9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (420+ words) Remember when Santa Monica was a classic California beach town: idyllic, iconic, safe and thriving? This week, the city announced it would boost police visibility after a violent weekend and a crime-marred summer. On Saturday, cops killed a knife-wielding man…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (361+ words) Iconic UK-eatery Pret a Manger, often referred to as Pret, found great success in Britain and New York City with its affordable grab-and-go baked goods, salads and soups. Back in 2022, the sandwich-and-coffee chain announced a major expansion, revealing it planned…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (215+ words) A historic former Wonder Bread factory in downtown San Diego is set to get a rocking second act, with Live Nation unveiling plans to transform the space into a sprawling 4,000 person capacity music venue. The entertainment behemoth just revealed ambitious…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (512+ words) A relative ”deal” on a one-bedroom apartment in ridiculously expensive San Francisco has been unearthed. The latest analysis from Zumper found rents in the city have skyrocketed 22.9% year over year, fueled by a limited supply and an AI boom that’s driving…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (278+ words) The most expensive place to rent a home isn’t New York, Miami or even San Francisco — it’s a sleepy California beach enclave better known for tasty waves than glamour, according to a new report. Santa Cruz, the seaside community roughly…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (344+ words) San Francisco’s plans to keep its residents in homes and off the streets keep running into the same cycle of mismanagement and other issues plaguing homeless services nonprofits. The latest in the saga: The city’s homelessness department recently said it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (568+ words) A “severely decomposed female body” found in a shallow grave 45 years ago in Southern California has been identified as a missing 80-year-old multimillionaire killed by her much younger lover. Thelma Jeanette Gaston, a real estate investor from Los Angeles County…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (373+ words) San Francisco soared to the top spot for year-over-year home price growth among major US metros in June, as a wave of AI-driven luxury buyers propelled the city’s median sale price to a record-breaking $1.72 million. The latest Redfin report found…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (311+ words) California is one of the toughest states in the nation to land affordable housing. But in certain bastions, housing relief can still actually be found. A new RentCafe analysis showed moving Americans can go to Bakersfield, Fresno, and Visalia to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (383+ words) You don’t need millions in the bank to live like royalty. In five US metro areas, true luxury real estate still comes with just a six-figure price tag. In fact, homebuyers can get a mansion for $719,252 in Detroit, according to…...