NorCal Median Home Price Plummets 41 Percent
Despite an increasingly uncertain economy, thousands of homebuyers around San Francisco Bay kept snatching up foreclosed homes last month, dragging down the median home price by 41 percent from a year ago, a real estate tracking firm said Thursday.
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Survey Says Four of Ten Bay Area Firms to Cut Jobs in Near Future
A survey of Bay Area business executives is providing a bleak forecast for the area's economy. A survey of 509 executives by the Bay Area Council found that four out of ten companies plan to cut jobs within six months.
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BART to Increase Parking Over Thanksgiving Holiday
Bay Area Rapid Transit will increase its parking capacity over the Thanksgiving holiday to accommodate a higher number of riders traveling to local airports. BART officials said the number of parking spots available at its stations will nearly double, bringing the total number of spaces at airport and long-term parking lots to 1,360.
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New Carpool Lanes Open on Highway 880 in Fremont
Caltrans officials and local leaders are holding a ceremony today to mark the opening of new carpool lanes on Interstate Highway 880 between the Fremont Boulevard and Warren Avenue exits in Fremont.
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California High Court to Hear Proposition 8 Lawsuits
California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.
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