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The San Francisco Bay Area, CA has undergone dynamic economic and social changes since the 1940s. Economic mobility and industrialization have changed the distribution of political power and lifestyles of the area's nine counties. Chinese Americans and other minorities are asserting their political rights. High technology industries have powered the economy of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County. San Jose boasts of the millionaire lifestyles of its high-technology executives. However, Oakland has been denied of the economic growth experienced by its suburban neighbors.

'We are bracing for failures, and they will be profound' Kaiser Permanente's new Fremont hospital rises from the middle of its sprawling 25-acre medical campus, a gleaming beige-and-maroon emblem of [...]

TABULAR DATA OMITTED The San Francisco Bay Region has enjoyed a proud history of economic strength and diversity. With six million people, three major cities -- San Francisco, Oakland, and [...]

TABULAR DATA OMITTED SAN FRANCISCO OVERVIEW The San Francisco Bay Region has enjoyed a proud history of economic strength and diversity. With six million people, three major cities -- San [...]

Morgan Stanley has emerged as the preferred investment bank by clean technology companies that intend to raise cash from public offerings or sell themselves to strategic buyers. Morgan Stanley has also the rights to claim involvement in nearly all of the Bay Area's major clean technology deals. Details of the deals' status and value are also presented.

Community banks around San Francisco Bay Area, California have raised millions in capital from investors who anticipate that well-manage banks would come out of the financial crisis stronger than ever. Bay Commercial Bank has raised $18 million in a fundraising effort while Community Bank of the Bay has raised $7.7 million. Insights on their capital sources are also given.

Both Northern and Southern California share the unwelcome experience of seeing other states trying to lure away California's valued companies. State officials come to California to talk with corporate CEO's; [...]

With a population of 6 million, three major cities and a gross regional product of almost $200 billion, the San Francisco Bay Area ranks as the fourth largest metropolitan region [...]

Chevron Corp. has quietly assembled a portfolio of renewable energy investments through Chevron Technology Ventures, its $250 million in-house venture capital fund that selects and finances the small energy startups. Chevron's holdings in renewable and alternative energy are extensive, and centered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Insights on Chevron's new energy ventures are also given.

Oakland/East Bay, Calif. Earthquake results more in concerns than toppled buildings; office, hotel are slow but sure, while industrial is crowded Aftertremors of the earthquake that rocked the San Francisco [...]

San Francisco Bay area boasts of largest number of biotechnology companies located in one area. Companies such as Genentech, Affymetrix, Applied Biosystems, and Bio-Rad Laboratories are few of the names to reckon with. The growth continues because of conducive environment. A brief profile of the companies and their products is furnished.

Mark Talucci is one Bay Area entrepreneur who had visions, until recently, of taking his handbag company public next year. 'We made a change in our plans. We're no longer [...]

The Bay Area's financial community has been the focal point of significant merger activity as major banks sought to become one-stop capital shops for corporate clients by purchasing investment bankers. [...]

[TABULAR DATA OMITTED] [TABULAR DATA OMITTED] Annual unemployment rate Market area 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 July '97 San Francisco 5.9% 5.9% 5.4% 5.1% 4.0% 3.8% San Jose 6.9% 6.8% [...]

The Bay Area's financial community has been the focal point of significant merger activity as major banks sought to become one-stop capital shops for corporate clients by purchasing investment bankers. [...]

[TABULAR DATA OMITTED] [TABULAR DATA OMITTED] Annual unemployment rate Market area 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 July '97 San Francisco 5.9% 5.9% 5.4% 5.1% 4.0% 3.8% San Jose 6.9% 6.8% [...]

The closing of the Alameda Naval Air Station promises to deliver a wallop to the East Bay, but it won't be a mortal blow to the area's economy. While a [...]

Although the Bay Area appears on track toward economic recovery, it faces at least one major roadblock: the unwieldly state budget. This year, as last, the budget is shaping up [...]

Gloating wouldn't be polite, but while the rest of California is expected to continue to struggle against a recessionary economy, the Bay Area should be marching down Recovery Road this [...]

On a day when Hearst's Seattle Post-Intelligencer publishes its last print edition, the company's San Francisco Chronicle is getting some congressional help that may save it from the same fate, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA The San Francisco commercial real estate market - in terms of pain and suffering - is about as bad as it has ever been. 'It's awful, [...]

Lenders cut back building loans in Bay Area counties SAN FRANCISCO -- The credit crunch took a bite out of Bay Area builders in the first half of 1990. 'Construction [...]

Building loans take upswing SAN FRANCISCO - Despite real estate industry moaning about a credit crunch, first quarter 1990 statistics of Bay Area lending indicate that cash flowed to new [...]

The Oct 17, 1989 San Francisco Bay Area earthquake shut down the infrastructure of the region temporarily which curtailed the operations of many businesses. The impact of the earthquake was of national importance because many of the US' most important knowledge and technology companies are located near the where the quake hit. A variety of firms changed some of their business practices as a result of the shake up, such as instituting work-at-home programs, which they may not have otherwise considered for years.

The San Francisco Bay Area is enjoying a vibrant growth spurt, with tech and VC activity on the upswing. Celeste Altus reports. Many conversations about the Bay Area's business climate [...]

Richard Gephardt, U.S. House minority leader, came to town Sept. 28 and said all the things the technology folks wanted to hear. Speaking at the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group's annual [...]

As rents across the Bay Area continue to fall, lease terminations are going out of vogue. Last year, many landlords were quick to negotiate lease terminations with failing dot-com companies, [...]

Bay Area bankers will see more trouble ahead for their commercial real estate loans as the region's lease rates plummet and vacancies rise. Defaults on real estate loans will soon [...]

Terror's travel toll will hurt us, too, say East Bay officials San Francisco's travel troubles have grabbed the headlines, but East Bay officials say they too have a lot to [...]

BAY AREA SURVIVES DOT-COM COLLAPSE But now the media face threat to local economy from a dip in tourism in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks Given the [...]

The numbers are in -- and no one wants them. BT Commercial, Cornish & Carey and Colliers International recently released their second-quarter reports on the Bay Area's office markets, and [...]

The Tri-Valley/I-680 corridor has climbed on board with much of the rest of the Bay Area real estate market, reporting its first less-than-stellar quarter in five years, according to the [...]

Sacramento tends to lag national economic trends -- good news for local homebuilders and agents, who expect another solid year Last year was a big one for homebuilders and people [...]

If the Bay Area's economic downturn slows the pace of migration to Sacramento, we'll get along just fine without it Like it or not, Greater Sacramento's economy is profoundly affected [...]

Like the snow leopard or the panda bear, the free-spending, jet-setting business traveler has felt the effects of its changing environment and may soon be placed on an endangered list [...]

Who can you bank on? Don't trust the numbers to tell the whole story. Case in point, take a look at this year's group of the Largest Banks in the [...]

Largest Banks in the Bay Area Company Name Branch Address deposits Prior Phone in Bay Area Rank Rank Web site (in millions) 1 1 Bank of America $32,248 555 California [...]

The dot-com weeding out process has caused rents to go down a bit in the San Francisco Bay Area due to an increasing availability of office space, according to participants [...]