San Francisco’s economy has suffered from an exodus of businesses and residents in the last few years, creating a "doom loop" in which a local government enters a downward fiscal spiral as its tax base declines. An urban doom loop involves a decline in workers present in offices in cit...
In short, experts do agree that San Francisco is facing worrying trends. While the city has “all kinds of assets,” a falling population and reduced tax base could make the city “drearier” or even “turn into a death spiral if you’re not careful,” said Rosen, the University of Ne...
It is incumbent on us as a society to find additional offramps to this perceived powerlessness loop. Given that it is expected that the U.S. population of people age 65+ will double by 2060, the time for us to take charge and creatively plan for dementia and cognitive decline is right ...
The federal endangered designation goes into effect Tuesday in alignment with the Endangered Species Act of 1973. San Francisco Bay's longfin smelt is a source population for estuaries all the way to Alaska. "The main cause of their declining population is habitat loss, primarily due to ...
Most of the city is in the 11th District, represented by Nancy Pelosi (D–San Francisco). A sliver in the southwest is part of the 15th District represented by Kevin Mullin (D–South San Francisco).[335] Pelosi served as the House Speaker from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2023, a...
Stockton Mayor Kevin J. Lincoln gives his State of the City address at the Port of Stockton May 18, 2023.Harika Maddala/Bay City News "I want everyone to understand that we are making positive progress in addressing the root causes of homelessness in Stockton through affordable housing...
San Diego consistently ranks among thetop three Life Sciences marketsin the nation, alongside Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area, based on metrics like commercial real estate, funding, and talent. While celebrated for its robust R&D capabilities, the region’s strong Life Sciences manufacturing ...
Visitors to this part of town are confronted with San Francisco’s stark racial inequality: more than 40 per cent of the homeless are black or mixed race, while the broader population has become overwhelmingly white. (Over the past 30 years, the percentage of the population that is African-...
March 12, 2023 / 7:16 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco SANTA ROSA -- Even with so much recent rain, California's drought is still having a devastating impact on the salmon fishing industry. So few fish have been found that the state has now issued a ban on salmon fishing along the entire...