George Avalos
San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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Project of 377 homes may sprout near downtown San Jose’s Google village
A big apartment development that could produce hundreds of homes is being eyed near the Diridon train station and proposed Google transit village in downtown San Jose. → Read More
Project of 377 homes may sprout near downtown San Jose’s Google village
A big apartment development that could produce hundreds of homes is being eyed near the Diridon train station and proposed Google transit village in downtown San Jose. → Read More
11th-hour water agency bid for massive Bay Area cattle ranch fell short
The final price for a vast cattle ranch wound up at less than the list price, a moving target that eluded government attempts to buy the mammoth property — including an 11th-hour bid by a loc… → Read More
Huge Bay Area ranch gets new owner after odyssey of deal efforts, wildfire
The mammoth N3 Cattle Co. property in Northern California has a new owner with a purchase that preserves the pristine ranch and that transpired after some twists, aborted purchase deals and a destructive wildfire. → Read More
Massive Bay Area ranch lands local buyer who will preserve it
A huge ranch that stretches over more than 50,000 acres in four Northern California counties in and next to the Bay Area has been bought by a local resident who aims to preserve the ranch’s r… → Read More
California job gains lose steam as COVID recovery wobbles
California posted its weakest job gains in eight months in September, a hint that the economy’s rebound from huge job losses linked to the coronavirus has begun to wobble. → Read More
Huge Silicon Valley tech campus lands veteran buyer
A huge tech campus in Milpitas has landed a veteran buyer from Seattle in an all-cash deal. → Read More
Bay Area, California job gains lose steam as COVID recovery wobbles
The Bay Area and California posted their weakest job gains in eight months in September, a hint that the economy’s rebound from huge job losses linked to the coronavirus has begun to wobble. → Read More
Old Camera 12 in downtown San Jose lands indoor miniature golf tenant
A closed movie theater that is undergoing a wide-ranging revamp is slated to become the future home of an indoor miniature golf outlet that could help revive that section of downtown San Jose. → Read More
COVID economy woes: California unemployment claims rocket higher
California workers filed 80,700 initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended on Oct,. 16. → Read More
Santana Row-style mixed-use village makes progress in San Jose
A big-box retail San Jose mall could be transformed into what experts call another Santana Row. → Read More
Big affordable homes project moves ahead with San Jose property deal
A complex of nearly 100 affordable homes near downtown San Jose has taken a big step forward with the purchase of the property by the project's developer. → Read More
Oakland seaport hunts for business amid Southern California cargo bottleneck
The Oakland seaport, buoyed by more dockworkers hired this year, urged shipping lines to divert some cargo from gridlocked Southern California to the East Bay. → Read More
Google gives city downtown San Jose affordable housing properties
Google has given the city of San Jose the ownership of three parcels at a prime downtown site near the SAP Center where the municipality intends to build affordable homes. → Read More
Real estate: Investor grabs fraud-mired Sunnyvale offices, residences
An office building and apartment site in Sunnyvale linked to a Bay Area real estate fraud case have been bought, but it’s unclear if investors who were bilked will recoup any money from the s… → Read More
Key Los Altos housing development site bought by veteran homebuilder
A long-stalled housing project in Los Altos could be revived after facing foreclosure now that a big developer has bought the site where the project could rise. → Read More
San Jose boutique hotel development site tumbles into loan default
The development site for a boutique hotel in San Jose has tumbled into a loan default and could face foreclosure of its mortgage. → Read More
Oakland port avoids cargo bottleneck by adding dockworkers
The Port of Oakland has been able to ease a bottleneck that impeded container handling through the hiring of dock workers, a move that avoids the current woes in Southern California ports. → Read More
Student housing tower in downtown San Jose clears final city hurdle
A student housing tower proposed for downtown San Jose’s SoFA district has won final city approval and is slated to break ground in 2022. → Read More
Fraud-linked downtown San Jose apartment complex purchase closes
A big downtown San Jose apartment complex that was entangled in a Bay Area real estate fraud case has been bought in a deal that may return some cash to investors who were bilked by its developer. → Read More