Apple Snaps Up Sunnyvale Office In $162 Million South Bay Power Play
Apple paid about $162.2 million for offices at 684 West Maude Ave in Sunnyvale, continuing its South Bay buying spree. The price is roughly 27% below the building’s 2022 sale.
Sunnyvale Google Hub Poised To Flip From Office To 8-Story Apartment Stack
Beam Reach proposes an eight‑story, 265‑unit building at 1215 Bordeaux Drive replacing a former Google office and adding a public park. The plan is part of Sunnyvale’s push to convert offices to housing.
Napa’s Carithers Building Faces $10 Million Showdown In Downtown Shakeup
Supervisors will consider declaring 1127 First St. surplus on June 16, starting a state‑required process that could lead to a $10M sale and downtown redevelopment.
Contra Costa Tightens the Count With Third Primary Results Drop
Contra Costa posted a third interim update to its June 2 primary totals, adding mail ballots through the June 9 receipt deadline and more in‑person counts. Totals remain unofficial until the canvass is certified.
Gallo Leaves 20 Workers On The Vine As Lodi Crush Line Goes Quiet
E. & J. Gallo suspended crush operations at its Turner Road West plant in Lodi and laid off 20 workers as it shifts capacity across California. The company says impacted employees will get transition support.
Pescadero’s Flood-Weary Firefighters Finally Get a Station That Stays Dry
Construction starts June 15 on a new 12,000‑sq‑ft Pescadero fire station at 340 Butano Cutoff with a solar microgrid. The Measure K‑funded build replaces a flood‑prone 1957 facility.
Feds Muzzle SF's Anthropic, Yanking Fable And Mythos Overnight
Anthropic suspended its newest Claude models after a U.S. export‑control directive restricting foreign‑national access. The company says it disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers while it seeks clarity.
Sacramento’s Mass Timber Power Play Aims to Tame Wildfires and Boost Rural Jobs
The state launched its first Mass Timber Coalition to turn restoration wood into building panels and spur in‑state manufacturing and jobs.
California Tire Crackdown Aims To Slash Drivers’ Gas Bills
The California Energy Commission has proposed staged rules to make replacement tires more fuel‑efficient. Regulators say the move would save drivers money and cut emissions by 2035.












