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Alessio Sanfilippo is Redfin’s New CEO
Former Meta and Intuit executive brings more than two decades of product, data and AI experience to Redfin Rocket Companies today announced that Alessio Sanfilippo has been named Chief Executive Officer of Redfin, effective immediately. Sanfilippo joins Redfin from Meta, where he served as Vice President of Insights for Reality Labs. “Millions of people…
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Mortgage Rates Could Swing as Markets Brace for a September Fed Meeting
In A Nutshell: Rates could wobble quite a bit over the next two weeks leading up to the September 16th Fed meeting as Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech last Friday put a hike back on the table, but ultimately the decision will come down to incoming economic data. Upcoming Attractions This week brings the…
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Seller Choice Comes To Seattle
A new Northwest MLS policy will give Seattle sellers much-needed flexibility in how they market their homes In a historic first for the region, homeowners in the Seattle area are about to have more freedom to market their property as they see fit. That’s because today, Northwest MLS (NWMLS) announced a new First Look status, giving sellers real flexibility in how and when…
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Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses?
It’s been a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges. The Legislature passed another bill to allow this. Newsom vetoed it last time. What will he do now?
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Newsom vetoed a data center water bill last year. Will he sign it this time?
Two bills requiring data centers to disclose water use head to Newsom’s desk.
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Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be released under bill going to Gov. Newsom
The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news stories in CalMatters.
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Americans Are Leaving Areas at Risk of Poor Air Quality, Mostly Because They’re Expensive
U.S. counties at high risk of poor air quality lost 277,740 residents in 2025–roughly half as many as they lost in 2021, at the peak of pandemic-era migration. While air-quality concerns may influence some movers, affordability is a bigger factor, with Americans leaving expensive high-risk counties and moving into relatively affordable ones. Almost every part…
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School sex abuse bill going to Newsom. Will he sign the ‘hard-won’ compromise?
California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.
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Lawmakers vote to let first responders retire earlier and with more money. Will Newsom sign on?
California police and firefighters will be able to retire earlier and earn more generous pensions under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s potentially expensive and government agencies are urging him to veto it.
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A year after their promise, lawmakers again reform environmental planning. Now Newsom will weigh in
A bill now on the governor’s desk narrows last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, adding community protections industry fought to soften.