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Santa Clara County Data Center Growth Ranks Second in US
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (155+ words) Santa Clara County now has 75 data centers, enough to rank second among all U.S. counties, and its 23% growth rate from 2025 to 2026 was the fastest among the five U.S. counties with the most data centers. The surge comes as the county's median home…...
San Francisco businesses say tourism is heading in the right direction
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (24+ words) CBS News San Francisco businesses say tourism is heading in the right direction...
California Welcome Centers, the friendliest places in the state, are in trouble
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1355+ words) A sign adorns a building on Pier 39 directing visitors to the California Welcome Center in San Francisco on Aug. 25, 2026. “That’s the reason you come to a place like this,” Lucy said. “They tell you nicely and explain the difference.” The…...
The roots of Calif.'s housing crisis stretch back further than you might think
2+ week, 4+ day ago (398+ words) FILE: An aerial view of downtown San Diego, Calif., on June 26, 2025. It’s no secret that California’s coastal cities are some of the priciest in the country, whether you’re a renter or a homebuyer, but a new analysis from the Federal…...
Union Square was written off. Is it finally back?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1526+ words) San Francisco’s famous shopping district became synonymous with closures and dysfunction. Now the conditions are in place for it to thrive again. When Claudia Campos looks around her Painted Leopard coffee shop, she sees a cross-section of the city. She…...
Coastal farmworkers feel the squeeze – NBC Bay Area
3+ week, 2+ day ago (821+ words) Facing soaring costs and steep housing prices, farmworkers in coastal San Mateo County say they can’t afford to buy the very food they harvest. Hilda Gutierrez reports. Working full-time picking strawberries and watering trees for minimum wage wasn’t enough to…...
Bay Area single mom navigates affordability crisis, layoff, surprise diagnosis – NBC Bay Area
3+ week, 4+ day ago (527+ words) Living in San Francisco, Trisha Harry chased and achieved her dreams of becoming a venture capitalist. She also fell in love and became pregnant with her first child. Then, life threw her a one-two punch that sent everything she’d work…...
San Francisco Tourism Posts Strong Recovery Driven by...
3+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) San Francisco visitor spending is forecast to reach $9.9 billion in 2026, driven by AI conventions, domestic travel, and World Cup preparations. Driven by a surge in artificial intelligence conventions and preparatory sporting events, San Francisco's visitor spending is forecast to reach…...
Billionaire offers $150M to 'fix' San Francisco
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (124+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - A billionaire is offering $150 million for the best ideas to help transform San Francisco. Former Sequoia Capital Chairman Michael Moritz and his wife are awarding the funds through... SAN FRANCISCO - A billionaire is offering $150 million for the best…...
Billionaire-backed foundation launches $150 million global competition for ‘ambitious’ ideas to make San Francisco a better place to live
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (280+ words) Up to three winning organizations could receive as much as $50 million each to fully execute their vision for improving San Francisco. On Wednesday, local foundation Crankstart and nonprofit Lever for Change announced Boundless San Francisco, a global competition awarding up…...