San Francisco and East Bay Employment, and Unemployment, Gain
The number of people living in San Francisco with a job ticked up by 1,600 from September to October and now totals 536,200. But with the labor force having increased…
Let There Be Housing, Parking Be Damned
Speaking of redeveloping a (one-time) church, a public hearing to review the plans for converting the Spanish Colonial Oakland church and school at 1638 47th Avenue into 60 apartments will…
West Oakland’s Burgeoning Wood Street District
With the development of 171 townhomes on the parcel to the west of West Oakland’s dilapidated 16th Street Train Station now underway, plans for another 44 condos to rise on…
Home Sales Slip In San Francisco, Gain In The East Bay
While the inventory of homes listed for sale in San Francisco is running 17.9 percent higher versus the same time last year, recorded sales for single-family homes and condos in…
Another Two Years For Oakland Development Sought
The plans for a seven-story building to rise on southeast corner of Telegraph Avenue and 26th Street in Oakland’s KoreaTown, with 97 condos over nearly 9,000 square feet of retail…
San Francisco Employment Slips, East Bay Gains
The number of people living in San Francisco with a job slipped by 700 from August to September and now totals a revised 535,700 with an unemployment rate of 3.2…
Uber Paid $123.5 Million For Uptown Oakland HQ
According to Alameda County records, Uber paid $123.5 million to acquire its future East Bay headquarters in Oakland’s Uptown. At 380,000 square feet, that’s $325 per square foot and exactly…
Uber Buys Oakland’s Sears Building For East Bay HQ
Uber has purchased the 400,000-square-foot Sears Building in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood which the department store had occupied since 1996 and vacated last year. Built for the H. C. Capwell Company…
San Francisco And East Bay Employment Rocket To Record Highs
Having slipped by about a thousand in June, the number of people living in San Francisco with a job jumped by 6,500 in July and now totals a record 532,100,…
Now You Know Jack
The Environmental Impact Report for 330 apartments to rise over 3,000 square feet of new retail space and parking for 365 cars at 4th and Madison Streets near Jack London…