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Zillow Names Hottest Housing Markets for 2016
SEATTLE, Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zillow® announced its predictions for the ten hottest housing markets in 2016. Topping the list is Denver, followed by Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth, all of which are major tech towns – ideal for job growth. Other places...
Why this 10-year-old is excited about science
On Tuesday at the State of the Union, President Obama talked about the dreamer who stays up late working on her science project, and the teacher who comes early to school with extra supplies because she knows that one day one of her students will cure a disease. On...
Are you El Nino and flood-safe? I wasn’t
I'm in a love-hate relationship with a creek. Three blocks from my home, San Francisquito Creek is almost always a docile rivulet, offering lush tranquillity in the center of bustling Silicon Valley. Then the rains start, the creek's muddy waters rise, and I envision...
Jason Rezaian is on his way home
Jason Rezaian is free from Iranian custody. And The Washington Post is elated. For the past 18 months the Post has lobbied for the release of Rezaian, its Tehran correspondent. "We are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for Jason and his family is finally over,"...
H&M coming to Eastridge mall in San Jose as part of upgrade plan
By George Avalos gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com Eastridge Mall in San Jose. (Pauline Lubens/Mercury News File) SAN JOSE -- H&M is planning to open a store in San Jose's Eastridge mall and the new owners say they plan millions of dollars in upgrades to a shopping...
Bay Area rents: up another 10 percent in 2015
Bay Area landlords pushed rents up by nearly 10 percent across the region's nine counties in 2015 as renters kept scrambling for apartments. In San Jose, the average monthly price for an apartment rose to $2,436 -- a 9.4 percent increase over the fourth quarter of...