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Patrick Ong

With years of experience writing for various publications throughout the California, Patrick has been published in newspapers and has edited for magazines, following his degree in Journalism.

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SF Politics

San Francisco Officially Acquires Real Estate to Make 'Monster In the Mission' Project 100% Affordable

Mayor London Breed’s office and the SF Board of Supervisors recently announced the completion of a deal between housing developer Crescent Heights and Maximus Real Estate Partners that will lead to an affordable housing project of 330 low-income units at 1979 Mission Street.

Business & Tech

SF-Based Property Management Startup Hemlane Closes $9 Million Series A To Unlock Work-From-Home Accessibility For Property Managers

Many technology businesses thrived during the pandemic as work-from-home took hold of the world. Zoom meetings abound, service businesses across the US turned to tech to allow business to continue. Some

moving

SF Residents Moving Around The Greater Bay Area Is Creating A 'Megaregion'

SF moving companies have been busy, as San Francisco residents have been largely relocating to nearby counties. As an increasing number of residents have been leaving the Bay Area over the past few

Business & Tech

Lighthouse Real Estate Buys Sizable Vacant SF Property In The Mission. The Planned for Nonprofit Space Will Now Be Repurposed for Life Science Facility After Sale

Lighthouse Real Estate bought a 14,000-square-foot San Francisco property in December 2021 with the plans to redevelop it into a life science lab site. The previous owner was developer Chris

Arts & Entertainment

After Moving to SF, This Japanese Photographer Captured San Francisco's Eccentricities With Perfection

While there are those who claim San Francisco has lost its edgy spirit, Japanese photographer Sage Akaboshi (@pueo_in_sf) tells otherwise in street photography that he has been amassing since arriving here

SF Realtors Say Property Values Oppose ‘Mass Exodus.’ These Are The 4 Most Expensive Homes For Sale In San Francisco.

San Francisco’s housing market has seen some unprecedented sales over the past year.

LA & SF Moves Drove CA’s Second Ever Decline in Year-to-Year Population, State Officials Announce

State officials released reports December 2021 confirming that California’s population has been declining over the past year for the second time ever since it became a state in 1850. Nine of the

SF Movers Handle 21% Increased Relocations Out of the Bay Area During 'Exodus.'

Speculation is a thing of the past when one questions if Bay Area residents relocated throughout the pandemic. In fact, the Wall Street Journal published the findings of a new report from University