San Francisco
AI boom upends San Francisco housing market
It is creating extreme personal wealth in the area, with tech companies paying employees in the sector lofty salaries
Rent spikes in San Francisco are topping all other US cities on AI boom
A new wave of wealth is driving fierce competition for housing, while also deepening economic divides
See you later, Claude: San Francisco mourns its beloved alligator
An albino, he entertained crowds at the California Academy of Sciences for years by not doing much at all
San Francisco office towers sell in City’s biggest deal since 2022
[SAN FRANCISCO] A pair of San Francisco towers was sold on Friday in the highest-priced deal for the city’s battered office market in three years.
JPMorgan to expand San Francisco office in boost to downtown
The city has struggled more than other areas to recover from the pandemic, leaving office vacancies near record highs and hurting tax revenue
From Hong Kong to London, prime home values set to decline
More than half of the 30 global cities monitored by Savills could see either negative or flat annual growth in residential capital values in 2025
Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San Francisco
THE Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on Tuesday became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless ride.
San Francisco’s hot tourist attraction: driverless cars
WHEN David De Clercq travelled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz. Try new restaurants. And ride in a self-driving car.
In San Francisco, a home renovation can become a battle royale
In the California city, neighbours wield unusual power over next-door renovations and modest improvements
San Francisco’s Montgomery Street could signal a downtown revival
It seemed like the last place one might invest US$1 billion on an office building in October 2020.
