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The tipping point: Bay Area residents sharply divided on paying extra for ‘tipflation’
A 15% to 20% tip used to be the norm. But then came the pandemic, which spurred establishments to install contactless payments with high default tip options.
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Existing home sales reach 30 year lows despite strong demand from Millennial buyers
U.S. existing home sales have reached their lowest levels in nearly 30 years.
Trump is proposing to make tips tax-free. What would that mean for workers?
Major questions remain about the impact of the policy and how it would work.
California’s biggest credit union SchoolsFirst tackles cybersecurity
A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger.
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Job boom returns to Bay Area and California as hiring surges in May
The South Bay muscled up to produce a gain of 3,300 jobs, nearly half of...
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? Here’s the list.
The court heard 61 cases this term, and 15 remain unresolved.
Free Port of Oakland harbor tours give passengers an inside look at the seaport
The Port of Oakland will offer another free harbor tour on July 12. Tickets are...
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San Jose may revamp, break up city convention, marketing, events group
Team San Jose, the city's principal arm for conventions, events and marketing, might be reorganized...