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Business reporter @sfchronicle Author, Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of eSports Treasurer @aajasf 📸: roland.li @sfchronicle .com

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Today's my 8-year anniversary in the Bay Area, which means in a few months, incredibly, it'll be the longest place I've lived, surpassing NYC (though I've been more bicoastal thanks to remote work) Grateful, nostalgic, and concerned about the future of this incredible place.
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Oakland went synthwave tonight
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Exclusive: Westfield stopped paying its $558 million mortgage and is surrendering its namesake SF mall, the biggest in the city, to lenders in the wake of Nordstrom's planned closure and plunging foot traffic (down ~42% from 2019) and sales (down ~1/3)
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Judge rules Prop. 22, the landmark California measure exempting Uber and Lyft from making drivers employees, is unconstitutional:
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Prop. 22, the gig worker exemption for Uber and Lyft, is ruled unconstitutional

Proposition 22, which exempts gig work companies like Uber and Lyft from treating drivers...

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Aespa becomes the first K-pop group to play Outside Lands Shot for @sfchronicle @SFC_Datebook @aespa_official @sfoutsidelands
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Jackson Wang ( @JacksonWang852 ) performs in the opening ceremony of the League of Legends World Championship finals at Chase Center in San Francisco. @sfchronicle
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Hundreds march in Oakland to protest police killings of Black people as “Wakanda Forever” is projected onto building @sfchronicle
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California heat wave may be the worst in history and is heightened by climate change. Fairfield hit 117 and Silicon Valley is currently 107: @kurtisalexander
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San Francisco's @SupergiantGames created Hades, one of 2020's most acclaimed games. A look inside the studio:
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How S.F.’s Supergiant made ‘Hades,’ one of 2020’s most acclaimed video games

Despite the pandemic, a shift to working from home and an office break-in, San Francisco...

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Finally in the right spot for low fog. I'll be back for sunrise some time! 🌁🌫️😍
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Stripe, the second most valuable U.S. startup, is leaving San Francisco
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2nd most valuable U.S. startup to leave SF as city loses another headquarters

San Francisco is losing one of its most valuable tech startups as Stripe signs a lease in...

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Westfield is leaving SF, but its Valley Fair mall in Silicon Valley is booming, with record sales + destination restaurants after a $1.1 billion expansion Around 9 pm on Wednesday near close, dozens of people were still lined up to get ramen and udon.
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Pinterest cancels massive Central SoMa lease at 88 Bluxome, citing remote work shift from coronavirus. Biggest sign of reduced tech office demand yet and a blow to a giant project with community benefits, including land for affordable housing, public pool
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Nordstrom, Saks, Uniqlo, H&M, Gap, Athleta, Marshalls, DSW, Arc'teryx, RealReal, CB2, Anthropologie, Disney, Container Store, Crate & Barrel, Office Depot, Amazon Go, Walgreens, CVS, Alexander Book Co, Fog City News All closed/closing in SF w/ @thejdmorris
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After Nordstrom store closures, what can San Francisco do to stop the retail exodus?

The loss of Nordstrom and other downtown retailers hampers S.F.’s vitality, and raises...

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Economic turmoil is battering the area around Powell Street, one of the key tourism areas in SF. Last week, Park Hotels & Resorts said it stopped payments on a $725 million loan and is giving up Hilton Union Square and Parc 55, nearly 3,000 hotel rooms
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Owner to give up two of S.F.’s largest hotels as city’s ‘path to recovery remains clouded’

The two hotels account for roughly 9% of the city’s hotel rooms.

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Twitter sued by landlord at SF HQ after alleged nonpayment of $6.8 million in rent: The company was also sued by the Crown Estate, which manages properties for King Charles III, for alleged unpaid rent in a London office.
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Tonight was lit
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Sunset was phenomenal tonight! 🔥 Some instant favorites. North Beach and Chinatown also felt vibrant and full of energy. 🥰 新年快乐!
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SF residents and tech workers raged at city leadership — including Chesa Boudin, who's out of office ~9 months — over what they called out of control crime after fatal stabbing of Bob Lee. Data shows SF has one of lowest murder rates in U.S. @susieneilson
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Elon Musk said ‘violent crime in SF is horrific’ after tech exec’s killing. What does the data show?

