Alameda County transferred a tax-defaulted MacArthur Blvd lot to the Black Cultural Zone for $10. BCZ says it will launch community programming and prep the site for future affordable housing.

The Bay Area will inherit an outsized share of California’s coming intergenerational wealth — but most of it is home equity, not cash, and taxes, care costs and scams will shape how that money actually helps families.

The 357‑room Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley sold for $53M in a July 1 deal, its first sale since 2014; city officials called it a sign of investor confidence.