Oakland Home Prices Crater, Tie For Nation’s Steepest Drop
Oakland's typical home value slipped to roughly $716,000 in March, leaving many sellers well below the 2022 peak and splitting neighborhoods between bidding wars and price cuts.
Redwood City Mulls $17 Million Housing Blitz, Library Lot Tower Plan
Councilmembers will consider roughly $17 million for two affordable projects, a downtown library‑lot housing study and new rules to implement tenant protections.
Contra Costa Showdown: Measure A Pits Open Space Against Housing Crunch
Measure A would renew Contra Costa’s urban limit line through 2051, setting up a countywide fight between conservation groups and housing advocates ahead of the June 2 vote.
Circus Club Stunner: Atherton Tuscan Villa Fetches Nearly $24 Million
A Tuscan‑style villa in Atherton's Circus Club closed for nearly $24 million after a short market run, listing materials show extensive finished interiors and grounds.
Palo Alto's $123 Million Police Palace Sits Quiet Months After Big Ribbon Cutting
Months after the Nov. ribbon‑cutting, Palo Alto’s $123.5M Public Safety Building remains largely unoccupied as finishing work and a contractor dispute stall move‑ins.
Biotech Player Ideaya Snaps Up 80K Square Feet on South SF Waterfront
Ideaya Biosciences is expanding to roughly 80,196 rentable square feet at 5000 Shoreline Court, adding nearly 25K on the second floor with move‑in targeted for March 1, 2027.
Redwood City Voice AI Upstart Snaps Up Most Of 540 Price Avenue
Voice‑AI startup Retell AI signed a three‑year lease for 13,346 sq ft at 540 Price Ave in Redwood City, taking most of the two‑story building and adding a Peninsula office.
Emeryville Biotech Dream Marked Down As Graymark Snags Cut-Rate Lab Hub
Graymark paid $26.9M for the Atrium Labs building in Emeryville — about half the price paid at the market peak. The sale reflects an oversupplied Bay Area lab market and stalled redevelopment plans.