A tech exec was stabbed to death in San Francisco. But violent crimes like these are actually rare in the city.

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@VladSF That's in today's story. There's a big difference between selling it like the other malls and giving it up to the lender because the economic performance is so bad.
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SF school board member Alison Collins and her husband Chris Collins illegally merged two Russian Hill apartments, city says. Investigation came after 103-page anonymous complaint: Listed for sale as a single home for $3.25 million in 2019, never sold
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Gap's Old Navy is closing next to Westfield, and a Banana Republic closed inside as well, joining dozens of other retailers who have left the area:
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Old Navy to close downtown S.F. store after decades

Another store closure will hit San Francisco’s retail core, this one with deep ties to...

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Apple, the most valuable public company in the world, says its county-assessed $1 billion offices are worth $200 as it fights for lower tax bill Meanwhile, biotech giant Genentech has been fighting taxes for 18 years. Great research + reporting @Cat_Ho
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My first story for @sfchronicle : A massive 2,402-unit housing project that would replace a mall less than a mile from Apple HQ in Cupertino wins key city decision, could start construction in September: "I'm thrilled," says @Scott_Wiener who authored SB 35
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Bay Area median home price: $1.1 million Houston: $266,685 SF one bedroom: $2,054 per month Houston: $902 Silicon Valley office rent: $60+ per sq ft Houston: $30 per sq ft Bay Area: CEQA Houston: No zoning
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HPE, a touchstone of Silicon Valley, moving headquarters to Houston to save costs, recruit talent

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, whose roots date to Bill Hewlett and David Packard’s 1939...

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All this bad economic news is fueling fears of a doom loop:
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Cities are struggling. San Francisco could be in for the biggest ‘doom loop’ of all

Economic forces could doom San Francisco to fiscal calamity. Could it be avoided?

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This is the greatest photo of San Francisco I have ever seen 🤯
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San Francisco’s evolving skyline. #SanFrancisco #salesforce
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This would be the 12th tallest building in SF but the Planning Dept is already criticizing the proposal
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EXCLUSIVE: Skyscraper Proposed for 2700 Sloat Boulevard in Outer Sunset, San Francisco - San...

The pre-application has finally been filed for a 50-story mixed-use tower at 2700 Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset District...

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The Chronicle's own office at 901 Mission St. is a block from Westfield and faces a 60% vacancy rate after Yahoo and Autodesk leases expire this fall Our neighbor, the new 415 Natoma tower, is 97% vacant (owned by Brookfield, part owner of the mall)
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S.F. Chronicle building faces 60% vacancy rate with looming departures of Yahoo, Autodesk

The losses are another drag on San Francisco’s South of Market and nearby Mid-Market...

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To reiterate, yes Westfield said it was trying to sell all its U.S. malls last year. No, that’s not the same as defaulting on its mortgage and giving up a mall that it built 20 years ago to lenders. Major difference. More stories coming.
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Exclusive: Westfield stopped paying its $558 million mortgage and is surrendering its namesake SF mall, the biggest in the city, to lenders in the wake of Nordstrom's planned closure and plunging foot traffic (down ~42% from 2019) and sales (down ~1/3)
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Westfield and its SF retailers reported alleged stabbings, sexual assaults, threats of violence and robberies, emails with city officials obtained by @thejdmorris show: The mall owner is giving it up to lenders
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‘We urgently need to discuss Westfield’: Emails shed light on safety problems at downtown S.F. mall

In response to retailer concerns about safety at the troubled Westfield Mall, the city...

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This mall in Bangkok is SF's biggest fan! But the $1.50 entrees were about 10% of SF prices, the least authentic part. Pier 21 on Sukhumvit
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Two women, one born in Oakland, one representing San Francisco
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. @DendiBoss of @natusvincere #TI5 http://t.co/pwuci84YA2
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In a few weeks I’m joining @sfchronicle to cover real estate and business. I’m thrilled to be part of a robust newsroom in a time when local reporting is so crucially needed. I’m grateful for your readership (and tips)! Excited for the next chapter.
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More than a fifth of SF office buildings are now vacant, the highest level since 2003:
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S.F. office vacancy rises to 20%, highest level since 2003, despite more leasing activity

San Francisco’s office vacancy rate rose to 20.1% in the second quarter, the highest...

