Most cities in the #SFBA have stagnated or shrunk in recent years, thanks to soaring home prices, declining birth rates and steep increases in out-migration.

But not Dublin — the fastest growing in California.

Here’s why it’s booming: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/dublin-population-growing-17781799.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

This is the best Italian food you can find in the #SFBA 🍝✨

Here's the full list: https://bit.ly/3HYnQY8

#SFBA restaurants are obsessed with this chair🪑

More than 30 #BayArea restaurants and wineries have selected this sleek wood chair for both its form and function.

The minimalist design looks at once old-school and modern. It’s modular, meaning its parts can easily be replaced, a boon for restaurant owners used to shelling out for new chairs in as little as two years.

Most importantly, it’s comfortable. And you’ve probably sat on it already: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/fyrn-chair-17769633.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

The owner of a beloved #Oakland bakery who was severely injured in a robbery on Monday died Thursday afternoon.

Angel Cakes owner Jennifer Angel, 48, had been on life support three days after she was dragged more than 50 feet by the car of thieves who cornered and robbed her in the parking lot of a Wells Fargo in Oakland.

Shortly before 6 p.m. Angel had been "medically declared to have lost all brain function and will not regain consciousness."

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/oakland-bakery-owner-17774838.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

#SFBA home prices are doing something they haven’t in over 10 years

For the first time since early 2012, the average home in the #SF metro area is selling for less than its asking price, according to #RealEstate listings site Redfin.

It's signaling what could be a major shift ahead: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-housing-list-prices-17770050.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

The entire #SFBA has been losing people since the pandemic began.

But lately, one county has been shrinking particularly quickly.

Marin County conjures a vision of NorCal living that’s hard to beat. And yet from July 2021 to 2022, Marin lost more of its population than any other county in the Bay Area over the same time period.

Here's a few reasons why: https://bit.ly/3I9xF6H

#YIMBYs are about to sue the daylights out of cities across the #SFBA, writes columnist Emily Hoven.

Their message: Comply with California #housing law or face the consequences.

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/yimby-bay-area-housing-element-california-17767757.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

In latest #SFBA crime wave, thieves are targeting power tools worth up to $50,000.

While break-ins and thefts have always been a risk of doing business, plumbers and tradespeople say that in the past two years, perpetrators have become more methodical and aggressive.

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/construction-tools-robberies-17762786.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba

The #SFBA will get hit with #rain twice this weekend 🌧️

Meteorologist Gerry Díaz forecasts how strong these showers will get and how long they will stick around this weekend: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather-forecast/article/rain-clouds-bay-area-17760716.php

The #COVID state of emergency is ending.

The state of emergency gave the federal government more flexibility with its resources to respond to COVID, and for most people, its removal will be felt primarily in the delivery and cost of pandemic health care.

These are biggest concerns Californians face once it's over: https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/these-are-biggest-concerns-californians-face-once-17760399.php/?utm_source=mastadon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sfba