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High diesel prices hit Bay Area food bank – NBC Bay Area
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (161+ words) New data shows overall fuel costs are a big reason why inflation is still front and center across the American economy. Some gas stations in California are now charging nearly $10 for a gallon of diesel. Those prices have hit a…...
San Francisco rents jump nearly 25% as mayor declares rent emergency
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (14+ words) NBC Bay Area...
Santa Clara County Data Center Growth Ranks Second in US
3+ day, 5+ 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…...
Lurie Strikes Early Union Deal With SF City Workers
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (345+ words) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has struck an early agreement with 10 city unions representing 24,000 municipal employees, offering a 12% wage increase between 2027 and 2031 along with a guarantee against layoffs through June 30, 2029. The four-year deal, still pending ratification by union members, arrives…...
Sea Ranch Lodge Expansion Plans by Bjarke Ingels Group
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (97+ words) The lodge sits along a stretch of Highway 1 in Sonoma County, as Hoodline previously reported. Whether the expansion moves forward largely depends on how the design committee, county planners, and coastal regulators weigh that history against a proposal that would…...
Turning 21,000 Bay Area homes into a ‘virtual power plant’: PG&E and Google launch ‘first of its kind’ grid program offering up to $10,000 off heat pumps for eligible residents in 2 Bay Area counties
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (277+ words) A new program called SHARE will enroll 21,000 home energy devices and deploy subsidized heat pumps across Santa Clara and Alameda counties. Yesterday, PG&E, Rewiring America, and Google announced what they’re calling a “first-of-its-kind” Virtual Power Plant (VPP), called SHARE…...
SFUSD Delays AI Policy Vote as NYC, LA Restrict Tools
1+ week, 1+ day ago (534+ words) NYC and LA just banned classroom AI. San Francisco schools won't vote on a policy until March....
Benicia receives $40M from Valero refinery pollution penalties
1+ week, 2+ day ago (116+ words) A small East Bay community is receiving tens of millions of dollars after a local refinery polluted the air. The Bay Area Air District announced Thursday at a news conference at the Benicia Community Center that $30 million will go to…...
California Court Poised to Strike Down San Francisco Vacancy Tax
1+ week, 4+ day ago (120+ words) news.bloombergtax.com San Francisco doesn’t appear to have salvaged its tax on vacant residential units at oral arguments Tuesday before a California appeals court that recently indicated it plans to invalidate the law. The city’s Proposition M, adopted by…...
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…...