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SF's District 2 @SupStefani becomes first elected official to endorse Chesa Boudin recall: @meganrcassidy
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Recall of Chesa Boudin just got its first endorsement from an elected S.F. official

San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani became the first elected official in the city...

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SF and Seattle have powerful tech economies that both went remote, water and hills, homelessness and fentanyl crises. But Seattle grew an astounding 2.4% in population in latest census year, the most of ANY big U.S. city. I wanted to find out why:
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S.F. exodus: What we can learn from the U.S.’s fastest-growing big city

Seattle and the Bay Area share many similarities, but the two West Coast regions had...

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Downtown SF retailers boarded up but still open in the wake of mass retail thefts: Mayor @LondonBreed : “When I talked to people ... they didn’t care about a boarded-up storefront. They were just very thankful and they were saying thank you to the police”
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‘There’s nothing festive about ... boarded-up storefronts’: Union Square retailers look different...

Dozens of downtown San Francisco retailers were boarded up in the wake of mass robberies...

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Breaking news: @sfpublicworks moves Clinton Park boulders back onto sidewalk after they were rolled off last night. The controversial rocks were placed in an effort to block homeless, drug dealers. More coverage soon
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The Chronicle’s office was spray painted today. We will continue to report without fear or favor.
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I witnessed APEC protesters block/shove a man with badge from exiting security area. Woman protester yelled at him for supporting "genocide," he punched her in the face and was handcuffed SFPD said they arrested a person for assault at same time/location
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Wow, USPS data shows 124,131 San Francisco households moved between March and November, with at least 34,803 staying in SF, but potentially 10%+ of the city leaving. I want to know what last year's number was. Props to @AhavahRevis for getting this.
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Alison Collins, SF school board member being called to resign over racist tweets, is wife of Chris Collins and received $100,000 from his company Urban Pacific, 1% owner of the Parcel F tower project going to final Supervisors vote tomorrow. @jilltucker
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What split on S.F. school board over racist tweets means for district: ‘Crisis of governance’

On Monday, the tweet scandal involving Vice President Alison Collins only grew, as nearly...

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New SF study found the city lost $484 million in taxes due to remote work across three major sectors including tech. And the 5 biggest taxpayers account for 24% of all business taxes, making the city vulnerable to potential downsizings or relocations:
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S.F.’s top 5 taxpayers make up nearly a quarter of business taxes. Here’s why that’s dangerous

The findings of a recent study could spur potential changes to San Francisco’s tax...

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Update: SF Supervisor @AaronPeskin said he wants to hold a public hearing on Twitter's reported bedroom conversions, as well as "whether or not individuals who are H-1B visa (holders) are being exploited as a matter of labor practice" via @thejdmorris
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S.F. officials investigating allegedly illegal bedrooms at Twitter HQ, as Elon Musk criticizes...

San Francisco officials are investigating a complaint alleging that Twitter illegally...

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A Market Street retail vacancy is being filled: @Jollibee is bringing Filipino fried chicken next to Powell BART @JanelleBitker
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Three years ago tonight, a moment of splendor on Lake Merritt before the trauma of shelter in place set in. (Two photos focus stacked)
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Next door, the fatal shooting of Banko Brown by a Walgreens security guard underscored the crime and public safety challenges in the area: Brown's family is now suing Walgreens and its now ex-security firm after the DA declined to charge the guard
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Banko Brown’s relatives file wrongful death lawsuit after Walgreens shooting

The parents of Banko Brown, the man killed at a downtown Walgreens in San Francisco by a...

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The San Francisco exodus is over: Net migration is back to 2019 levels, and apartments rents are up: w/ @susieneilson
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Only 3.7% or 4,264 of recorded address changes in five Bay Area counties went out of state, suggesting "exodus" is mostly hype. 72% stayed in Bay Area: w/ @susieneilson (USPS excluded batches from one zip code to another of 10 or less)
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The projects were not approved. The Board passed a resolution supporting *state* funding, which has not been secured: Costing $1.1+ million per apartment, about 3x the median U.S. home price, is newsworthy:
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It now costs almost $1.2 million to build a single affordable home in San Francisco

The board of supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on new grant funding applications that...

