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George Avalos

George Avalos is a business reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He covers the economy, jobs, PG&E, Chevron, financial companies and commercial real estate.

Google has moved forward with efforts to salvage parts of older buildings as well as rescue complete historic structures that are within the footprint of the search giant's downtown San Jose transit village.

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Business |
Google transit village historic building work pushes ahead in downtown San Jose

January 17, 2023 at 9:55 a.m.

Google has moved forward with efforts to salvage parts of older buildings as well as rescue complete historic structures that are within the footprint of the search giant's downtown San...

Good Samaritan is eyeing a big increase in hospital beds at its San Jose health care campus.

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Good Samaritan eyes big hospital bed increase with San Jose expansion

January 16, 2023 at 1:45 p.m.

Good Samaritan is eyeing a big increase in hospital beds at its San Jose health care campus.

A downtown San Jose site where highrise housing is being planned has been put up for sale by a China-based real estate firm whose top leaders include a principal executive who has been arrested in London.

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Housing |
Downtown San Jose housing site owned by Chinese real estate firm goes up for sale

January 13, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

A downtown San Jose site where highrise housing is being planned has been put up for sale by a China-based real estate firm whose top leaders include a principal executive...

A slew of tech and biotech companies revealed plans to chop several hundred more Bay Area jobs.

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Technology |
Tech, biotech companies launch hundreds more Bay Area layoffs

January 13, 2023 at 5:25 a.m.

A slew of tech and biotech companies revealed plans to chop several hundred more Bay Area jobs.

Consumer prices in the Bay Area finally started showing some signs of cooling off.

Economy |
Bay Area consumer prices start to cool — finally

January 12, 2023 at 7:10 a.m.

Consumer prices in the Bay Area finally started showing some signs of cooling off.

The Pac-12 production center will shift its operations to San Ramon -- and exit San Francisco.

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Real Estate |
Pac-12 production center will move to East Bay and exit S.F.

January 11, 2023 at 4:35 p.m.

The Pac-12 production center will shift its operations to San Ramon -- and exit San Francisco.

Office vacancy levels are rising in the Oakland area, but rents are also on the uptick.

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Real Estate |
East Bay office vacancies rise at year’s end — so do rents

January 11, 2023 at 1:10 p.m.

Office vacancy levels are rising in the Oakland area, but rents are also on the uptick.

Silicon Valley's office market experienced rising vacancy rates, flat rental rates and a vanishing act for big leasing deals during the final three months of 2022.

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Business |
Silicon Valley office vacancies swell amid tech cutbacks

January 11, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

Silicon Valley's office market experienced rising vacancy rates, flat rental rates and a vanishing act for big leasing deals during the final three months of 2022.