3 years ago, this swanky San Francisco house sold for $20 million. It just changed hands again — for half the price.

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A winding uphill street.
Lombard Street in San Francisco.

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San Francisco is moving forward with its tallest-ever apartment building as California's new laws to fight the housing crisis start to pay off

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The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020.
The Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline including the Salesforce Tower are seen in this view from the bay on Monday, March 9, 2020.

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The top topic on China's Twitter is an old photo of Xi Jinping posing at the Golden Gate Bridge

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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at San Francisco International Airport to attend the APEC Summit in San Francisco, California, on November 14, 2023.

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Tech execs are reportedly 'scrambling' to score a ticket to a dinner with China's president in San Francisco

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Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with business execs and President Joe Biden to discuss AI and more.

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A United Airlines flight was diverted to San Francisco after a passenger made a bomb threat, official says

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A United Airlines plane is seen taxiing on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport in Orlando. United Airlines asked the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a nationwide ground stop today after a computer software update caused a widespread slowdown in United's technology systems.

Here's one area of California where people aren't leaving and the population is actually growing

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Stockton
Former Bay Area residents are flocking to new developments in Central Valley cities like Stockton.

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Is shoplifting getting worse? It depends on how you measure it.

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Courtroom with piles of personal care items stolen in organized retail crime
Some of the more than $200,000 in stolen retail goods seized by the San Francisco Police Department from a man who was reselling them online.

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San Francisco's retail crime may not be as bad as you think

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A police cruiser outside a boarded-up Fendi retail store in San Francisco in November 2021
A police cruiser outside a boarded-up Fendi retail store in San Francisco in November 2021.

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Grimes tells AI crowd she disagrees with their philosophy — then DJs the party

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Grimes was the DJ at an AI party in San Francisco.
Grimes was the DJ at an AI party in San Francisco. This picture was taken from the Governors Ball Music Festival on Randall's Island in New York in 2014.

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An Airbnb host whose SF duplex was flooded by a guest says she only got enough compensation to 'make a difference' after posting on X

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Mission District
San Francisco's Mission District. Erika Gemzer says her home in the area was flooded by Airbnb guests.

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