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SF orders construction sites to shut down
Affordable housing and essential infrastructure will continue, but other developments are stuck spinning their wheels
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Tour one of SF’s most expensive homes—without leaving your chaise lounge
It comes with a “bat cave” garage and a detached wellness center
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What to do if you can’t pay this month’s rent
Everything you need to know about eviction protections in the Bay Area during the COVID-19 outbreak.
What $4,900 rents you in SF right now
No two quite the same, but which one to choose?
Two-story Sausalito houseboat asks $1.33M
The whimsical facade hides a sleek and contemporary interior.
Caltrain cuts service in half during COVID-19 outbreak
Transit will still operate during the order, despite the mandate to use it as little as possible.
Bay Area shelter-in-place order extend until May 1
Directive expected to go past original April 7 end date.
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An illustrated guide to San Francisco architecture
Enjoy the city’s stylistic diversity, from Queen Anne to contemporary buildings.
SF halts homeless shelter admissions over COVID-19
Health crisis "compounding scarcity" as city struggles to find places to put everybody.
Oakland caps rent hikes during COVID-19 outbreak
Making sure tenants stay in their homes is "the most important thing we can do as a city."
Shelter in place: What life is like in the Bay Area right now
Residents discuss how life is changing under the new shelter-in-place restrictions.
Gov. Newsom orders California coronavirus eviction ban
Moratorium in effect through the end of May.
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Is it better to buy or rent in San Francisco?
The better deal in the long run depends on how long your run is.
Renovated Noe Valley Edwardian asks $5.49M
Soaring five stories high.
Take virtual tours of SF streets, museums, and cultural institutions without leaving home
Stuck inside? You can still experience some of SF’s best cultural offerings.
What $2,300 rents you in SF right now
No two quite the same, but which one to choose?
Muni to halt all light-rail and underground service
The order goes into effect Monday
Answering the most searched questions about living in SF under coronavirus
People are turning to Google for answers as they wait out the Bay Area’s COVID-19 outbreak.
Clocktower penthouse finds a buyer
Well, it’s about time.
SF homeless shelters told not to socially distance residents
Six feet per person is more space than most shelters have.
SF rental market plunges after COVID-19 news
The word "shelter" has a whole new meaning these days.
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Here’s what San Francisco looked like in 1856
Latter-day photos reveal show what SF looked like before the Great Quake.
Take a virtual tour of the Winchester Mystery House from your sofa
"The house seems designed to confuse anyone other than its owner; it is a place in which you might lose yourself."
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A guide to below-market-rate housing
What you need to know before entering the BMR lottery.
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter for deadly wildfire
Bankrupt, fire-starting utility guilty on all charges, agrees to maximum fine.
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Should you buy a home in SF in 2020?
With soaring home prices and an influx of well-to-do buyers throwing cash at sellers, it’s hard for any low- to middle-class buyer to compete in a city that was once prized for its "all are welcome" attitude.
What $3,900 rents you in SF right now
No two quite the same, but which one to choose?
Spanish-Revival abode in Presidio Heights asks $10.5M
Circa-1908 eye candy comes with decorative stone fireplaces.
SF lawmakers want to move homeless population into hotels
Shelters aren’t safe during outbreak, supervisors argue, eyeing SF’s 33,000 empty hotel units.
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These are the most beautiful interiors in San Francisco
It’s what’s on the inside that counts.
Marshall house in Berkeley’s Claremont Court asks $3.99M
A well-preserved home built in 1907.
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San Francisco's most iconic buildings
These are the legends in a skyline in constant flux.
All Marin County parks closed to cars after crowds disregard novel coronavirus orders
Weekend crowds were last straw for public health officials pushing to drive down COVID-19 spread.
A spirited midcentury ranch returns to its roots
The Bay Area home’s restoration mixes original elements with features suited for the future
How COVID-19 has affected the Bay Area housing market
With social distancing in effect, SF homes are like sunken treasure—incredibly valuable, but impossible to reach.
What $2,000 rents you in SF right now
No two quite the same, but which one to choose?