San Francisco

In San Francisco, even US$180,000 tech salaries are no longer enough

San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighbourhood is among the most expensive in the country.

AI boom upends San Francisco housing market

San Francisco’s new tech frenzy is reigniting home bidding wars and sending prices soaring in a city that just a few years ago was mired in post-pandemic malaise.

Rent spikes in San Francisco are topping all other US cities on AI boom

Thousands turned out to a concourse near the California Academy of Sciences museum in Golden Gate Park for Claude's jubilant memorial service on Sunday.

See you later, Claude: San Francisco mourns its beloved alligator

The skyscrapers, known as Market Center, were acquired by restaurant franchise magnate Greg Flynn and investment firm DRA Advisors, who took over a distressed US$417 million mortgage at a discount.

San Francisco office towers sell in City’s biggest deal since 2022

The bank plans to increase the leased space at its main San Francisco office by roughly 30 per cent to 280,000 square feet.

JPMorgan to expand San Francisco office in boost to downtown

Higher interest rates and political uncertainty in Hong Kong are crimping demand for homes in the Chinese territory, with prime residential prices likely to fall as much as 3.9 per cent this year following a 2.4 per cent drop in 2024.

From Hong Kong to London, prime home values set to decline

A Waymo autonomous vehicle on Toland Street in San Francisco, Nov 17, 2023.

Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San Francisco

Self-driving cars have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some form since 2009 and have been operating commercially since August.

San Francisco’s hot tourist attraction: driverless cars

The house of Julie Park and Tom McDonald in San Francisco. Their plans for renovation met with stiff resistance from their neighbours.

In San Francisco, a home renovation can become a battle royale