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San Francisco Office Vacancy Rates Rise To Nearly 30% In First Quarter 2023

March 28, 2023 3:04 pmMarch 28, 2023 3:06 pm

The office vacancy rate for San Francisco rose to 29.4% during the first quarter of 2023 according to a new study on Tuesday, with the continued pullout of tech firms due to massive downsizing cited as the main reason. Before...

SF Mayor London Breed Outlines Plans For Downtown Recovery In State Of The City Address

February 10, 2023 1:04 pmFebruary 10, 2023 1:04 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed gave her annual State of the City address on Thursday, outlining her plan to save the Downtown area of the city amid record low office occupancy, tens of thousands being let go from Bay Area tech...

Los Angeles Restaurants Prepare To Fight Planned Outdoor Dining Limitations

February 8, 2023 7:05 amFebruary 8, 2023 7:05 am

A proposed new ordinance in Los Angeles that would severely restrict outside dining and could cost around $20,000 to get a new permit for al fresco dining has cause an uproar in Los the city, with many restaurant owners and...

California Gov. Newsom Rewrites State History During Second Inaugural Address

January 7, 2023 9:47 amJanuary 8, 2023 8:42 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom was sworn in Friday for a second term. With the state suffering under a plague of hundreds of thousands of homeless drug addicts living on the streets, a serious spike in violent crime and theft, highest-in-the-nation...

Gov. Newsom Begins Second Term Following Inauguration In Sacramento

January 7, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 6, 2023 8:30 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom began his second term of office on Friday following his inauguration in Sacramento, highlighting freedoms found within the state while also targeting Republicans in his address. Newsom, who won reelection in November against Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber)...

San Francisco Vacancy Rates Hit 27% In 2022

December 30, 2022 5:21 pm

Vacancy rates in San Francisco hit an average of 27% in 2022 according to the CBRE real estate firm this week, jumping up from 19% in 2021 and 4% in 2022, becoming the highest vacancy rate the city has seen...

Snap Becomes Latest Company to Leave San Francisco Amid Office Pullout in City

October 22, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 6:12 am

Snap, the parent company to popular social media sites such as Snapchat, became the latest tech company to pull out of San Francisco this week due expensive San Francisco leasing prices and more workers in the company working at home....