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Are you a Bay Area homeowner who's tried (successfully or unsuccessfully) to build an ADU? I want to talk to you for a story! I'm at [email protected]

One arrested as US Marshals pursue suspects near Head Royce School in Oakland trib.al/EP210gT

I spoke with Buffy Wicks about how CA Dems got CEQA reform passed this year, after over a decade of unsuccessful efforts mercurynews.com/2025/07/25/uni…

In an interview, the CEO of California High Speed Rail told me he is pushing to build all the way to Gilroy and Palmdale *simultaneously* w/ building the Central Valley segment (which is underway now.) He'll need $1B+/year from the #caleg to get it done mercurynews.com/2025/07/30/cal…

Have you bought or sold a home in the last few months and negotiated your agent's commission? Or did you go with the fee that they charged? I want to know whether agents have gotten any more flexible on their fees since the NAR settlement last year. DM me!

Ian Choudri, the new head of high speed rail, is looking to reposition the railway as a multifaceted utility — one that can carry electricity as well as people, while building the infrastructure required to keep CA at the center of the AI industry: mercurynews.com/2025/08/10/cal…

Here are the most expensive homes sold in the Bay Area so far in 2025: mercurynews.com/2025/08/12/bay…

A great story by my colleague Ethan Varian on the early results of Prop 36 — which CA passed with 70% of the vote — so far: mercurynews.com/2025/08/17/pro…

A few elected officials in San Mateo County are arguing the planned regional sales tax to bail out transit would mean that their residents subsidize BART without a voice in how the money is spent mercurynews.com/2025/09/03/tra…

A $750 million loan to the Bay Area’s transit agencies to stave off major service cuts this year may be on the rocks. mercurynews.com/2025/09/04/new…

Last week, transit advocates raised alarm bells that Newsom was dragging his feet on finalizing a $750 million loan included in the state budget to prevent serious service cuts to Bay Area transit. But the governor’s office says the loan isn't dead — yet mercurynews.com/2025/09/08/new…

Newsom says he’s working on Bay Area transit loan deal — but the details are being hashed out in secret mercurynews.com/2025/09/08/new…

A big Realtors settlement could have led to lower agent commissions. They haven’t changed. My latest: mercurynews.com/2025/09/21/rea…

Are you currently looking to buy a home? Or have you bought/sold in the last month or so? I want to speak with you for a story! Reach out: [email protected]

Wiener’s transit-near-housing bill, #SB79, survived more than a dozen amendments and two hostile committee chairs, showcasing both his persistence and the divisions among Democrats on adding more density to CA's cities. Here's how the bill came together: mercurynews.com/2025/10/03/wie…

To give employees a fighting chance in the housing market, some local govt, universities & hospitals are offering down payment assistance. These loans can be an opportunity for social workers, city planners & teachers to put down roots where they work mercurynews.com/2025/10/06/dow…

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to take control of the bridge between its island base and Oakland, where protests erupted last month. sfchronicle.com/eastbay/articl…

Oakland officials unveiled a ballot measure proposal to temporarily lower taxes for existing small businesses and provide tax breaks for new businesses of any size. sfchronicle.com/eastbay/articl…