The California Senate advanced on Friday that would allow some hospitality tenants to terminate leases if negotiations with landlords to modify terms aren’t successful during coronavirus.The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-1 to advance SB939, which authorizes lease renegotiations for restaurants, bars, cafes and entertainment businesses who have lost at least 40% of monthly revenue or will be required to reduce capacity by 25% or more when they reopen.State Sens. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, are sponsoring the bill, which they say is an emergency...…The California Senate advanced on Friday that would allow some hospitality tenants to terminate leases if negotiations with landlords to modify terms aren’t successful during coronavirus.The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-1 to advance SB939, which authorizes lease renegotiations for restaurants, bars, cafes and entertainment businesses who have lost at least 40% of monthly revenue or will be required to reduce capacity by 25% or more when they reopen.State Sens. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, are sponsoring the bill, which they say is an emergency...WW…

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to make of hotel rooms permanent beyond the coronavirus pandemic.A 60-day emergency ordinance passed in July established the measures before hotels reopened and was strongly supported by Unite Here Local 2, the union that represents hotel workers. to invalidate the requirements in July.Supervisors and supporters called the measure a way to boost tourist confidence as the city continues reopening, while hotel groups said it would add significant financial burdens and endanger workers by potentially exposing them to guests who...…San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to make of hotel rooms permanent beyond the coronavirus pandemic.A 60-day emergency ordinance passed in July established the measures before hotels reopened and was strongly supported by Unite Here Local 2, the union that represents hotel workers. to invalidate the requirements in July.Supervisors and supporters called the measure a way to boost tourist confidence as the city continues reopening, while hotel groups said it would add significant financial burdens and endanger workers by potentially exposing them to guests who...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOpponents have raised more than $2 million to defeat a proposal to double San Francisco’s real estate transfer tax on sales of $10 million or more. It’s the biggest chunk of money spent on any San Francisco race this year, making Proposition I one of the most contentious local measures on November’s ballot.Voters likely will begin seeing an onslaught of mailers, door hangers, TV commercials and social media ads against the measure Thursday. It’s an all-out campaign largely organized by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce — which...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOpponents have raised more than $2 million to defeat a proposal to double San Francisco’s real estate transfer tax on sales of $10 million or more. It’s the biggest chunk of money spent on any San Francisco race this year, making Proposition I one of the most contentious local measures on November’s ballot.Voters likely will begin seeing an onslaught of mailers, door hangers, TV commercials and social media ads against the measure Thursday. It’s an all-out campaign largely organized by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce — which...WW…

San Francisco’s office vacancy rate shot up to 14.1% at the end of September, a height it hasn’t seen since 2011, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to strangle the economy and big employers kept their workforces remote.The city’s vacancy rate, including both standard and sublease listings, was and 5.4% from a year ago, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield. The sublease vacancy rate was 7.4%, accounting for the majority of the overall vacancy for the first time, with companies like Credit Karma, Dropbox and listing available space.There were no major leases signed, a sharp...…San Francisco’s office vacancy rate shot up to 14.1% at the end of September, a height it hasn’t seen since 2011, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to strangle the economy and big employers kept their workforces remote.The city’s vacancy rate, including both standard and sublease listings, was and 5.4% from a year ago, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield. The sublease vacancy rate was 7.4%, accounting for the majority of the overall vacancy for the first time, with companies like Credit Karma, Dropbox and listing available space.There were no major leases signed, a sharp...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTechCrunch said Thursday it will with event manager Non Plus Ultra after the vendor swept the tents of homeless people and threw out their belongings last week outside of a venue used for the tech website’s Disrupt conference in San Francisco.The sweep occurred shortly after midnight on Sept. 10 outside of the 10 South Van Ness Ave. venue where Disrupt is being filmed without an audience, according to a police report and a Facebook Live recording. The posted last week shows workers putting tents, bikes and other items into a...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTechCrunch said Thursday it will with event manager Non Plus Ultra after the vendor swept the tents of homeless people and threw out their belongings last week outside of a venue used for the tech website’s Disrupt conference in San Francisco.The sweep occurred shortly after midnight on Sept. 10 outside of the 10 South Van Ness Ave. venue where Disrupt is being filmed without an audience, according to a police report and a Facebook Live recording. The posted last week shows workers putting tents, bikes and other items into a...WW…

