Denver-based Extraction Oil and Gas is looking to acquire mineral leases from property owners in Gunbarrel, alerting residents, Boulder County and city officials that more drilling of publicly owned open space might be imminent. Jeremy Papasso, Daily CameraHeatherwood neighborhood resident Leesah Patt and her 3-year-old son Gavin Jr. on Tuesday sit on the front porch […]
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On The Block: Rent, Office Space, Big Fish and other movie titles related to Denver metro real estate scene
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Virgin Galactic bid for ‘world’s first commercial spaceline’ has been deadly, expensive
By Christian Davenport Rocket engine lit, and they were off. Within seconds, the spacecraft crested 600 mph, fast approaching the speed of sound. Then, suddenly, there was the surreal sensation of the wings ripping off as if they were made of paper. Debris littered the desert floor. And in the wreckage, first-responders found the lifeless […]
PG&E-friendly wildfire bill being eyed by state lawmakers in wake of lethal Butte County inferno
Even before the cause of the deadly Camp Fire is determined, California lawmakers are drafting legislation to shield PG&E from massive liabilities connected to the blaze. “We want to send a signal to the financial markets that we are not going to leave the utilities flapping in the wind,” Kellie Smith, chief consultant for the […]
Colorado company providing DNA technology to identify California wildfire victims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A company in Colorado is helping authorities use a powerful tool in their effort to identify the scores of people killed by the wildfire that ripped through Northern California: rapid DNA testing that produces results in just two hours. The system can analyze DNA from bone fragments or other remains, then match […]
Employee accused of killing CEO of Bay Area startup
SAN FRANCISCO – A 28-year-old man accused of killing the CEO of the startup company he worked for last week made his first appearance in a San Francisco courtroom Tuesday. Kuk Kim, 28, has been charged with murder, robbery, burglary, assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury and possession of stolen property, according […]
Instagram takes the ax to fake likes and followers
If you’re on Instagram, and you get a kick out of seeing new “likes” of your posts and getting new followers you’ve never heard of, get ready to be disappointed. Those numbers may soon drop. As part of its ongoing efforts to secure its platform, Instagram says it has begun to remove what it calls […]
Opinion: FCC proves it doesn’t get the innovation economy
Silicon Valley has long suspected — after the Federal Communications Commission’s assaults on net neutrality and online privacy — that the FCC doesn’t get the needs of an innovation economy. The FCC’s Sept. 28 order should erase all doubts — particularly for the millions of low-income families stranded on the wrong side of the digital […]
San Jose: Home ownership among immigrants among nation’s highest
Nearly a quarter of immigrants in San Jose’s expensive real estate market are homeowners, the second highest rate of any major city in the country. LendingTree, an online loan marketplace, ranked home ownership rates among immigrants for the 50 largest U.S. cities. Four other California cities cracked the top 10: Los Angeles in third, San […]
New $25 million program makes buying first Silicon Valley home easier
Silicon Valley’s high housing prices may become a bit more palatable to some first-time home buyers, following the roll out Monday of a new $25 million program intended to help them afford a down payment. Empower Homebuyers SCC, organized by Housing Trust Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County, is expected to provide loans to help […]
With Prop 10 dead, what’s next for California renters?
Rising rents, a growing renter population, and heartrending stories about evictions and displacement meant this should have been a good year to ask Californians to loosen restrictions on rent control. But the measure allowing greater protections for renters, Proposition 10, failed miserably at the polls. What now? Advocates haven’t given up. They see a political […]
Back from the dead: California Realtors resurrect defeated ballot measure to expand Prop. 13
On Nov. 6, California voters resoundingly rejected Proposition 5, which would have expanded property tax breaks for senior and disabled homeowners. The measure garnered less than 41 percent of the vote. It was defeated in 57 out of 58 counties. Yet, Prop. 5 may not be dead. The California Association of Realtors plans to resurrect […]