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JPMorgan health care conference draws 8,000 to SF's Union Square for first time in three years: Attendees say the energy is good, but parts of SF like the Tenderloin and SoMa feel "dystopian"
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. @elonmusk falsely said Tesla sent 100 ventilators to LA and 6 to Sonoma. LA official said they got bilevel positive airway pressure units, not ventilators. Sonoma Valley Hospital got 6 continuous positive airway pressure units
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Partial list of hospitals to which Tesla sent ventilators
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San Francisco's losing another big corporate HQ: Charles Schwab said it will move to Texas after acquiring TD Ameritrade. Follows McKesson, Bechtel and Stripe all in the last two years.
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Charles Schwab to give up SF headquarters in $26 billion TD Ameritrade deal

The San Francisco stockbroker said it is moving its headquarters to Texas as part of a...

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A night market is coming to SF's Sunset district on Sept. 15 on Irving Street @ekadvany The inspiration for Supervisor @JoelEngardio was the dazzling Raohe Night Market in Taipei (get the black pepper buns):
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Personal news: I'm an editor in our newly expanded business team @techchronicle @sfchronicle Still reporting on coronavirus, real estate too! @owenthomas @KateGalbraith @daexmurph @KathPender @SFjkdineen @thejdmorris @CSaid @Shwanika @JustMrPhillips @ChaseDiFelice @Rusty_SFChron
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IKEA's SF food hall will include a bakery from a founder of Noma, one of the world's most acclaimed restaurants: @macortez619 "we want to be less about the doom loop and more about the cinnamon swirl"
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S.F. IKEA food hall will get bakery from ‘world’s best’ restaurant co-founder

“We want to be less about the doom loop and more about the cinnamon swirl,” said the...

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UPDATE: @California_HCD reiterates Berkeley is NOT in compliance with state law and could be subject to builder's remedy, though it may deny them for non-zoning reasons (e.g. specific, adverse impact upon public health or safety)
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Berkeley's housing element plan was rejected by the state, opening it up to potential builder's remedy efforts, though the city said it's in "substantial compliance" and not subject to them. No applications yet:
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Should SF approve this tower proposal near Ocean Beach? Vote here:
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Should S.F. allow this 55-story condo tower to get built? Tell us what you think

A proposal to build a 55-story, 646-unit development near SF’s Ocean Beach has sparked swift backlash, despite the city's housing woes. Do you think it should get built?

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It took 11 years and $82 million to build 113 affordable apartments in SF's Tenderloin. That's $725,663 per unit, more than twice the median U.S. home price of $315,000. @JohnKingSFChron
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Much-needed Tenderloin housing makes architectural splash — after an 11-year wait

The nine-story building with 113 affordable apartments is jaunty and earnest at once,...

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Exclusive: OpenAI is close to signing a massive office lease around 445,000 sq ft that would be SF's biggest since 2018 @laura_waxee + me It would be the strongest sign yet of AI's growth in the city, and fill about half of Uber's HQ via sublease
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Exclusive: OpenAI close to signing S.F.’s biggest office lease since 2018

With room for over 2,000 employees, the two buildings on Third Street would give OpenAI...

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IKEA's real estate affiliate bought the long-vacant 6X6 mall in SF's Mid-Market, a rare sign of retail investment in a brutal year. IKEA will have an "integral role" there, with more details coming soon
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IKEA may anchor new San Francisco mall, a pandemic boost for a hard-hit downtown

Ingka Centres, the mall owner division of IKEA’s parent company, has bought San...

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Here's the ruling and section found to be unconstitutional
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Square leases all the office space in Oakland's Uptown Station (formerly Uber's building) in one of the biggest deals in city history. Square poised to become Oakland's largest tech company with space for 2,000 employees. The end of a four-year saga?
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Square leases Oakland’s Uptown Station in one of city’s biggest deals ever

Payments processor Square signed an office lease Thursday for Oakland’s Uptown Station...

