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Biotech sector still hot despite cooling economy

Dec 27, 2022
The pandemic led to an explosion of interest in and funding of biotech. That continues even as many sectors slow and recession fears grow.
A sign on Oyster Point Boulevard calls South San Francisco the birthplace of biotech.
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Unprecedented toxic algal bloom kills thousands of fish across the San Francisco Bay

Sep 16, 2022
Preventing the next disastrous red tide in the Bay Area could cost billions of dollars.
Hundreds of dead fish are seen floating in the waters of Lake Merritt, connected to the San Francisco Bay by an estuary, on Aug. 30.
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"We're in for a little bit of a roller coaster," San Francisco real estate agent says

Jul 15, 2022
As mortgage rates rise, the housing market in San Francisco has come "to a screeching halt," says Cynthia Cummins.
In June, 14.9% of housing agreements nationwide fell through, Redfin reported.
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SF Fed president: "Each one of us in the economy has a role to play"

Apr 7, 2020
Mary Daly talks about the pandemic, the economy and what it might take to emerge from the crisis.
"Even if you're not a policymaker, you can pay for services that you would normally get" to help those who can't telework, says Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed.
Courtesy of the San Francisco Fed

In the Bay Area, even doctors struggle to make ends meet

May 14, 2019
A resident says medical school "made almost no financial sense."
"When I first moved out to the Bay Area for medical school, I was very excited," said Anita Lowe Taylor. "It's a good program. I really appreciate the people I work around. But it really made almost no financial sense."
Courtesy of Anita Lowe Taylor