Suffolk is repositioning its West arm to build factories for AI and robotics firms as hardware startups move from lab to commercial production on the Peninsula. The contractor is reallocating staff and partnerships to capture that work.

An affiliate of Sobrato has filed plans to build about 74 townhomes at the former Fry’s site in Palo Alto, a proposal that would partially remove a historic cannery building and dedicate land for park and affordable housing.

Medra has leased a full SoMa building—about 38,000 sq ft—to house its robotic lab platform as San Francisco’s AI tenants keep snapping up space. The move pairs lab robotics with office leasing momentum.

Amazon reportedly signed a lease at Prologis Nexus in San Leandro, but the deal hinges on a city business license the city says it hasn’t yet received.

New research and market swings are testing the YIMBY movement even as California presses ADUs and transit upzoning. The fight is far from decided.

ReCoverCA is offering forgivable loans up to $350,000 to low-income residents who lived in Redwood Valley’s 95470 ZIP code in 2017 to help buy safer homes.

The Sonoma Planning Commission voted to 'go‑slow' on rezoning the Sebastiani Winery parcel, recommending agricultural zoning remain until project specifics and the General Plan are settled.

The Salvation Army listed a 1.9‑acre Mission campus for $58M, a parcel that includes the Joseph McFee recovery center and a donation warehouse and has already drawn interest.

Liberation Park will pair 119 affordable apartments with a multi‑story market hall in East Oakland, with a Guzman‑Focon JV general contractor and a mid‑2026 groundbreaking.

Billionaire-backed and boutique proposals have pushed a statewide debate: build whole new cities or force denser housing into existing ones. Costs, water and population math complicate the choice.

An affiliate of AXS Opportunity Fund paid roughly $45.3M for the Concord Technology Center, a steep markdown from its 2018 price. The deal underscores continued distress in parts of the Bay Area office market.

A neighborhood group sued Belmont after the council upheld approval for a 140‑unit Prometheus project at 500–580 Masonic Way, arguing the design lacks promised public ground‑floor amenities.

Genentech will tear down older research buildings at its South San Francisco campus and build about 1.25 million square feet of new lab space, per new renderings.