March 15, 2025

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Property

Skyrocketing Property Insurance Rates Are Leading to Creative Solutions

The high-cost environment in commercial real estate has primarily been driven by the Federal Reserve’s current tightening cycle. Rising borrowing costs have dominated industry discussions, and investors are waiting with bated breath for when interest rates finally fall. However, interest rates aren’t the only rates that property owners pay close attention to. In recent years,

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Crypto

Metallica’s social media hacked by crypto scammers

Metallica’s social media was hacked by crypto scammers targeting its fans this week.  A post promoting a Solana-based token called “Metal” appeared early Wednesday, June 26, on the veteran Bay Area rock band’s X account, made to look official by mentioning Ticketmaster as a partner, according to screenshots of the now-deleted posts shared online. “Get

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Loans

Student Loan Update: New City Proposal to Forgive $25K for Some Workers

Amid staffing concerns, San Francisco mayoral candidate and District 11 supervisor Ahsha Safaí is proposing to forgive $25,000 student loan debt for some first responders. In an effort to address struggles in hiring first responders such as police officers, nurses, and 911 dispatchers for the city, Safaí is proposing to start a new $1 million

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Finance

US investment in Hong Kong may drop amid looming sanctions, finance chief says

Hong Kong’s finance minister has conceded that investment from the US could drop under the looming threat of sanctions, but maintained the city remained well-positioned to attract international talent and businesses. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po was speaking to the press during a Beijing-organised media tour to promote the Greater Bay Area, two weeks after

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Finance

Los Angeles was overpriced so I moved to Tulsa. My extended family followed me here, and we love it—and I’m a homeowner

If you had asked me to point out Oklahoma, let alone Tulsa, on a map three years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to do it. Fast forward to today and, while my geography hasn’t much improved, I can not only point out Oklahoma on a map, I live there. I’m a native Californian—born in

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Property

Golden Gate Fields is closed. What’s next for this bayside property?

The last horse race took place at Golden Gate Fields this past Sunday. Now comes the speculation on what will happen to the waterfront property in the East Bay. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle The final race has crossed the finish line at Golden Gate Fields, setting the stage for the next contest: development of the 140-acre

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Finance

No questions on Hong Kong national security from US firms but financial hub status top of mind, Paul Chan says on California trip

But, asked whether the US businesspeople and politicians he met had expressed concern, Chan said “no one was concerned about national security” and their focus was very much on “business-related issues”. “In fact, the concern and interests of the business sector here are about the stability of Hong Kong, the overall business environment, the impact

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Investment

NeOnc Technologies Invited to Present at California Investment Forum in Anaheim on May 10

NeOnc Technologies Holdings, Inc. SoCal-based Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company Focused on Novel Therapeutics for Brain and Central Nervous System Diseases Nominated for Breakthrough Medical Technology Achievement Award LOS ANGELES, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NeOnc Technologies Holdings, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, is proud to be presenting at the 2024 California Investment Forum (CIF),

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Mortgage

I’m paying off my mortgage while making $40,000 by renting my home’s parking space

A HOMEOWNER is making $40,000 every year by renting out his unused parking spot – it helps people avoid being towed or ticketed. To help pay his mortgage on a house in a coveted coastal city, a man rents out his parking space. A website that’s allowing homeowners or property owners to rent available parking

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