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☆ $104,400 classes as a 'low' income for a single-person household in San Francisco, California's housing department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

$104,400 is a "low" income in San Francisco County, according to California's housing department. Such a salary classes as a "low'" income in San Francisco County, according to California's Department of Housing and Community Development. In San Francisco County, the median income for a one-person household is listed as $122,500, per California's housing department. Making $18,400 a year is an "acutely low" income, $39,150 is "extremely low," $65,350 is "very low," and $104,400 is "low." Marin County, which is directly north of San Francisco County, and San Mateo County, to the south, both have the same income limits.

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☆ MLB roundup: Reds sweep Rockies, win 11th straight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

They were swept in the three-game series at Cincinnati. Alcantara (2-6), the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, allowed 10 hits and five runs in seven innings. Cubs 8, Pirates 3Nico Hoerner homered and hit a two-run triple as visiting Chicago completed a three-game series sweep of Pittsburgh. The Diamondbacks secured a victory in the three-game series with their fourth win in six games. Kansas City starter Brady Singer (4-7) gave up five runs and seven hits in seven innings.

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☆ Founders and VCs are clamoring to get into this $68 million AI hacker house. Here's how the AGI House exploded into a community hub for the red-hot Bay Area AI scene.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In February, the AGI House launched as a community hub for the buzzy Bay Area AI scene. Since launching in February this year, it's served as a hacker house and community hub for the Bay's exploding AI scene. Depending on the day, the residence houses between eight to ten AI founders and researchers, including a researcher from AI giant OpenAI. Stephanie PalazzoloFrom flying cars to fireside conversationsThe AGI House wasn't always the AGI House. "It's great to live in a community house where you're naturally connected to the AI founder community," she said.

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☆ Black Americans are getting support for reparations from other multiracial groups
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Stephanie Elam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Mass is part of a growing wave of multiracial support for Black American reparations – with many Jewish and Japanese organizations among them. It’s just human beings.”Amy Iwasaki Mass reads her 1981 testimony in favor of redress for Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II. “But I do think Japanese Americans as a group do understand what it’s like to be excluded on the basis of race.”Acknowledging the cost of historyPassage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 gave affected Japanese Americans the $20,000 payment and a formal letter of apology from President Ronald Reagan. Tamaki and Simon agree that arguments against reparations fail to acknowledge the cost of being part of a society. That’s called being a citizen.”Tamaki agrees that the work to repair the damage done to Black Americans is expensive and arduous, but it must begin at some point.

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☆ I tried beer made from recycled dirty shower water—here's my honest review
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

When it comes to picking a beer, I'm not exactly a snob. So when I read my colleague Ashton's report about the Bill Gates-backed startup brewing beer made with wastewater from showers, sinks and laundry machines in a luxury apartment building, I was intrigued. Epic OneWater Brew boasts that its beer is brewed using "highly purified recycled water." The wastewater from San Francisco's Fifteen Fifty apartment building is collected and passed through a series of "ultrafiltration membranes." After that, it's treated with chlorine and ultraviolet light.

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☆ Empty offices, abandoned malls, concerns over crime: Why San Francisco, the Golden City, is losing its luster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Al Yoon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Days later, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and coowner Brookfield gave the San Francisco City Centre back to their lenders after the exit of retailers left the mall just over half occupied. Whatever is going on in San Francisco, we are not interested in being part of that any longer." Fear of crime taints the cityCrime, or the fear of it, often creeps into conversations about San Francisco, too. "I ask, what's the driver" of the San Francisco office vacancies, Scavone told Insider. He continued: "Is it because downtown San Francisco is somewhat of a difficult commute from suburbs in Marin County or the East Bay?"

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☆ Jonathan Litt warns about a section of commercial real estate space he thought was bucking the trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJonathan Litt warns about a section of commercial real estate space he thought was bucking the trendActivist Investor Jonathan Litt, Land and Buildings Founder and CIO, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss his new call on Alexandria R.E., the state of San Francisco's real estate market, and more.

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☆ These 5 charts capture a rollercoaster 15 months for stocks, bonds, and crypto as the Fed pauses its tightening campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Over the past 15 months, its monetary-tightening campaign fueled wild swings for stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies. The central bank didn't raise interest rates at the end of its June meeting Wednesday, opting not to lift borrowing costs for the first time in over 15 months. Stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies have all swung wildly over that period – and these five charts capture some of that chaos. When interest rates rise, stocks tend to fall because investors are able to earn better returns by parking their cash in a savings account, rather than buying shares in listed companies. Bond yields spikeBond prices also tend to slide when interest rates rise, again because would-be buyers can earn higher yields by depositing their cash in a bank.