Hotel groups are suing San Francisco over a law passed this month that to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.The suit, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, seeks an injunction to void the Healthy Buildings ordinance, which hotel groups say endangers workers by exposing them to surfaces that may be contaminated. The groups also allege that the law will financially burden hotels that are already struggling and that it improperly overrides state and federal health guidelines. The daily cleanings are the strictest requirements in the country.The lawsuit, filed by the Hotel Council...…Hotel groups are suing San Francisco over a law passed this month that to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.The suit, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, seeks an injunction to void the Healthy Buildings ordinance, which hotel groups say endangers workers by exposing them to surfaces that may be contaminated. The groups also allege that the law will financially burden hotels that are already struggling and that it improperly overrides state and federal health guidelines. The daily cleanings are the strictest requirements in the country.The lawsuit, filed by the Hotel Council...WW…

In recent years, San Francisco’s office market set new pricing records as rents soared amid seemingly unstoppable tech demand. But as the coronavirus shuttered most workplaces, new leasing activity plunged to a record low.Companies signed new leases totaling 266,000 square feet in the second quarter, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield, the lowest level based on data going back to the 1990s. The previous low of 556,640 square feet was in the first quarter of 2009 during the Great Recession. The data does not include renewals.Software company Airtable signed the biggest new lease...…In recent years, San Francisco’s office market set new pricing records as rents soared amid seemingly unstoppable tech demand. But as the coronavirus shuttered most workplaces, new leasing activity plunged to a record low.Companies signed new leases totaling 266,000 square feet in the second quarter, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield, the lowest level based on data going back to the 1990s. The previous low of 556,640 square feet was in the first quarter of 2009 during the Great Recession. The data does not include renewals.Software company Airtable signed the biggest new lease...WW…

This app works best with JavaScript enabled.Click to sort and for details. in table to see more rows.Source: Employment Development Department, the companies, Layoffs.fyi, media reports, Chronicle researchNote: Juul and Yelp layoffs will be included when locations are specified.The coronavirus pandemic and shelter-in-place orders have taken a heavy toll on the Bay Area economy, with more than 136,000 layoffs in three months, according to a Chronicle analysis. Over 3% of the Bay Area's approximately 4.1 million jobs have been lost. Hotels, restaurants and retailers have been the hardest hit,...…This app works best with JavaScript enabled.Click to sort and for details. in table to see more rows.Source: Employment Development Department, the companies, Layoffs.fyi, media reports, Chronicle researchNote: Juul and Yelp layoffs will be included when locations are specified.The coronavirus pandemic and shelter-in-place orders have taken a heavy toll on the Bay Area economy, with more than 136,000 layoffs in three months, according to a Chronicle analysis. Over 3% of the Bay Area's approximately 4.1 million jobs have been lost. Hotels, restaurants and retailers have been the hardest hit,...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTesla CEO Elon Musk that the company has delivered more than 1,100 ventilators to help treat patients infected by the coronavirus to hospitals in the U.S. and Spain.The shipments included 100 ventilators in Los Angeles County and more than 20 in the Bay Area, according to Musk.But Los Angeles officials said they received a different machine: bilevel positive airway pressure units, which are not the same as ventilators.“They have been distributed to hospitals in our system and are being used as intended. These units are used for...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTesla CEO Elon Musk that the company has delivered more than 1,100 ventilators to help treat patients infected by the coronavirus to hospitals in the U.S. and Spain.The shipments included 100 ventilators in Los Angeles County and more than 20 in the Bay Area, according to Musk.But Los Angeles officials said they received a different machine: bilevel positive airway pressure units, which are not the same as ventilators.“They have been distributed to hospitals in our system and are being used as intended. These units are used for...WW…

Police say Lee was stabbed to death by a man he knew, piercing a narrative put forward by many in the tech community that the slaying was endemic of San Francisco's street conditions. The killing of tech executive Bob Lee last week sent San Francisco’s reputation tumbling around the world. Big-name industry leaders, celebrities and conservative politicians took to the internet and the airwaves to decry a city beset by lawlessness and violence, and the progressive leaders who purportedly look the other way. But there was largely deafening silence from those same individuals after...…Police say Lee was stabbed to death by a man he knew, piercing a narrative put forward by many in the tech community that the slaying was endemic of San Francisco's street conditions. The killing of tech executive Bob Lee last week sent San Francisco’s reputation tumbling around the world. Big-name industry leaders, celebrities and conservative politicians took to the internet and the airwaves to decry a city beset by lawlessness and violence, and the progressive leaders who purportedly look the other way. But there was largely deafening silence from those same individuals after...WW…