Treasure hunt for hidden cash box now underway in the Santa Cruz Mountains
If you like to hike in the mountains and you enjoy finding free money then you may want to head to Santa Cruz County. There’s a treasure hunt now underway and the prize is $1000 dollars in cash — cash that is hidden somewhere, geocache-style, in a box.
The Flintstones can stay: Hillsborough and Florence Fang reach settlement over figures & more at 'Flintstone House'
The town went after the property, calling it an "eyesore." Owner (and former SF newspaper owner) Florence Fang hit back with claims of discrimination. Now they've settled – and the Flintstones can stay.
Illegal fireworks, drought, and pent-up demand for fun create perfect storm for Fourth of July in the South Bay
As the Bay Area heads into Fourth of July weekend, communities faces a "perfect storm" of extreme-drought conditions, wildfire danger, pent-up, post-COVID demand for partying, and now, both legal and illegal fireworks being sold in some South Bay municipalities.
FAA demands cleanup of airport-adjacent homeless camp, San Jose asks for extension
The City of San Jose is facing a looming deadline from the feds to come up with a plan to clean up a massive homeless camp near Mineta San Jose International Airport, which sits under one of the landing paths.
Report: Roughly half of San Jose's homes are worth over $1M, the highest number in the nation — SF follows at #2
Real estate in San Francisco and San Jose ranked as the nation's top in terms highest share of million-dollar homes, according to a new report. Roughly half of San Jose's owner-occupied, single-family properties were valued over $1 million, per LendingTree.
Santa Clara County cracked down hard on businesses during COVID. Now many fines are getting overturned
The toughest enforcement of COVID-19 health orders in the Bay Area was in Santa Clara County, which fined around 400 businesses a combined $6 million. Now, the county is hearing appeals from those businesses — and the process is raising serious questions among critics about the consistency and fairness of the enforcement.
San Jose finally clear of debt from Hayes Mansion real estate sale
San Jose City Government bought the historic Hayes Mansion for $2.5 million in 1985. It proceeded to amass a staggering $60 million debt associated with the real estate. This year, the last of the debt will be cleared, even adding $2.3 million to San Jose's general fund.