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☆ Cinemark is shutting its theater in San Francisco's biggest mall as the downtown exodus continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Cinemark in San Francisco's Westfield mall is closing due to "local business conditions." Major retailers have been pulling out of San Francisco, and many have attributed it to crime levels. The 52,000-square-foot site in the Westfield San Francisco Center will have its final screenings on Thursday, SFGATE reported. The operator announced the closure in an email to patrons on Wednesday, The San Francisco Examiner reported. The announcement came just days after The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Westfield had stopped paying its $558 million mortgage on the San Francisco mall – the city's biggest – and was surrendering it to lenders.

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☆ San Francisco's downtown just entered a new phase of its crisis as the city's most prominent shopping mall goes bust
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Westfield mall used to be the beating retail heart of San Francisco. Westfield stopped paying the mortgage on this shopping mall, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. For teachers, nurses and a host of other workers in San Francisco, it's become really hard in recent years. One of the biggest fissures so far was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday. In a nutshell, there are just not enough people living and working in downtown San Francisco anymore.

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☆ Flagship hotels are becoming collateral damage in San Francisco's office mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Al Yoon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Park Hotels & Resorts, an investment company, defaulted on a $725 million San Francisco hotel loan. The company's CEO plans to give up the properties, blaming remote work and "street conditions." This week, Park Hotels & Resorts, one of the largest publicly-traded hospitality investment companies with more than 29,000 rooms, chose to default on a $725 million loan secured by two flagship San Francisco hotels, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and its Parc 55, about a block away. The "burden" of the properties was just too great, and it's not only because workers are abandoning the area, Thomas Baltimore, the Park Hotels CEO, said in a statement. San Francisco has been one of the large urban metros hit hardest due to remote work and the outright exits of large technology companies.

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☆ A San Francisco builder converted a former garage into 3 tiny homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Lauren Steussy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A San Francisco housing organization transformed a garage into three small apartments. The affordable housing units cost $600,000 and are seen as a victory in the city's housing crisis. But critics told San Francisco Standard the cost of the units is high considering the square footage. An organization in San Francisco has turned a six-car garage into three 550- to 600-square-foot units, each with a bedroom, bathroom, and small kitchen. According to The San Francisco Standard, the Mission Housing units raised eyebrows among architects and building professionals.

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☆ An alcohol-free San Francisco mansion is now a hype house for developers making their own AI apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A wave of generative AI founders have reportedly found a venue in HF0 to develop their ideas. The New York Times reports the effort is a communal hub for founders and ex-Big Tech engineers. In an alcohol-free, work-hard, play-hard hotel environment, developers can revel and dine together while building their businesses, The New York Times reports. It's been steadily attracting developers with a knack for AI, according to The Times' feature, though it's open to aspiring tech founders in general. Read the full story at The New York Times.

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☆ MLB roundup: Cubs clamp down on Rays again
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert (3-3) lasted just four innings, giving up seven runs -- five earned -- on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Senga (5-3) struck out nine in a career-high seven innings. Texas starter Martin Perez gave up six runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Detroit's Alex Faedo (1-3) was charged with six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Milwaukee right-hander Adrian Houser (1-1) allowed seven runs (six earned) and a career-high 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

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☆ Store closures are hitting San Francisco as office vacancies and fears of crime are on the rise. Here's the full list of retailers pulling out of the city's downtown neighborhood.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Alex Bitter | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nineteen retailers have left San Francisco's Union Square area since 2020. The area has lost 17 retailers since 2020, The San Francisco Standard reported last month. Stores that have closed in downtown San Francisco over the last few years include:Most retailers haven't referenced crime specifically as their public rationale for closing. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, which owns the mall where Nordstrom is located, said that the department store's closure "underscores the deteriorating situation in downtown San Francisco," according to Bloomberg. Do you work in downtown San Francisco or have a story to share about store closures?

☆ MLB roundup: Surging Cardinals down Dodgers for fourth straight series win
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty allowed three runs on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Yankees 4, Reds 1Harrison Bader belted a two-run homer and Luis Severino pitched effectively into the fifth inning in his season debut, lifting New York past host Cincinnati. The 2-0 cushion proved enough to send the Phillies to a second straight win after losing five straight. In his fourth appearance, the left-hander went six innings and allowed one run on one hit, one walk and a career-high seven strikeouts. Mariners starter George Kirby (5-3) pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on six hits, one walk and six strikeouts.

☆ San Francisco is investigating claims made by 6 ex-Twitter staff about Elon Musk's 'Twitter hotel' plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection said it was investigating the lawsuit's claims. San Francisco has opened a new investigation into Elon Musk's plans to alter Twitter headquarters following claims made in a lawsuit by six former employees. The former staff also described the billionaire's plans to create a "Twitter hotel" amid Musk's "hardcore" vision. After Musk took over the company in October, he converted some office space into bedrooms, prompting an investigation by San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection. Killian was asked by the "transition team" not to reveal the details of the future plans during that inspection.

