Economy

The owner of a small business on Valencia Street is blaming a new center bike lane for its demise and now other business owners in San Francisco's Mission District are letting city leaders know they oppose the lane.

The holiday shopping season has officially begun. Black Friday is followed by Small Business Saturday. It's the 14th year of the event, a day when customers are encouraged to spend their money at local small businesses.

While it may remain a mystery as to why California's gasoline prices are so much higher than other states, for now, Californians are seeing substantial relief. If the downward trend continues, we could be seeing the lowest gas prices since 2021 by Christmas. 

With APEC in the rearview mirror, Bay Area residents are getting set to welcome in the holiday season.

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the official Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit Dinner in San Francisco on Thursday night, with trumpets and fanfare despite a sudden downpour of rain at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Along the streets, a child with an American flag waited for President Biden's motorcade.  

Bright lights and a beautiful city skyline in San Francisco showed the city by the bay at its scenic best on Tuesday, as visitors to the APEC Summit gathered for another night of meetings and receptions.

The United States appears to be making progress in the battle against inflation, with the economy turning a 3.2% figure, the lowest in over two years.

Receptions welcoming the APEC summit to San Francisco on Monday signal that this gathering of world leaders has started. 

With the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in San Francisco this year, the city is under heavy security.

As APEC descends on San Francisco, it marks a Super Bowl of sorts for Bay Area public transit agencies. 

San Francisco Chinatown rolled out the welcome mat ahead of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with a series of special events, including a night market Friday evening. 

Traffic around the Moscone Center was already backing up Friday in San Francisco ahead of the APEC summit.

Preparations for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) are in full swing.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrapped up two days of talks with her Chinese counterpart in hopes of stabilizing economic relations between the two countries.

The eyes of the world will be on San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, the largest gathering of world leaders in the city since the end of WWII.

With the push of a button, Macy's 83-foot Great Tree lit up San Francisco's Union Square, kicking off the start of the holiday shopping season.

Neither Google nor Amazon disclosed how many jobs were being cut this time.

APEC is expected to draw more than 20,000 visitors and an estimated $53 million, but it's also expected to create some inconveniences for those living, working or traveling near the venues set to host.