2025July
"New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units"
Data shows that limited supply is associated with greatest rent increases in low-income neighborhoods
...More"UC admits more California freshmen than ever — but fewer at top campuses"
The University of California admitted more than 100,000 California first-year students for fall 2025 — a systemwide record — even as the most selective campuses extended fewer offers to in-state applicants.
...More"A home remodel is dividing Sausalito and turning neighbors into enemies. But who’s really to blame?"
Allegations of physical violence. Police reports. Stay-away orders. Online fights waged in blog posts, on Nextdoor, in professionally produced videos and even in one-star Google reviews of local companies.
...More"San Francisco rent prices surge in ‘landlord’s market.’ Here’s what is going on"
Sofia Baig was shocked when she visited San Francisco open houses last month that were so crowded, she was bumping into people. There wasn’t enough space for the dozens vying for one rental unit.
...More"Homes 4 the Homeless was recently featured on ABC San Francisco News."
Bay Area nonprofit brings ‘space capsules’ to shelter the unhoused
...More"Today’s housing market is so upside down there are more senior citizens buying homes than Gen Z and millennials"
High home prices and elevated mortgage rates have made it increasingly difficult for Gen Z and millennials to buy homes. The median age of first-time U.S. home buyers has significantly jumped during the past decade. Because incomes have not kept pace with housing costs, many younger Americans are locked out of homeownership.
...More"America Won’t Exist If We Can’t Build Things"
Every great power in history lost its dominance when it gave up its industrial edge. The U.S. must act now to avoid the same fate.
...More"How States and Cities Decimated Americans’ Lowest-Cost Housing Option"
The intertwined history of single-room occupancy and homelessness in the U.S.
...More"Bay Area is ‘unmatched’ on AI readiness but a national strategy is needed"
The Bay Area has “unmatched strength” compared to the rest of the country when it comes to being prepared for widespread AI innovation, adoption and workforce readiness, a new report says.
...More"What it’s like to live in the Bay Area neighborhood that’s aging the fastest"
Thousand Oaks, a leafy neighborhood nestled into the base of the Berkeley Hills, boasts views of the Golden Gate Bridge, shingled lodges designed by well-known architects and serpentine streets lined with massive granite boulders.
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