☆ Take a look inside a $14 million penthouse in San Francisco's tallest residential building, which was sinking and tilting for years before it was fixed
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A penthouse on the 60th floor of San Francisco's Millennium Tower has hit the market at $14 million. The building was famously sinking and tilting for years before construction began to fix the issue. The condo isn't located in just any building: It's in Millennium Tower. The Tower is known for being the city's tallest residential building, yes, but it's also famous for the fact that it was sinking and tilting for several years before construction began to remedy the issues. After years of structural recorrection, the building is now fully anchored to bedrock, according to Sotheby's International Realty, which is listing the property.

☆ Elon Musk called downtown San Francisco — where Twitter is headquartered — a 'derelict zombie apocalypse' amid its huge homelessness and drug issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk commented on the drugs and homelessness crisis in San Francisco calling it a "disaster." The billionaire CEO said the "once beautiful and thriving" area has become a "zombie apocalypse." Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted his thoughts about downtown San Francisco lamenting the decline of the "once beautiful and thriving" area and called it a "disaster." San Francisco is also a major tech hub with the likes of Google, Twitter, Apple, and Meta headquartered in or near the city. She considered the conditions in San Francisco as bad as in cities like Mumbai and Delhi, which are notorious for having some of the worst poverty crises on earth.

Andreessen Horowitz is preparing to launch a fund of funds to invest in other startup backers. A16z has already been courting up-and-coming fund managers at events in San Francisco and LA. The venture-capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz has in recent months been in discussions to form a fund of funds focused on early-stage investing, according to multiple people familiar with the project. In recent months, the firm has started to court up-and-coming fund managers with events in San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to three sources familiar with the firm's plans. Partners at crossover fund Tiger Global tried a similar strategy in recent years, committing $1 billion to back an array of early-stage venture funds.

☆ MLB roundup: Mets post 8-run inning, whip Nats in Max Scherzer's return
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

For seven innings, the game was a pitchers' duel between Cleveland rookie Tanner Bibee and the Angels' Patrick Sandoval. Zach Elfin (5-1) got the win after allowing four runs on seven hits in his six innings, striking out nine and walking one. Royals starter Jordan Lyles (0-7) was tagged for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and three walks. The loss overshadowed another strong outing by Giants starter Logan Webb, who allowed one run on three hits over seven innings. Boston's Corey Kluber (2-5) surrendered four runs on seven hits in five innings.

☆ Amazon hosted a panel on how to start selling on Amazon during San Francisco's 'small business week'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon is a sponsor of San Francisco's small business week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The e-commerce giant is a top sponsor of the promotion and a "small business champion," the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday, citing the website of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. San Francisco's small business week events included a panel titled "How to Start Selling in Amazon's Store," according to the Chronicle. Sponsorships with local business groups are "just one of the ways we help create new opportunities for the small business community." Do you shop or work in retail in San Francisco and have a story idea?

Some Chinatown residents benefited from the development boom, selling properties to developers or drawing more customers from increased foot traffic. Some residents have shown tentative support for the luxury buildings, saying they might make the neighborhood safer or bring in wealthier Asian residents who could boost Chinatown's economy. Manhattan Chinatown's housing stock is "really aged," which has led to costly fires, according to Thomas Yu, executive director of Asian Americans for Equality. Chinatowns and the pandemicMany debates surrounding luxury development and affordable housing were accelerated by the pandemic, which shuttered hundreds of businesses across Chinatowns. However, business owners who spoke with CNBC said Chinatown's businesses, though still recovering, are keeping the city's culture alive.

☆ Amazon sponsored 'small business week' in San Francisco and hosted a panel on how to start selling goods on its website
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon is a sponsor of San Francisco's small business week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Small businesses in the city say they view Amazon as a competitor, not a supporter. The e-commerce giant is a top sponsor of the promotion and a "small business champion," the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday, citing the website of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. San Francisco's small business week events included a panel titled "How to Start Selling in Amazon's Store," according to the Chronicle. Do you shop or work in retail in San Francisco and have a story idea?

☆ No office tower is safe from the roiling market — not even a trophy building housing Google and Visa deemed one of the best
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Potential problems at One Market Plaza show how far San Francisco's office market may fall. One Market Plaza has long been considered the pinnacle of San Francisco's office market. Autodesk plans to downsize by about 73,000 square feet to 211,000 square feet, a spokeswoman told Insider. Google did not respond to a request for comment on its plans for One Market Plaza. One Market Plaza could indicate how far San Francisco's office woes reachTurbulence at One Market Plaza indicates the extent of the problems facing San Francisco's office market.

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