Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer
Alternatives employee Tony Chang installs no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household on October 19, 2023 in Pomona, California. GRID Alternatives has installed no-cost solar for over 29,000 low-income households located in underserved communities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state […]
3 men from Virginia accused of roofing scam in San Mateo County
SAN MATEO – Three men from Virginia are under arrest in San Mateo County after police said they took part in a roofing scam that defrauded elderly residents on the Peninsula. According to the San Mateo Police Department, officers launched an investigation in Nov. 2023. Investigators learned that a group of men who purportedly had […]
Design Within Reach opens new San Francisco ‘studio’ location
DWR is collaborating with several other high-end brands and studios for its new San Francisco location. Modern furniture and design brand Design Within Reach (DWR) is opening its most experiental store to date. DWR’s new “studio” experience is located in the city’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, in a gut-renovated 15,000-sq.-ft., 1920s warehouse. Inside, the original timber […]
Rooftop solar and batteries remain valuable investments
Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on April 29, 2020. California air regulators are set to approve an ambitious plan for the state to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Doing so will require a rapid transition away from oil and gas and toward renewable energy to power everything from cars to […]
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Use solar power, kill a tortoise? Climate change solution carries environmental costs – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Dustin Mulvaney, SJSU environmental studies professor, stands at the SAP Center in San Jose, on May 2. Mulvaney believes California has far more than enough alternative space, including parking lots, contaminated land and other areas, that there’s no need for massive solar arrays in pristine areas such as the Mojave Desert. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News […]
Gardeners call electric lawn equipment subsidy inadequate
In summary California will ban most new gas-powered lawn equipment starting in 2024, but landscapers and gardeners warn the transition will cost them money and jobs. Industry officials say the technology isn’t ready for commercial use and called a $30 million incentive program for small operators inadequate. One state lawmaker who co-authored the bill says […]
I’m Not Sure the SF Bay Area is Back. But It Is Having a Renaissance in SaaS.
So there’s so much talk on the status of the SF Bay Area on Twitter and beyond. There are a few things that are clear: The “Old” San Francisco, in particular of 2015-2020 in SaaS, is never coming back. In fact, it’s becoming a distant memory. Something for the history books. Never again will SaaS […]
Habitat for Humanity Thinks Big in Bay Area – Apartment Finance Today
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HVAC maker Daikin opens North Bay hub in bid to speed California heat-pump adoption
One of the largest makers of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems has opened a North Bay distribution hub. The Japanese company is ramping up to meet California’s challenge to dramatically improve energy efficiency for heating and cooling homes and buildings in the next five years. New branch locations in Rohnert Park and Livermore in the […]