Bay Area Market
Inventory, pricing, and demand trends across the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
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Newsom vetoes bill to loosen work-from-home rules for state workers
Many California public employees want more flexibility to work from home than Gov. Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office policy allows. He vetoed a bill that would have encouraged departments to set their own policies.
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Uber ordered to pay $40 million after stranded passenger killed on highway
Arbitrator finds company liable for driver’s negligence, rejecting Uber’s arguments that it’s not responsible for a contractor’s actions.
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Neither Becerra nor Hilton will commit to AI safety guidelines Newsom laid out Friday
Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear.
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California is poised to get $1.4 billion for broadband. But there’s a huge catch
California’s bid for $1.4 billion in broadband funding has been five years in the making. Now the Trump administration says it must give up net neutrality and other state internet rules.
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Moss Landing battery storage fire flares up again, raising new safety fears in California
‘It keeps coming back to haunt us.’ Battery fire at Moss Landing ignites before California regulators finish investigating the last one
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Rents up, Existing Home Sales Down, The Housing Recovery is Back on Pause for the Remainder of 2026 (September 2026 Forecast)
Zillow’s existing home sales forecast points to a 3.5% decline in the fourth quarter, though sales are still expected to finish the year up 1.2%.
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California must defend the ocean and beaches from Trump’s new plans for offshore drilling
Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing a bill to make it harder for companies to use existing equipment in state waters for offshore drilling in federal waters.
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Taxing California’s rich just got more complicated. Prop 40’s fate is still uncertain
A new poll shows 52% of California’s likely voters favor Prop 40. But if either of two other measures gets more votes, that can still nullify it.
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It’s supposed to be easy to make your boss pay up for lost wages. Instead it takes years
For years, California has struggled to address a mounting backlog of workers claiming labor law violations, even as it collected millions of dollars from employers each year for enforcement. Now, a judge’s order may force the state to solve the problem. The state’s Labor Commissioner’s Office faces a lawsuit this year from workers who say…
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Newsom orders California agencies to develop new AI safety plans after rejecting tougher law
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state agencies to develop safety regulations for artificial intelligence after vetoing tougher rules two years ago.







