With all the pageantry, glitz and glamour nearby as Santa Clara's Levi Stadium hosted the big game, downtown San Jose welcomed nearly half a million visitors as folks packed bars and restaurants - a marked improvement from 10 years ago when Silicon Valley also hosted the Super Bowl.
We have about 500 people on the waiting list to buy condos, said John Tashjian, managing partner with Centurion Real Estate. That's unheard-of interest. I've had 50, I've had 100. But I've never seen anything like this before.
A ragtag group of predominantly business interest representatives has been selected by the city of Portland to weigh in on economic challenges to the city's core. The hotshot team-called the Central City Roundtable-will convene for the first time on Friday, March 6. They'll look at recommendations offered by the infamous task force that Governor Tina Kotek designed in 2023, which proved a predictably contentious practice due to its secrecy and lack of record-keeping.
The Board of Supes Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday sent forward without recommendation a plan to give a private developer $40 million for a hotel project that appears to be a direct violation of the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance. Supporters of the plan, including Mayor Daniel Lurie and Sup. Matt Dorsey, say that turning an old, historic office building on Third Street into a modern hotel would help revitalize downtown.
One of the rationale provided by the government [to] cancel the program was that they were hoping to revitalize the downtown core in various locations across the province and having members return to work would be the magic sauce,
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie will deliver his first State of the City address Thursday morning. He is set to highlight that San Francisco is "on the rise" and that neighborhoods are thriving once again. MORE: San Francisco eyes new strategy to put an end to drug markets: Here's what we know He's also expected to highlight his first-year accomplishments, including public safety improvements and a reduction in crime statistics along with an aggressive approach to homelessness and the drug epidemic.
Coming Together features examples from more than 60 U.S. cities, both large and small, highlighting lessons learned and opportunities embraced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as communities adapt to lasting changes in work, housing, mobility, entertainment, and recreation. The exhibition is currently open to the public and will remain on view through Fall 2026.
We're really excited that we got to do this project because the investment supports our downtown revitalization and enhances mobility choices for the duration of the station being open, and it reinforces our long-term commitment to the waterfront corridor,
Local News The new zoning rules aim to boost housing and revitalize the city's struggling commercial core. In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Boston Zoning Commission approved new regulations allowing taller buildings downtown - a key part of the city's plan to revive the struggling commercial core. The 10-0 vote marks the final step beyond the mayor's signature in a close to seven-year effort to modernize downtown zoning rules.
"I'm so excited that I actually went and bought a Vanderbilt hat, and I can't wait to welcome them into my district," said San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey.
"For my entire tenure here at Pittsburg, it has been a hot-button issue. Originally, when all the investment went in downtown, I think there was a hope that it would be able to thrive almost completely off restaurants and retail businesses."
