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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....

SF Mayor Pivots To Entice New Companies To Move Downtown

October 20, 2022 2:30 amOctober 20, 2022 6:21 am

San Francisco Mayor continued to lament office workers in the city opting to work remotely rather than return to downtown offices in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this week, pushing her and the city to pivot more towards attracting new...

San Francisco Office Occupancy Still Under 40% Despite Ending Mask Mandate

October 8, 2022 2:30 amOctober 7, 2022 8:03 pm

According to a new report by the security firm Kastle, San Francisco’s total downtown office occupancy sat at 39% in late September, one of the lowest amounts in the nation despite having seven months since the lifting of mask mandates...

San Diego Resumes Pre-Pandemic Crackdowns on Homeless Encampments

October 6, 2022 1:34 pm

The City of San Diego and the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) resumed pre-pandemic crackdowns on homeless encampments this week, with police requiring the homeless remove tents from city streets and sidewalks during daytime hours due to municipal code violations....

Gap Announces Mass Layoffs in SF, NY Corporate Offices

September 21, 2022 1:17 pmSeptember 21, 2022 8:31 pm

San Francisco-based retail giant Gap announced that 500 employees, or approximately 5% of their corporate employees are to be laid off in San Francisco as well as in smaller numbers in New York, marking the latest mass layoff to affect...

California’s Great America Theme Park To Close Within 10 Years Following $310 Million Land Sale

June 28, 2022 1:24 pmJune 29, 2022 7:51 am

Amusement Park Company Cedar Fair announced on Tuesday that the California’s Great America theme park has sold the land that the park is on and will be closing within the next 10 years, likely trigging local, regional, and statewide political...