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Sen. Adam Schiff: Canadians may stay sour on California wine even after trade dispute ends
After a trip to Canada, California Sen. Adam Schiff visited Wine Country Monday and warned...
Jill on Money: Medicare is on my mind
By Jill Schlesinger Medicare open enrollment kicks off this week and runs through December 7....
Survey: Techies more optimistic about AI than other Bay Area locals, but still worried
The vast majority of techies surveyed were concerned that AI would widen inequality and threaten...
South Bay is a bright spot in California’s latest jobs report
"AI is eliminating jobs at the same time that it is creating jobs," said the...
‘On a hot streak’: Big leases, smaller vacancy rates help rally in Silicon Valley office market
A robust upswing in leasing activitys has helped the South Bay office market to rebound.
Is the Trump administration on the right path going after foreign worker programs?
"The president is undermining his own goals of promoting U.S. exports and competitiveness," said one...
Oakland waterfront apartment complex is foreclosed after loan failure
An apartment project on the Oakland waterfront has suffered a loan foreclosure.
How much do you need to earn to be in the top 1% in California
Fewer than 2 million American households rank among the top 1% of earners. When examined...
Downtown San Jose housing tower sells for over $170 million
In recent weeks, San Jose towers have become magnets for buyers.
What is nepotism? California policy updated after manager fired for helping friend get job
A manager at the California Department of Education was fired after a whistleblower investigation discovered...
Buyers eye empty eBay campus in San Jose as foreclosure looms
An empty San Jose tech campus once leased to eBay is being eyed by multiple...
Would Republican Steve Hilton give California millionaires a tax cut?
In a CNN debate last month, Democrat Xavier Becerra said his Republican rival, Steve Hilton,...
Historic Ford Point site in Richmond is foreclosed after loan failure
Despite the foreclosure, the revamp of Ford Point represents a major success story in the...
Why gas costs more in California than any other state
With no relief in sight, the political rhetoric around gas prices has intensified heading into...
These 10 U.S. cities, including one in the Bay Area, may make renting more affordable than buying a home
The average sales price for a home is $486,000 in the U.S., while the average...
West Oakland Costco could employ hundreds, files show
A Costco store proposed for part of a former military base in Oakland could produce...
Staying home to raise the family? Here’s what the working spouse needs to earn in 2026
Raising a child now costs more than $40,000 per year in some U.S. cities, forcing...
Jill On Money: Job huggers and hoppers navigate the labor market
To start/restart your job search, you will need to leapfrog AI filters and use every...
Uninsured ER visits are spiking in the Bay Area. Experts warn it’s just the beginning.
“We’re just seeing the beginning of what we see as a major problem for access...
Why abandoned Bay Area megastores are suddenly the hottest real estate in town
Fresh crops of merchants are scouting for existing Bay Area retail spots to operate and...
San Jose reaches tentative agreements with city unions
City workers avoid strike under tentative new deal
California state workers were teleworking from Idaho, Tennessee and Alabama, audit finds
One employee had been working and living in Idaho since late 2020 without disclosing that...
Here’s the salary it takes to live comfortably in each US state in 2026
A single adult now needs at least $80,000 a year to live comfortably in every...
Why Bay Area air travel plunged after a busy summer
August passenger traffic slowed at major Bay Area airports following a busy summer. While SFO...
The California colleges where popular majors deliver top pay
New federal-data analysis maps the earnings—and trade-offs—behind the state’s most popular majors.
Santa Clara directs staff to analyze potential improvements to data center regulations
Staff will look at water use, air quality, health impacts and more in a process...
Pace of Bay Area tech layoffs slows as Workday reveals new job cuts
Workday intends to eliminate 142 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Pleasanton, the cloud-based software...
Coal company fails in $1 billion lawsuit against Oakland as new bill further complicates terminal plans
A $1 billion lawsuit against the city of Oakland by coal company Insight Terminal Solutions...
San Jose school officials keep options alive for workforce housing gambits
District files updated housing project plans, pursues "extensive due diligence" on tower purchase.
Strawberries remain on top in Santa Cruz County crop report for 2025
Santa Cruz County saw $762.9 million in local crop production in 2025, rising 2.8% since...
Jill On Money: Lessons from Buffett
Although few would ever think that they could replicate Buffett’s results, you don't need a...
Public safety labor groups vow to continue push for pension enhancements after Newsom vetoes bill
Labor groups sought to lower retirement ages and sweeten other benefits to help recruitment and...
Bay Area residents say their own lives are on track. The region is another story
Bay Area residents are optimistic about their lives but concerned about housing costs, financial security...
