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“San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin made a series of harassing telephone calls to officials at the Port of San Francisco and threatened to eliminate their jobs and…
“The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a point to 3 percent, the second cut in nine days, and indicated its willingness to do so again to…
As a plugged-in reader writes: People who think SocketSite readers are “too critical” of this building should check out this scathing attack. An excerpt from said attack by John King:…
“Purchases of new homes in the U.S. fell to a 12-year low in December , capping the biggest annual decline on record. Sales decreased 4.7 percent to an annual pace…
“There’s a place for everything,” said. “For example, I like Pottery Barn. I’m glad there’s one in the Marina. But I wouldn’t want one in North Beach. We don’t want…
“What is it with San Francisco and bad design? I just finished reading the article on the condos by Lorcan O’Herlihy in the NYTimes that were built in West Hollywood,…
“Builder Bosa Development has bought another parcel in the burgeoning Mission Bay neighborhood, paying $13.5 million for that has been approved for 270 residential units, according to Old Republic Title…
“As these are my lots, I’m curious what a knowledgeable crowd such as this feels the value of the lots might be and what value might you place on the…
“”There is no evidence it is bottoming,”‘ said of the housing decline on CNBC television during a trip to New York. “The evidence would be that it has further to…
“Planning can be a great friend if you know how to ask but they are crippled by the mentioned heavy conformance to CEQA and a series of mandated delays (i.e.…