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California Forever wanted a ‘yes’ — and fast.  In the weeks before the end of the legislative year last September, representatives for the tech billionaire-backed mega development emailed, called and texted Solano County officials, hoping to secure support for proposed legislation that would speed up environmental review for a shipyard that could yield thousands of new…

The U.S. housing market appears more balanced todaym but surface-level balance masks K-shaped market dynamics,

Pending home sales fell 2.3% month over month and 2.2% year over year in July

U.S. home prices increased 0.27% month over month in July on a seasonally adjusted basis. That growth rate is essentially flat from 0.28% in June.   Prices rose 3.4% from a year earlier, the fastest annual growth in a year.  This is according to the Redfin Home Price Index (RHPI), which uses the repeat-sales pricing…

Humboldt Park, Huntley and Belmont Cragin are Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2026. Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods offer a mix of affordability, space and access to popular amenities. Humboldt Park is Chicago’s hottest neighborhood of 2026, followed by Huntley and Belmont Cragin. Rank Neighborhood Zip Code Median Sale Price Median Sale Price (YoY) Median Days on Market…

Jane Kim, backed by Bernie Sanders, could ride the progressive wave. Ben Allen has the CA Democratic party’s endorsement for the insurance commissioner job.

CalEnviroScreen 5.0 dropped key SF neighborhoods from top pollution rankings.

Lawyers for a former Los Angeles homeowner find AI-generated “hallucinations” in filings by State Farm.

Proposition 3 is not about whether education and healthcare matter, an anti-tax advocate argues, but whether it is good policy to permanently extend tax hikes that voters were promised would expire.

In some congressional races and key ballot issues, California Democrats’ left-leaning wing and its more centrist forces are clashing.