Most cities in the #SFBA have stagnated or shrunk in recent years, thanks to soaring home prices, declining birth rates and steep increases in out-migration.

But not Dublin — the fastest growing in California.

Here’s why it’s booming: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/dublin-population-growing-17781799.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

This is the best Italian food you can find in the #SFBA 🍝✨

Here's the full list: https://bit.ly/3HYnQY8

#SFBA restaurants are obsessed with this chair🪑

More than 30 #BayArea restaurants and wineries have selected this sleek wood chair for both its form and function.

The minimalist design looks at once old-school and modern. It’s modular, meaning its parts can easily be replaced, a boon for restaurant owners used to shelling out for new chairs in as little as two years.

Most importantly, it’s comfortable. And you’ve probably sat on it already: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/fyrn-chair-17769633.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

The owner of a beloved #Oakland bakery who was severely injured in a robbery on Monday died Thursday afternoon.

Angel Cakes owner Jennifer Angel, 48, had been on life support three days after she was dragged more than 50 feet by the car of thieves who cornered and robbed her in the parking lot of a Wells Fargo in Oakland.

Shortly before 6 p.m. Angel had been "medically declared to have lost all brain function and will not regain consciousness."

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/oakland-bakery-owner-17774838.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

#SFBA home prices are doing something they haven’t in over 10 years

For the first time since early 2012, the average home in the #SF metro area is selling for less than its asking price, according to #RealEstate listings site Redfin.

It's signaling what could be a major shift ahead: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-housing-list-prices-17770050.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

The entire #SFBA has been losing people since the pandemic began.

But lately, one county has been shrinking particularly quickly.

Marin County conjures a vision of NorCal living that’s hard to beat. And yet from July 2021 to 2022, Marin lost more of its population than any other county in the Bay Area over the same time period.

Here's a few reasons why: https://bit.ly/3I9xF6H

#YIMBYs are about to sue the daylights out of cities across the #SFBA, writes columnist Emily Hoven.

Their message: Comply with California #housing law or face the consequences.

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/yimby-bay-area-housing-element-california-17767757.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

In latest #SFBA crime wave, thieves are targeting power tools worth up to $50,000.

While break-ins and thefts have always been a risk of doing business, plumbers and tradespeople say that in the past two years, perpetrators have become more methodical and aggressive.

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/construction-tools-robberies-17762786.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

The #SFBA will get hit with #rain twice this weekend 🌧️

Meteorologist Gerry Díaz forecasts how strong these showers will get and how long they will stick around this weekend: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather-forecast/article/rain-clouds-bay-area-17760716.php

The #COVID state of emergency is ending.

The state of emergency gave the federal government more flexibility with its resources to respond to COVID, and for most people, its removal will be felt primarily in the delivery and cost of pandemic health care.

These are biggest concerns Californians face once it's over: https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/these-are-biggest-concerns-californians-face-once-17760399.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

It took #SanFrancisco police 15 hours to respond to a burglary at the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge.

“Small businesses in San Francisco are getting squeezed all the time, and we have no protection from the city,” said Eleanor Hayes. “The message is, ‘You should just be happy it wasn’t worse.’”

Read more from columnist Heather Knight: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/san-francisco-police-crime-17755470.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

Home prices have increased in only four ZIP codes in the entire #SFBA over the past six months, new data shows.

The region at the forefront of the nationwide #housing market cooldown since peaking in June.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3kXXKN1

Dr. Bob Wachter recently shared on Twitter that while he's open to taking more risks as #COVID cases in the #SFBA come down, he'll almost always mask up in some situations — forever.

Here's why: https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/mask-covid-17744942.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

#MassLayoffs at #Google will hit 12,000 workers, including at least 1,845 workers in #California and 1,608 in the #SFBayArea.

The cuts represent 15% of the company’s global layoff total and take effect on March 31.

Here's what you need to know: https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/google-mass-layoffs-here-s-how-many-bay-area-17742171.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

Half Moon Bay shooting:

Sheriff’s deputies were responding to a shooting Monday afternoon “with multiple victims” close to Highway 92 in unincorporated Half Moon Bay, according to a tweet posted by the office.

NBC Bay Area reported that four people are dead in separate shootings. Three of the victims were found off of Highway 92 and a fourth nearby: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Sheriff-deputies-in-Half-Moon-Bay-responding-to-17737044.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

@md whoops — added!

More than 100,000 seniors in high schools across #California apply each year for admission into the University of California.

These charts show #UC admissions rates for every public high school in the state: https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/uc-school-admissions/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

Thieves are breaking into #SFBA garages using a new technique to swipe high-end #bicycles — a crime pattern that’s also surging in #SanFrancisco.

The break-ins have similar elements: After casing a neighborhood, a perpetrator walked up to a garage door with a clear glass panel, punctured a hole in the glass and then deployed a rod and hook to grab the emergency cord and pull the door open.

Read more about the break-ins: https://bit.ly/3WteUPz

ICYMI:

#SanFrancisco police arrested Collier Gwin, the gallery owner who was captured on video spraying a homeless woman with a garden hose after he said she refused to move from a sidewalk he was cleaning.

Gwin will be charged with misdemeanor battery “for the alleged intentional and unlawful spraying of water on and around a woman experiencing homelessness” on Jan. 9, District Attorney Jenkins said in a statement: https://bit.ly/3QVphdY

On The Bay, KQED's Ericka Cruz Guevarra spoke with @sfchronicle weather and science editor Hannah Hagemann about the beauty and danger of life in the Santa Cruz Mountains during the recent storms. @kqed #cawx #hellastorm #santacruz #bayarea

https://www.kqed.org/news/11938339/youre-taking-on-a-lot-of-risk-rain-and-recovery-in-the-santa-cruz-mountains