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7 years in California today 🐻
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The state that saw the biggest percent increase in San Francisco arrivals during the pandemic wasn't Texas or Florida, it was Montana! Plus tons more interesting data from @CAPolicyLab : @susieneilson @namisumida
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Today, MY BOOK IS OUT: Incredibly grateful for @skyhorsepub & the 50+ sources I interviewed
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Roland Li
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Thank you for your kind words! I'm really passionate about photography and I'm glad people appreciate it. Here are some more epic sunsets from the last year. More at
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Today's my six-year (!!!) anniversary in the Bay. Grateful for new friends, burritos and the privilege of covering our changing region and immense challenges. I also wouldn't be as passionate about photography, nature or traveling if I hadn't made the leap.
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Happy Birthday to me and you!
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A 30-year-old man died in the now-closed Whole Foods in Trinity Place's bathroom in September after overdosing on fentanyl and meth, according to SF Medical Examiner Shoppers told me people urinated in the store and frequently stole despite high security.
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Exclusive: Man died from overdose at S.F. Whole Foods months before closure

Seven months before Whole Foods abruptly closed at Trinity Place in San Francisco’s...

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Roland Li
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. @Guerrilla 's Horizon Forbidden West shows a San Francisco, aka Isle of Spires, ravaged by climate change and over a dozen landmarks destroyed, submerged — and fully explorable It's a juxtaposition of beauty and sadness, says narrative director @ben_mccaw
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Update: Maria Calles, a temporary cleaner at SF's Marriott Marquis, said she was fired yesterday by Marriott contractor Environmental Service Partners after speaking to me about unpaid wages. She was waiting for bus to SF at 2 am.
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Marriott hotel temp says she was fired after speaking to The Chronicle

A temporary hotel worker at San Francisco’s Marriott Marquis said she was fired after...

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Roland Li
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San Francisco’s Marriott hotel strike has reached its 5th week. Temp workers are bused in from 100 miles away to clean rooms. Now they allege numerous labor violations -Unpaid wages -Not paid for all travel time or overtime -Fired for talking to the union
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Uber has 14 cafeterias in four San Francisco offices, more than any other company in the city.
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SF’s proposed employee cafeteria ban not to everyone’s tastes

Lunch, and where people eat it, has become a big topic of conversation in San Francisco.

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Company cafeterias are so 1.0. #UberEATS for Business = 2.0 awesomeness. Fast, reliable and tons of choice. #deleteCafeterias
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Roland Li
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Shorenstein sold 98% of Twitter HQ for over $900 million. San Francisco got $0 in taxes. My Prop. 13 investigation:
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Also: Whole Foods’ bet was far earlier than last year, the lease announcement goes back over five years, long before remote work. Trinity Place started construction 15 years ago. This wasn’t a spontaneous decision — the store cost $12 million per permits.
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San Francisco’s massive new Whole Foods set to transform Mid-Market

The biggest Whole Foods in San Francisco — a 55,000-square-foot store to be located at...

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The New York Times
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Whole Foods Market made a bet on a gritty San Francisco neighborhood last year. In April, the store closed, citing the safety of its employees. Many saw it as a representation of the city's slump, which could continue for years as companies vacate offices.
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About a fifth of San Francisco residents between ages 25 and 29 left (or aged out of the group!) during the first 15 months of the pandemic. @susieneilson
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Here is the exact type of person who was most likely to leave San Francisco in the pandemic

San Francisco’s population plummeted in the pandemic’s first year. We examined census...

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Westfield’s SF mall exit has a public financial stakeholder: the city’s school district and owns land under the mall, received $3.2 million in rent payments last year There was a school on the site until the 1906 earthquake destroyed it
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San Francisco loses another convention to Las Vegas: @Specialty_Food
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S.F. loses another convention to Las Vegas

Fancy Food Show is moving from San Francisco to Las Vegas, a blow to Moscone Center’s...

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Roland Li
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San Francisco and the Bay Are have not beaten coronavirus. It's irresponsible and inaccurate to put that in a headline @fmanjoo
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Opinion | The Bay Area Billionaires Are Breaking My Heart (Published 2020)

Looking for hope in San Francisco.

