August 28, 2020

Bubble Watch: 5.5% of mortgages in California are delinquent

“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: An estimated 5.5% of all first mortgages in California were …

California unemployment agency not answering 60% of calls

By ADAM BEAM | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California’s unemployment agency is not answering 60% of the calls it receives for help as the …

Opinion: Hold online sellers like Amazon liable for defective products

If someone sells you a product that blows up, they should be held responsible for it. This simple idea has been a bedrock principle of …

Walters: Legislature short-circuits process for electric cars

The 2020 session of the California Legislature is radically different from any other in the state’s 170-year history, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislators abandoned …

Tiburon police face-off with Black merchant fuels outrage, probe

A video depicting Tiburon police officers in heated exchange with the owner of the town’s only Black-owned business while working late in his downtown shop …

Wells Fargo to pay millions in back wages after hiring discrimination against Blacks

Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $7.8 million in back pay after being accused of hiring discrimination against more than 34,000 Black applicants who were …

How much apartment will $2,000 get you in Oakland?

Vibrant and diverse, Oakland offers easy access to the rest of the Bay Area and there’s plenty to see and do. Finding an apartment in …

By James McClain | Variety A secluded estate in the tiny yet ultra-desirable Silicon Valley town of Atherton was recently sold for $13.5 million, and …

California unemployment: State gets fed funds to pay extra $300 amid coronavirus

California workers will be able to receive an additional $300 in unemployment benefits amid the cornavirus after the state government agreed to participate in a …

Business partner of Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife says he had long affair with evangelical power couple

By ARAM ROSTON | Reuters WASHINGTON – In a claim likely to intensify the controversy surrounding one of the most influential figures in the American …

Coronavirus: No Bay Area exodus, but Tahoe sees boom in home sales

CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Kaushik “KJ” Joshi, a sales executive at a Silicon Valley tech …

Downtown San Jose mixed-use tower pushes ahead

SAN JOSE — A new downtown San Jose office tower is pushing forward with an early 2021 construction start, a high-rise that would sprout a …

Report: Trump administration to block proposed Alaska mine

By The Associated Press The Trump administration plans to block a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery …

House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

By Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Daly | Associated Press WASHINGTON — With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday …

EU agrees to cut taxes on imported US lobsters

By Paul Wiseman | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Maine lobsters should soon be returning to European pots under a modest trade agreement announced Friday. In …

Watch: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and fire officials give updates on wildfires, Aug. 21

If you cannot view this on your mobile device. Click here. California Governor Gavin Newsom joins a local briefing with the state’s top fire and …

Coronavirus economy: California adds more jobs in big numbers, but gains slow down

California powered to a huge gain of 140,400 jobs during July, officials reported Friday, but the pace of the state’s rebound fell far below the …

Car dealership chain buys choice Palo Alto property

PALO ALTO — The owner of a chain of automobile dealerships has bought a Palo Alto site where the controversial development of a new dealership …

Single-family housing in the Bay Area linked to more racially segregated cities: report

With California cities under mounting pressure to boost housing density, a new report suggests that coveted single-family neighborhoods may be a key driver of racial …

Bill to delay newspaper labor changes passes key Senate committee

A bill that would grant the newspaper industry two extra years to meet new labor standards passed a key state Senate committee on Thursday, Aug. …

Being a renter has become the national nightmare

If homeownership is the American dream, then being a renter has become the national nightmare. Coronavirus has awkwardly exposed, no less amplified, the huge gap …

Mountain View: Densest apartment complex in the city proposed for East Whisman neighborhood

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A 407-unit apartment complex project poised to be one of the densest and tallest residential developments in the city is moving closer to …