Perched on the wind-battered Sonoma County coast, about 100 miles north of San Francisco, Sea Ranch is an architectural wonder and modern-day utopia built on a single hippie premise: to exist in harmony with nature. Nowhere else in California will you find minimalist timber homes so expertly camouflaged that it's like they sprouted from the very soil itself.
“We ran around with the likes of, Paris Hilton, and partying with Kardashians and just doing up the Hollywood life,” Borba said. “I was a poster boy for luxury living. I was not in any which way humble. I was very prideful.”
“There's misinformation in the community that this is a dedicated cricket field. It's not. It's a multi-use field,” Mayor Larry Klein told San José Spotlight. “Right now there's a baseball diamond there, and what we're trying to do is create more active, open space so it can be used for soccer, volleyball, softball and cricket. We're trying to maximize the amount of usable space within the park.”
Santa Clara County voters will decide this month whether to approve a parcel tax that would generate an estimated $17 million annually for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, funding wildfire risk reduction, water protection and open space conservation across the region.
Some owners of lower-end properties have missed out on the AI boom, with home prices in the most affordable Bay Area zip codes declining over the past two years. It's another sign of the K-shaped economy taking shape in the Bay Area, with AI lifting the fortunes of some households and neighborhoods much more than others.
Mahan has raised $12 million so far from Silicon Valley elites such as Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and YCombinator CEO Garry Tan - who have all maxed out their legally-allowed contributions at $78,400 each.
"John held the unbending position that everyone in San Francisco had the same rights regardless of interests and status. I don't know if he was controversial. The battle over who San Francisco is for, and who gets to say here, is as old as I am, and I'm as old as dirt."
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put nature and public access at the forefront, expand recreation and restore the waterfront so it is much more accessible. The views are spectacular out there.
The district promised to spend its money on 'neighborhood schools.' Now, the district is preparing to close five elementary schools, displace one and break neighborhoods apart through rezoning.
Although sources close to Davis say he has no intention to sell his majority stake, the vote would mean that if and when Davis, or his heirs, did decide to sell, Durban, a limited partner, would have the option to buy the club. Owners would then have to approve Durban as the new controlling owner, per league rules.
Victoria Gardens gets nearly 15 million visitors annually and generates more than $1,100 per square foot in retail sales, placing it among top-grossing open-air shopping centers in the nation, Redwood West said. It has about 160 retailers including Apple, Lululemon, Chanel, Gorjana, Sephora, Nike, Zara, AMC Theatres, Shake Shack and Macy's.
Victor Coleman's Hudson Pacific Properties maxed out its individual contributions at $78,400, earlier this month, campaign financing data reveals. Billionaire mall developer Rick Caruso, who endorsed the moderate Democrat immediately after Mahan announced his late-entry in a crowded race, donated the max, $78,400 via two donations, in late January, a day after Mahan became a candidate.
Alphabet has structured a three-year deal for its Google CEO that could make him one of the highest-paid executives on the planet - but most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.
When Rancho Bella Vista is completed in about 10 years, it will have 2,580 homes, condominiums, town houses and rental apartments, 10 acres of office space, a school, park, lake with clubhouse and about 150 acres of natural open space, according to Warren Toman, president of the Toman Co.
Momentum is definitely on our side. There's a mass movement in resistance to the Trump administration and their attacks, both domestically and abroad. Local organizers initially launched the divestment effort in response to Israel's conduct during the Israel-Hamas war, but over the past two years their demands have expanded to include other corporate practices as well.