Bay Area residents feel they belong here. Nearly half may leave.
A new Silicon Valley Poll finds nearly half of Bay Area residents may leave even...
After ban threats, TikTok touts a $12 billion boost to California businesses
In 2025, TikTok helped generate $12 billion in advertising and merchandise sales for those businesses...
How to understand the economy, with one South Bay professor
Santa Clara University professor Alex Field looks to understand our economic past. Can he shine...
Newsom signed hundreds of bills. Here’s what could change your daily life.
From electricity costs and housing to immigration enforcement and AI, California’s latest laws will reach...
California gas prices near record high. Is relief coming this fall?
Diesel fuel averaged $8.38 a gallon in the state on Thursday, 5 cents shy of...
Newsom signs newsroom subsidy bill, warning of Trump’s ‘assault on the free press’
Nationally watched bill will cut deductions for salaries over $1 million to fund tax credits...
Kaiser lays off 147 employees in California
The job cuts will hit 16 different Kaiser locations in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego,...
How San Jose City Council candidates plan to tackle housing affordability
While all six candidates support concentrating new housing development along transit corridors, commercial centers, or...
Gov. Newsom moves to lower gas prices as California sees record costs at the pump
California is switching early to winter-blend gasoline as Newsom directs the suspension of summer fuel...
Election 2026: More than $200 million spent fighting and supporting billionaire tax measure, and more to come
Opponents of the tax have vastly outraised the proposal’s supporters, with the anti-Prop 40 effort...
Jill On Money: The Fed hikes — What it means to you
The Fed's quarter-point hike may seem small, its ripple effects — higher borrowing costs, a...
What happens after the NFL leaves? Six cities reveal a complicated economic legacy
Six cities that lost NFL franchises were left with stadium debt, aging facilities and redevelopment...
How ‘AI boom,’ events help spur success for Bay Area hotels after major sporting spectacles end
Bay Area hotels are posting strong performances even after this year's mega sports events have...
Poll finds billionaire tax, counter-measures, lacking majority support
Unlike another recent independent poll, Friday's poll found Propositions 40, 41 and 42 all lacking...
Mortgage rates climb for 5th straight week, pushing average rate on a 30-year home loan above 7%
It's the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers.
How a former dishwasher built a Napa wine empire and united a community
Mi Sueño Winery founder Rolando Herrera has spent decades building a wine career — and...
Concord’s Measure O looks to streamline outdated business license tax
If passed, new ballot measure would generate an additional $2.9 million annually
Bay Area sees more than 1,000 tech layoff filings in September
The number of tech layoff announcements so far in 2026 is roughly 13,900 – about...
California files another lawsuit against Trump administration over offshore wind
State officials challenge withdrawal of $111 million floating offshore project in Morro Bay.
How California's billionaire tax could pass and still be blocked
Winning a simple majority might not be enough, and that poses a "triple challenge" for...
East Bay industrial sites bought $140 million-plus
Investors have spent well over $140 million to buy East Bay industrial sites amid an...
Can AI help college students become better writers? A first-of-its-kind research center at UC is set to find out
Over the next five years, the WRITE AI Center will develop approaches to help colleges...
California firms urge Newsom to sign reform bill as they face sizable website privacy lawsuits
Contractors across the Bay Area are among thousands of California small businesses who say website...
Jill On Money: A new pace to the AI race
Although I am not an expert in AI, my inbox got very busy on the...
Bay Area and California both gain thousands of jobs in August, new report shows
The Bay Area and California rebounded with robust job gains after a prior hiring slump.
Is it time to rein in the AI arms race?
.Debate over regulation has become a national conversation as AI insiders warn about the dangers...
California ranks No. 2 in the nation for steep electricity prices, this report says
Only Hawaii is higher, but Gov. Gavin Newsom's office fires back at the report's authors.
Amy’s Kitchen sales are nearing $1 billion. Why are they closing Bay Area plant?
Amy’s Kitchen announced plans to close its Santa Rosa manufacturing plant in phases over the...
Alameda County places $30 minimum wage question on the 2028 ballot
Alameda County Board of Supervisors placed a $30 minimum wage ballot measure on the March...
Fight over data centers hits Richmond
“We’ve been fighting to bring in more green and blue businesses in Richmond and right...
Cannabis continues to generate substantive revenues for California
Gov. Newsom recently announced legal cannabis sales have generated nearly $8.4 billion in tax revenue...
