 31st Avenue in Oakland, in with 36 people perished. For those…
Planning for Proposed 3-Acre Uptown Oakland Project Underway
As proposed, the entire Uptown Oakland block bounded by Telegraph, Broadway, 21st and 22nd Streets will be razed and a 1.35-million square foot development will rise across the 3-acre site…
Bay Area Home Sales Drop, Mix Drives Median Price Jump in SF
While home sales typically tick up in October, the number of Bay Area single-family homes and condos that traded hands (7,500) dropped 5.4 percent from September to October and was…
How This Oakland Tower Could Rise up to 399 Feet
While the Downtown Oakland block bounded by Franklin, Webster, 13th and 14th Streets is currently zoned for building up to 275 feet in height, plans for 399-foot tower to rise…
Plans for an Even Bigger Downtown Oakland Tower Revealed
Known as the “1314 Franklin Street Site,” the full Downtown Oakland block bounded by 13th, 14th, Franklin and Webster Streets is currently covered by a 520-space parking garage and hit…
Unemployment Ticks up in SF, but Employment Ticks up Even More
While the unemployment rate in San Francisco ticked up from 3.3 percent in September to 3.4 percent last month, it was driven by an increase in the size of the…
Clock Is Ticking for a Bankrupt West Oakland Redevelopment Site
Plans to level the West Oakland warehouse at the corner of Filbert and 24th Streets and develop 55 townhouses, with a courtyard open space for the new condos and five…
Approved Oakland Tower Waylaid by Lack of Demand
The plans for a 20-story office building to rise over the 12th Street/City Center Bart Station at 1100 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, a development which includes the renovation and incorporation…