An appellate panel affirmed the state law that can permit up to four homes on a single‑family lot and sent charter‑city challenges back to trial courts after SB450’s changes.

Scott Sanborn bought 88 Kearny last year; now investors are circling the FiDi tower.

With downtown vacancy still a problem, Sacramento is weighing San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant pop-up model — free rent, grants and city help — as a quick test of what might revive retail. The idea is simple but not cheap.

SB Energy plans a confidential U.S. IPO after raising more than $1.8 billion to build power and data‑center campuses that support AI infrastructure.

A plan to replace the Outer Richmond Safeway with 526 apartments and a new grocery has split neighbors over traffic, parking and a temporary store closure.

USA Properties Fund paid $11.5M for a Centerville parcel that will fund Centerville Plaza — planned as a 290‑unit, 100% affordable development with phased financing.

A 21‑acre Alamo compound known as Fieldhaven sold for $21.5M this month, approaching a county record. The sale highlights renewed demand for private Bay Area estates.

Barton Health is proposing a new Stateline, Nev., hospital to move inpatient beds off its South Lake Tahoe campus while keeping outpatient care in California.

Apple VP Mike Fenger closed on 2649 Green St in Pacific Heights for about $13M, a purchase that lands amid a string of high-end San Francisco sales this spring.

An Office Depot site on El Monte Avenue has been sold and is slated to become a 120‑unit affordable housing project led by CRDC and The Danco Group.

An eight‑acre Los Altos Hills estate at 27500 La Vida Real is listed near $37M, featuring a retractable‑roof pool and infrastructure built for heavy tech use. The asking price underscores tight high‑end inventory in the Bay Area.

Concord is accepting applications for a new first-time homebuyer program that provides up to $60,000 in down-payment loans for eligible households. Funding is limited and registration is required.

Berkeley’s updated BESO now makes electrification or other green upgrades part of many home sales, shifting costs and timelines for sellers and buyers.