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Bay Area and California bounce back with July job gains after June loss // State unemployment rate rises to 5.5% in July mercurynews.com/2025/08/15/bay…

San Jose seeks receiver to seize control of fire-torched lot of blight (mercurynews.com) We need to give code enforcement the tools they need to stop this bad behavior. @georgeavalos @CityofSanJose @mercnews

Historic Burbank Theater might become part of San Jose housing project ... Affordable homes could be added to existing historic structure mercurynews.com/2024/01/29/san…

Huge San Jose ranch habitat and preservation effort makes big progress ... First purchase deal provides major milestone mercurynews.com/2024/01/29/san…

Bay Area office vacancies balloon to all-time highs as tech wobbles ... Silicon Valley and San Francisco are plagued by vacant -- and unwanted -- offices: report mercurynews.com/2024/01/02/san…

Tech, biotech layoffs jolt Bay Area job market as staff cutbacks widen ... Hundreds more Bay Area tech or biotech workers face layoffs mercurynews.com/2024/01/02/tec…

PG&E electric and gas monthly bills hop over $290 mark to start 2024 ... Utility titan’s monthly bills rise far faster than Bay Area inflation rate mercurynews.com/2024/01/02/pge…

San Jose hotel deal involving SJSU advances as city preps key approval ... Property purchase could help spur San Jose economic activity mercurynews.com/2023/10/13/san…

San Jose mayor doubles down on AI tech push, eyes SJSU innovation lab ... Can AI help fix potholes and water leaks? mercurynews.com/2023/10/12/san…

Housing revamps of offices, shops, hotels widen in San Jose, East Bay ... Tricky economy after the coronavirus prompts housing conversions mercurynews.com/2023/10/12/san…

Google opens Mountain View visitor center at dragonscale canopy office ... Phones, gadgets, cafe, art, events, pop-up stores and cafe are part of new visitor center mercurynews.com/2023/10/12/goo…

Site of huge Bay Area housing project is seized in loan foreclosure ... Project could produce more than 1,000 homes mercurynews.com/2023/10/11/oak…

Chick-fil-A buys San Jose site near busy intersection and large retailer ... Restaurant chain has been seeking Bay Area sites mercurynews.com/2023/10/11/chi…

Downtown San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco office vacancies hit sky-high levels ... Tech companies, other sectors slash Bay Area office space amid job cuts mercurynews.com/2023/10/02/san…

Scores of apartments may sprout inside downtown San Jose office tower ... Fresh plans emerge to convert prominent San Jose high-rise mercurynews.com/2023/07/19/san…

Bay Area tech layoffs hit mainly non-tech workers: CBRE report ... Promising areas emerge in wake of tech job cuts mercurynews.com/2023/07/18/bay…

County agency buys San Jose senior citizens affordable housing complex ... Housing authority now owns two residential centers foreclosed by feds mercurynews.com/2023/07/18/san…

Three downtown San Jose housing towers hit pause due to uncertainties ... Murky outlook emerges for highrise trio after tech startup pivots away from project mercurynews.com/2023/07/18/san…

Big San Jose office park is bought by Bay Area real estate firm ... Deal shows buyers still seek Silicon Valley commercial properties mercurynews.com/2023/07/17/san…

San Jose hotel project site escapes foreclosure with real estate deal ... Hotel proposed near mega malls was never built mercurynews.com/2023/07/14/san…