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Liberty Mutual, California’s fourth largest home insurer, is planning to exit the state’s condo and rental insurance markets in 2026. Over the past few years, several major insurers have taken steps to cut back on their business in California, but exiting entire lines at once has been more rare. 

Safeway announced it would close its Webster Street supermarket on Feb. 7, a blow to San Francisco’s Fillmore and Japantown neighborhoods that have pushed to convince the grocery chain to keep the struggling store open.

Last week New York housing advocates celebrated the passage of the “City of Yes” legislation, a plan to rezone the city of 8 million in order to encourage 82,000 units over the next 15 years, with Mayor Eric Adams calling it “the most pro-housing piece of legislation in city history.” But for those who track housing politics in the Bay Area, the news stood out for another reason: 82,000 also happens to be the number of units state housing officials are mandating that San Francisco — a city with one-tenth of the population of New York — plan for in its current eight-year housing element, which goes from 2023 to 2031.

As of October this year, usage of the Bay Wheels bike share program hit an annual record, surpassing the total number of rides in all of last year. Our maps show where people are riding.

NEW: It’s no secret that a string of prominent retailers have given up on the San Francisco Centre mall, leaving the struggling 1.5 million square-foot property in the heart of the city half empty. But, in recent months, there have been fresh signs of life, with a wave of new, smaller tenants rolling in. The latest to land is Oprah-approved. #sanfrancisco #realestate #retail #malls #shopping #business #leasing San Francisco Chronicle

A new state law taking effect in January has San Francisco drivers anxious that parking in the city is about to get much harder — but it’s been difficult to predict just how messy it will get.  Here's what to know:

In the biggest commercial real estate leasing deal in the Bay Area since the pandemic, Snowflake Inc. has subleased a 773,000 square-foot campus in Menlo Park from Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The cloud-based data storage giant, which employs 7,000 workers, said it will take over the four-building campus at 125-135 Constitution Drive, and 100-150 Independence Drive.

Intel has announced the retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger, effective Sunday. His departure marks the end of a challenging chapter for the Silicon Valley tech giant, which has struggled to regain footing in the face of fierce competition and mounting financial difficulties.

San Francisco Ballet’s contract for dancers and stage managers expires on Dec. 6 — the same day the company’s highly anticipated “Nutcracker” production is set to open — raising questions about whether the beloved holiday tradition will go ahead as planned.

San Francisco, citing a lack of funds, won’t be using red paint to mark the 20-foot-long zones before it stops issuing warnings and begins handing out fines in the new year. So how does one measure 20 feet? If you don’t want to travel with a tape measure, most phones come with apps.