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Antioch police want AI agents to field non‑emergency calls so dispatchers can focus on 911. Residents and a retired officer are warning about glitches and safety risks.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Clint Reilly sold his Financial District office-and-retail building at 360 Pine for $9.2M, a striking per-foot premium amid a still-weak downtown market.
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Disclosures show nonprofits paid roughly $1.1M to send California lawmakers to Pebble Beach, Maui and overseas — prompting a bill to force clearer reporting.
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Nataki Garrett, who faced threats while leading the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is interim artistic director at the African‑American Shakespeare Company as it rebuilds.
Elon Musk’s xAI has leased roughly 105,536 sq ft at Page Mill Center in Palo Alto, expanding its local campus and filing permits for engineering‑style buildouts. The move tightens a Musk‑linked cluster near Tesla’s engineering hub.
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Cursor is prepping Composer 2, a code-only model for long coding tasks, while fundraising chatter could push the SF startup’s valuation toward $50B.
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Arc'teryx is relocating its Santana Row boutique to Westfield Valley Fair and will nearly double its San Jose retail footprint. The move follows a string of tenant shifts along Stevens Creek.
A surfer was bitten at Big River Beach in Mendocino. Nearby beaches were closed as a precaution.
Jeff Bezos is reportedly pitching a $100 billion fund to acquire manufacturing firms and apply AI-driven automation linked to his Project Prometheus venture.
Mack has hired CBRE to sell a $100M nonperforming loan tied to the Bently Reserve at 301 Battery St, creating a rare debt play for a landmark FiDi property.
Flux has signed an anchor lease at 340 Bryant St, turning a vacant SoMa office into a new AI headquarters after the building's sale in late 2025. The move is part of a broader wave of AI leasing in the city.
Utilities commissioners recommended an 8% water-rate rise that would add roughly $10 to a typical monthly bill as wholesale Hetch Hetchy costs climb.
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A coalition filed a ballot initiative to raise Alameda County's minimum wage to $30 an hour, with phased deadlines for large and small employers.
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