Investors are touring IBM’s 687‑acre Almaden campus in south San Jose, weighing a plan that would keep a small industrial core while preserving most of the hillsides as open space.

City officials unveiled a preservation package that could add about 2,500 landmarks over five years, pairing staff, funding and tech upgrades to speed designations.

Microsoft broke ground Wednesday on a long‑planned Alviso data center campus, a move city leaders framed around recycled‑water cooling and infrastructure work.

A settlement with the Housing Action Coalition would have Lafayette evaluate rezonings across roughly 130 acres along Mt. Diablo Boulevard and cover roughly $120,000 in attorney fees. The city must consider the changes by year‑end.

Neighbors and officials are pushing Stanford to include affordable workforce housing in its next campus expansion as the university prepares a formal filing this summer.

Alamo Drafthouse will rename its New Mission theater the Christopher Nolan Cinema, marking the venue's 110th year with a remodel and 70mm programming tied to The Odyssey.

Vacant offices are becoming a chance to remake downtowns rather than a death knell. Designers and planners point to housing, parks and "stickier" public spaces as the core of a new strategy.

A century-old Maryknoll Residence in Los Altos sold in an all‑cash deal for about $43 million, public records show. The buyer is listed as Saint Therese Holdings; filings suggest a link to Bia‑Echo.

Mortgage applications surged nearly 11% last week, opening brief windows for Bay Area buyers to lock financing as rates bounced. Small rate moves are changing buyer behavior.

Lurie and Mahmood paused a plan to halve the city's transfer tax as San Francisco faces a nearly $1B budget gap.

IPA Capital Markets arranged a $123M refinance for a 268‑unit Burlingame apartment, pairing a five‑year interest‑only loan with $26M in preferred equity.

Council advanced a staff plan to concentrate office development near US‑101; neighbors and some councilmembers say housing, parks and traffic should come first.

A gated Saratoga estate at 22525 Rolling Hills Road is listed for $18.998M, underscoring a climb in the city’s luxury tier as Bay Area buyers return.