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George Avalos
George Avalos is a business reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers the economy, jobs, consumer prices, commercial real estate, airlines and airports and PG&E for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA degree in broadcasting and journalism.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Expertise: The Bay Area economy, commercial real estate, jobs and employment trends, airports and airlines and PG&E
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![A big apartment complex in the East Bay has been bought for more than $100 million. A big apartment complex in the East Bay has been bought for more than $100 million.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-WCPROPBUY-x-01.jpg?w=140)
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Big East Bay apartment complex is bought for more than $100 million
A big apartment complex in the East Bay has been bought for more than $100 million.
![Passenger trips at San Jose International Airport remain below their pre-coronavirus heights, although some improvement has emerged lately. Passenger trips at San Jose International Airport remain below their pre-coronavirus heights, although some improvement has emerged lately.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SJM-L-CLO-0416-2.jpg?w=132)
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San Jose Airport passenger trips struggle, new flights may create lift
Passenger trips at San Jose International Airport remain below their pre-coronavirus heights, although some improvement has emerged lately.
![A massive project that will add a new hospital and medical center in San Jose is now available for public scrutiny. A massive project that will add a new hospital and medical center in San Jose is now available for public scrutiny.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SJSWGOODSAM-x-01.jpg?w=140)
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Huge San Jose hospital project heads to key public development review
A massive project that will add a new hospital and medical center in San Jose is now available for public scrutiny.
![The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains in June, adding 2,200 positions during the month. The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains in June, adding 2,200 positions during the month.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EBT-L-OAKDOWTOWN-03XX-6.jpg?w=140)
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Bay Area adds jobs in June, but tech-dependent regions lose workers
The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains in June, adding 2,200 positions during the month.
![Thousands packed into a prime downtown San Jose dining and drinking spot, a counterpoint to the urban core's post-coronavirus struggles. Thousands packed into a prime downtown San Jose dining and drinking spot, a counterpoint to the urban core's post-coronavirus struggles.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SJDTSANPEDRO-x-03.jpg?w=117)
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Prime downtown San Jose spot survives — and thrives — despite COVID woes
Thousands packed into a prime downtown San Jose dining and drinking spot, a counterpoint to the urban core's post-coronavirus struggles.
![The owner of the Rotten Robbie gasoline station chain has bought several San Jose buildings. The owner of the Rotten Robbie gasoline station chain has bought several San Jose buildings.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SJROTTROBBIE-x-01-01.jpg?w=140)
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Rotten Robbie gasoline station owner buys several San Jose buildings
The owner of the Rotten Robbie gasoline station chain has bought several San Jose buildings.
![The UC Regents have approved a new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in what will be a $1.49 billion state-of-the-art medical complex. The UC Regents have approved a new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in what will be a $1.49 billion state-of-the-art medical complex.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-OAKHOSPITAL-x-02.jpg?w=140)
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UC Regents OK state-of-the-art $1.49 billion Oakland children’s hospital
The UC Regents have approved a new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland in what will be a $1.49 billion state-of-the-art medical complex.
![A San Jose project that would produce more than 100 affordable homes is getting a boost with a creative financing deal. A San Jose project that would produce more than 100 affordable homes is getting a boost with a creative financing deal.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SJM-L-ESJHOMES-x-01.jpg?w=140)
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San Jose affordable homes project gets boost from creative deal
A San Jose project that would produce more than 100 affordable homes is getting a boost with a creative financing deal.
![Empty offices haunt the downtown districts of the Bay Area's three largest cities. Empty offices haunt the downtown districts of the Bay Area's three largest cities.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-SDTRECOVERY-0510-2.jpg?w=119)
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Empty offices haunt downtown San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco
Empty offices haunt the downtown districts of the Bay Area's three largest cities.
![Apple has launched a "Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund" in a push to bolster affordable housing. Apple has launched a "Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund" in a push to bolster affordable housing.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hypatia-h_5594099b3dfbcbbaf9ac340369c1d2fa-h_8062e8f39b4d775a2f93bd001650c2f3.jpg?w=140)
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Apple affordable housing push helps Bay Area projects
Apple has launched a "Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund" in a push to bolster affordable housing.