California voters back billionaire tax — and measures that could block it
A majority of likely voters would support the Proposition 40 tax on billionaires, but also...
Bay Area luxury retailer gets $69 million in tariff refunds but funnels much of that back into higher costs
A Marin County-based RH (Restoration Hardware) posted stronger cash flow and margins while betting its...
House: Silicon Valley owes America more than its weapons
Tech companies must accept liability and guarantee public safety to truly repay societal obligations.
Corporations with big pay disparities have been silent as ICE detains their workers
'These corporate leaders are truly living on an alternate economic planet.'
California gas station with $9.99 diesel exemplifies fuel crisis
At a fuel station in San Diego where diesel is retailing for $9.99 a gallon,...
Jill On Money: Are recent grads worse off today?
"Tougher" isn't "impossible." It just means the first budget you build matters more than it...
Restaurants, shops, new data hub are eyed at key downtown San Jose spot
New dining spots, shops, a lively plaza and a modern data center are being eyed...
Inflation eases in Bay Area, but gasoline prices climb higher
Tame prices for groceries and other items has helped to ease the Bay Area inflation...
Fremont Marriott acquired for more than $50 million
Bay Area market woes linger after Fremont hotel tower is bought at a low price...
Alameda County study shows $30 minimum wage measure would add $33 million to budget
Alameda County study shows $30 minimum wage measure would add $33 million to county budget...
Taves: California’s Legislature just took on monopolies. Your turn, Gov. Newsom. Sign the COMPETE Act.
Californians can't afford to let the state’s Big Biz lobbies write the rules as they...
California’s next governor faces destabilizing surge in uninsured
Recently enacted cuts to to Medicaid and ACA marketplaces mean the number of uninsured Californians...
California’s political hopefuls remain silent on state’s job losses, unemployment
Despite a shrinking workforce and an ailing economy, candidates are ignoring this crisis.
Jill On Money: Go ahead in 2026
Lessons learned from creating "Money Moves" reveals anxiety among a younger generation.
Sonoma County Farm Bureau, immigrant advocates clash over stance on ICE reporting
The dispute has highlighted local tensions in an industry heavily reliant on immigrant labor and...
The economy feels broken. Meet the South Bay artists fixing things themselves.
Ever wondered where in San Jose you can repair your broken household items?
JD Vance concedes gas prices could stay high indefinitely as war drags on
Veep brushes aside administration promises of $3-a-gallon prices at the pump by Labor Day and...
Bay Area tech layoffs already top last year as more job cuts surface
Through the start of September, tech companies have revealed their decisions to eliminate 12,947 jobs...
Amazon, Synopsys reveal plans for Bay Area job cuts
Tech companies have disclosed decisions to chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs in fresh rounds...
Raley’s to close Brentwood supermarket as store cuts widen
Raley's has decided to shut an East Bay store as the retail chain keeps closing...
'We’re going to have to dig deep': Antioch considers return of Economic Development Department to boost revenue
Antioch, projected to face about a $15 million deficit in its 2027-28 budget cycle, has...
PG&E’s spending cut amid wildfire liability dispute is decried by watchdog as ‘blackmail’
PG&E will scale back its capital spending by billions of dollars after state wildfire reform...
Uber to cut 10% of jobs, or 3,300 roles, to slash bureaucracy
Uber Technologies Inc. is cutting 10% of its staff globally, in a massive restructuring aimed...
Luxury homes in Seattle languish with AI job cuts and taxes hitting tech hub
The region is showing what happens when challenges to tech and wealth converge, a contrast...
Trump admin proposes new rule to strip right to work from H-1B visa holders' spouses
The H-1B has long been the key visa for Silicon Valley tech companies seeking to...
Study: How much income is considered middle-class in the Bay Area?
A new study looks at how much annual household income it takes to be considered...
Foreclosed Santa Clara office building lands Bay Area buyer
A Santa Clara office building that had lurched into foreclosure over a failed loan has...
How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune
In many cities, there’s a way to break the “what’s for dinner” rut without breaking...
Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions
Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to slap a 50% tax...
UC researchers hack into a Boeing 737 in under 60 seconds
Team of graduate students reached out to Boeing engineers to show how they did it.
Nvidia shares add $442 billion, second-biggest gain of all time
Shares of the Santa Clara -based company jumped 8.7%, their biggest advance since April 2025.
Here are the highest – and lowest – earning college degrees in California, according to new data
Students who earn associate degrees, largely granted by California community colleges, earn $24,000 more than...
Should California be regulating tires?
"California should encourage efficiency, not impose another mandate," said one business leader.