The Port of San Francisco's new Blue Economy Initiative offers lease discounts and tenant‑improvement grants to attract maritime startups and sustainable seafood firms.

The storied Lido apartment building in Hollywood sold for $16.8M to a Bay Area investor, ending a lender-driven run and raising questions about its famed Hotel California lobby.

Harvest Properties is weighing a reuse of a 24.5‑acre Palo Alto R&D campus for apartments and townhomes, a potential shift from office use that would need city approvals.

A complaint alleges the vacant storefront at 414 California Ave. was being used as an unpermitted gym and gaming space, prompting stop‑work notices as plans are refitted under SB 79.

A Times analysis using 2024 Census data finds Ridgecrest the state's most affordable city and Santa Monica the least, highlighting a stark coast‑to‑valley housing gap.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed mortgage averaged 6.55% this week — the highest reading in nearly a year — as bond yields and oil prices push borrowing costs up.

Kratos will house a newly acquired communications group in a 35,000‑sq‑ft Folsom flex site, adding microwave and R&D capacity to the Lake Forest Tech Center.

Blackstone has tapped CMBS markets for a roughly $950M refinance anchored by San Jose’s 880 Industrial Center, a sign lenders remain bullish on logistics cash flows. The floating‑rate, interest‑only loan covers about 8.3M sq ft.

The state budget includes planning funds to revive a courthouse that closed in 2011; local leaders say the move starts the long process of restoring court services to south San Joaquin County.

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.

San Francisco officials are moving to reclaim Prop M office allocations from developers sitting on long-stalled projects, a shift meant to free up scarce development rights. The Planning Department’s memo sets a tighter timetable for permits and could prioritize projects with housing.

The former Harveys finishes a $200M overhaul and reopens as Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe with new rooms, expanded meeting space and a music-focused roster.