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In housing circles, Jerusalem Demsas has emerged as a critical voice for supply-side policy. As a staff writer for The Atlantic, she argues that lawmakers should address housing unaffordability by focusing on a severe shortage of homes.

Want to live longer? Choose the stairs over the elevator, a new review suggests.

San Francisco’s intrinsic allure — and the sense that it is too singular to fail — can also feed complacency

America’s superstar cities have avoided the post-pandemic death spiral—so far, anyway.

Climate change is upon us. Even with Congress finally investing in green energy, Californians face many decades of worsening wildfires and rising seas.

San Francisco’s median apartment rent rose 3.4% in March from the prior month, the biggest increase since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a new report.

Where to soak in the strange in the East Bay’s quirky college town

Berkeley has a reputation for weird. It’s also known for political activism, great food, and those smarty-pants at Cal, but the city’s inherent quirkiness pervades its past and present.

Shocking almost no one, nine of the 15 most expensive metropolitan areas in the United States are in California, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. But one major reason for this may surprise you: The state has an overregulation problem that’s contributing to the housing affordability crisis.

“…Kaiser’s consolidation will free up a significant amount of space for other growing companies, according to Colin Yasukochi, research director at real estate brokerage CBRE.

It opens up additional office space for tenants seeking a lower-cost alternative” to San Francisco,” he said. “There’s a stronger likelihood that more jobs will be located in Oakland.”