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Grass fire ignites on San Bruno Mountain just south of SF, near power lines and not in PG&E power shut-off zone. w/ @AlejandroLazo
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End of an era: @jack 's Block, formerly Square, to leave Mid-Market ex-headquarters after a decade, in another pandemic-era blow: Uber is gone to Chase Center and Twitter, a block away, faces an uncertain future after the pending Elon Musk purchase
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Jack Dorsey’s Block, formerly Square, to leave former S.F. HQ in another blow to Mid-Market

Block, the finance and payments-focused tech firm led by Jack Dorsey, will leave its...

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Merry Christmas!
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I wrote a story on New York for the first time in eight years. Seeing the city's comeback has been thrilling, but the challenges are vast — and not unlikely San Francisco's: 📸 @MaryKang23 📈📊: @hil_fung @AdrianaRezal
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New York is roaring back from the worst of the pandemic. Why isn’t San Francisco?

There’s always been a disparity between New York and San Francisco, but the two coastal...

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Coco Republic announces closure after just opening in Oct. 2022: "clear that downtown San Francisco is no longer a viable option" No serious crime incidents but customer traffic isn't enough, company told our colleague @AlexShultz @SFGATE
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After 7 months, Coco Republic's SF flagship announces closure

Australian furniture retailer Coco Republic had just recently replaced (and renovated)...

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Roland Li
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. @thenorthface 's corporate headquarters is leaving the Bay Area after 52 years, joining an exodus of non-tech companies:
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North Face is leaving the Bay Area. Climbing costs were a factor

The pending departure of North Face, a landmark outdoor apparel company founded in San...

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Roland Li
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Less than a mile from Apple's HQ in Cupertino is a dying mall, where a four-year battle over growth could lead to 2,402 housing units (50% affordable), 1.8 million sq ft of office and up to 240-foot towers, thanks to @Scott_Wiener 's SB35. My #longreads :
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“SF is in far worse shape than New York,” says JPMorgan CEO. “I think every city, like every country, should be thinking about what is it that makes an attractive city...its parks, its art, but it’s definitely safety. It’s jobs...affordable housing"
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CEO of biggest U.S. bank: ‘S.F. is in far worse shape than New York’

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who is hosting the world’s biggest health care...

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Roland Li
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To all our readers, especially subscribers: Thank you
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Roland Li
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San Francisco metro is most expensive place to live in the U.S. for 6th year in a row, mostly due to rents w/ @namisumida Caveat: Fed ACS survey was delayed so housing data from 2019, not 2020. SF metro at 107% of national average, San Jose metro at 130%
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S.F. metro area retains No. 1 spot as most expensive place to live in the U.S. Here’s how costs...

San Francisco and the East Bay were the most expensive places to live in the U.S. in...

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Roland Li
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Downtown San Francisco feels like a tomb. Once-crammed streets are desolate, with only the whoosh of automobile traffic stirring the air. Permanent remote work could extend the pain: 📸: me!
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5 seconds, Lake Merritt
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SF’s biggest and fourth biggest hotels face a $725 million loan maturity deadline in Nov — covering nearly 3,000 rooms or ~9% of the city’s entire supply. Owner Park Hotels is exploring “all options,” including giving the properties back to the lender
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Two of S.F.’s biggest hotels face a $725 million loan deadline. Landlord exploring ‘all options’

Owner Park Hotels said it is exploring all options for the properties, including...

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Roland Li
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The Transamerica Pyramid block and interiors will get a $400 million makeover, in a huge bet on downtown San Francisco: @FosterPartners is the architect.
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Roland Li
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San Francisco's population fell 6.3%, most in the nation, in July 2020-21 to the lowest level since 2010. NYC was second at -3.5%, and multiple Bay Area cities saw losses around 3%
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S.F. population fell 6.3%, most in nation, to lowest level since 2010

San Francisco saw by far the biggest percentage drop in population among major U.S....

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Roland Li
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Best sunset in months AND a full moon? Thank you rain + earth.
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Roland Li
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Scoop: Salesforce, San Francisco's largest private employer, gives up another big chunk of office space, listing 350,000 sq ft for lease at 50 Fremont next to Salesforce Tower: That's 40% of the 43-story highrise on the left
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