Free Republic

Buyers, beware. The San Francisco real estate scene, one that’s historically presented an uphill battle for buyers, has tilted toward all-out war. The catalyst is the artificial intelligence boom, a phenomenon generating new jobs, new wealth and unprecedented demand for housing in the Bay Area. Rents are up, homes are selling faster, prices are rising, and overbids (and we mean way over) have gone bananas. Only the wealthiest, most intrepid, most determined buyers will succeed in such a market. According to a June 2026 report released by Compass Real Estate, the AI boom has affected virtually every aspect of the...

Since it now seems very imminent, I decided that it was an appropriate time to start this up. Links to information and pictures (if we get them) can be posted here.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A Porterville minister accused of sexual abusing two teenage parishioners fell 400 feet to his death at Moro Rock, a National Park Service official said Monday. The Rev. Santos Teixeira's fall Sunday was under "uncertain circumstances," requiring the Park Service to notify the FBI of its investigation, said Alexandra Picavet, a Sequoia National Park spokeswoman. Picavet said park investigators have yet to determine the manner of death and cautioned it was standard procedure to notify the FBI about the case, which occurred on federal land. Teixeira, 56, fell to his death late Monday afternoon from...

A 54-year-old British man broke his leg after falling 3m while walking above a nudist beach. The man was walking along a path on a cliff above Congwong Beach – a nudist beach in La Perouse, in Sydney's south-east – when he fell. A Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter spokesman said it was unclear how or why the man fell. "We're not sure at this stage, and if it was (because of the nudist beach), he's not going to admit it," the spokesman said. The man was airlifted to St George Hospital in a serious but stable condition