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  • 1 week ago | sacbee.com | Roland Li

    May 1-Hedge fund Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is acquiring the Press Democrat newspaper and five other North Bay publications. The purchase agreement, confirmed by the companies on Thursday, would add the Santa Rosa-based publication to Alden's dozens of newspaper holdings that include the Mercury News, East Bay Times and San Diego Union-Tribune. "We always believed that a viable, independent local press was vital to our North Bay community.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Roland Li

    The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, as seen in 2023. The publication has been purchased by Alden Capital. Brontë Wittpenn/The ChronicleHedge fund Alden Capital’s MediaNews Group is acquiring the Press Democrat newspaper and five other North Bay publications. The purchase agreement, confirmed by the companies on Thursday, would add the Santa Rosa-based publication to Alden’s dozens of newspaper holdings that include the Mercury News, East Bay Times and San Diego Union-Tribune.

  • 2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Roland Li

    It could take more than a decade for office values in San Francisco to recover to their pre-pandemic levels, hitting the city budget amid a record-high deficit, according to a city analysis. With many buildings vacant, San Francisco saw property tax appeals explode from 1,400 in the 2020 fiscal year to 9,000 in the current fiscal year. As owners seek lower tax bills, the city's tax revenue is expected to suffer.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Roland Li

    A building for lease on the corner of Sansome and Bush streets in San Francisco in 2022. Jessica Christian/S.F. ChronicleIt could take more than a decade for office values in San Francisco to recover to their pre-pandemic levels, hitting the city budget amid a record-high deficit, according to a city analysis. With many buildings vacant, San Francisco saw property tax appeals explode from 1,400 in the 2020 fiscal year to 9,000 in the current fiscal year.

  • 2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Roland Li

    The Powell-Hyde cable car, ascending Hyde Street at Chestnut Street, runs between downtown and Fisherman’s Wharf and offers tourists spectacular views of San Francisco Bay. Thomas Sawano/S.F. ChronicleCalifornia tourist arrivals fell in February and March, particularly from Canada and Mexico, amid tensions related to President Donald Trump. In March, Canadian tourists arriving to California by air fell 15.5% from the prior year to 81,225, which is still the most of any country.

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Roland Li
Roland Li @rolandlisf
15 May 25

Nintendo's SF store is now open! This is one of the splashiest openings in Union Square since the pandemic, after dozens of closures: https://t.co/uhzts8zxuC 📸: @gabriellelurie

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Roland Li @rolandlisf
14 May 25

Canadian tourists to SF/San Mateo County could plunge 19% this year amid Trump-related tensions. But hotels are still hopeful this year will see a convention and tourist recovery, and some investors are buying: https://t.co/jtQWavv32f

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Roland Li @rolandlisf
7 May 25

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