Business Editor

Kevin Truong

City leaders are hoping that the Transamerica Pyramid’s new phase will usher in a new era for San Francisco’s hollowed-out Downtown. 


A prospective buyer who was beaten out said the sale to a techie felt like, “bringing a Tesla to a hot rod meet.”

The owners of 555 California—which had windows broken during recent storms—are also facing financial stress.


The once-busy retail corridor is pockmarked by glaring, stubborn vacancies, but a reset is in the works.

Two biotech firms and a technology company will slash hundreds of jobs.