Making It in the Bay

Dropbox has become the latest tech giant to vacate San Francisco, as its four-building headquarters has sold for a whopping $1.08 billion, according to a report from San Francisco Chronicle.

New research from a nonpartisan think tank has found that the popular notion of a mass exodus from California last year is wrong

Lack of housing is one of the defining issues of life in the Bay Area. It’s hard to imagine one person making a difference, but an Oakland man says he’s willing to give it a try. Garvin Thomas reports.

Using data from cell phones as well as change-of-address forms, researchers have determined that between 1.5 and 3% of San Francisco’s population left the city for surrounding counties or other states over the past year, according to a report.

Dozens of homeless families and seniors in Oakland will not be ringing in the new year on the streets. They’ll be celebrating in new dorm-style apartments, all thanks to money from the state’s Project Homekey initiative.

A Vallejo couple out of work during the coronavirus pandemic is now making tables to earn money.

Apartment rents continued to plummet in the Bay Area’s biggest cities, with San Francisco seeing a nearly 25% plunge since the coronavirus pandemic began in March, according to a report from researcher Apartment List.

Statewide eviction protections — aimed at keeping hard-hit renters in their homes — are set to expire in the new year. So what does this all mean for tenants who now owe thousands in back rent and their landlords who are struggling to pay their own mortgages?

Alley-Oop Kids was founded to help kids get the gear they need to play youth sports. But in the midst of a pandemic, it’s found a new calling. The teen-run nonprofit just launched a mobile app to help you donate your old laptop or tablet to kids who need to attend school remotely.

Delivery network OnTrac, which has facilities throughout the Bay Area, has warehouses stocked full of packages because of the online shopping boom. Now, they need to find more employees to keep up with the demand.

If you live in the Bay Area, you’re living in some of the most expensive real estate in the country.

City officials in Oakland approved a contentious new policy that will prohibit homeless people from setting up tents in parks or near homes, businesses, schools and some churches in the city.

While rents are dipping in many cities throughout the Bay Area and the country, no place is seeing prices drop further or faster than San Francisco.

The anonymous 19-year-old dons a Batman costume to bring food and clothes to his unhoused neighbors — and he’s already inspiring others to follow suit.

The Bay Area rental market, which has long been among the most expensive in the nation, is now seeing the steepest drops in the nation.

Rhett Jones took a while to find his path and ultimately traded in his corporate job for his dream job.

Serving a long-lost Bay Area treat, Claire’s Crunch Cake has an impeccable five-star rating — and an owner who’s spent a lifetime speaking out for San Mateo’s communities of color.

An idea that started in New York City to fight hunger has now made its way to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland and soon San Jose.

After struggling to survive the pandemic, Bay Area restaurants are suddenly hot again — at least when it comes to creating jobs.

Bay Area rents continued to drop in June, according to rental listing site Zumper.