Willie Mays had retired. Willie McCovey was playing for the San Diego Padres. Candlestick Park was cold and windy, and the Giants were on their way to a disappointing fifth-place finish in the National League West. But even with all those factors, it was still a stunning moment on Sept. […]
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Ryly Sann says his passion for creative problem solving and aim for excellence led him to reevaluate his career last June when the coronavirus pandemic was starting to wane. “At that time, I took a step back and got into screen printing,” Sann said. “But after about six months, I became […]
There’s no escaping the tech industry when you live in San Francisco, but ever since the beginning of the pandemic, it can feel as if the tech industry itself is trying to escape the city by the bay. The theme of the past couple of years in Silicon Valley has […]
A historic brochure for Bel Marin Keys features the tagline: “Where fun and play come home to stay.” The pamphlet, created sometime in the late 1950s or early ’60s as the community was first being built, marketed the southeast Novato development as offering a perma-vacation lifestyle in “sunny Marin County, […]
Frustrated house hunters aren’t imagining it — there really is just one home for sale for every 1,206 South Bay households earning $100,000 to $125,000 a year. That’s according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, which compares household income to the number of homes listed for […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Bay Area, many expected the real estate market to tank. While it certainly slowed for a bit as open houses were prohibited and residents stayed in their homes, it quickly picked back up, fueling a competitive market with low inventory and a strong set […]
Bay Area homebuyers weren’t finding any Black Friday specials this holiday season, as prices shot up 17% in November, marking another rapid rise in a record year. The boom continued across the region, led by rising median single-family home prices in San Mateo County (up 23% from the previous year […]