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Transamerica Pyramid sells for $691M

A new owner takes over the iconic tower after a major renovation and developer exit.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Transamerica Pyramid" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/05/whats-happening-transamerica-pyramid-sale" data-vars-content-id="f33e831b-7ece-43a3-8ad8-1f94372a8032" data-vars-headline="Transamerica Pyramid sells for $691M" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/05/whats-happening-transamerica-pyramid-sale" target="_self">Transamerica Pyramid</a> is officially off the market.Why it matters: The sale, the second in its 54-year history, marks the end of developer Michael Shvo&#x27;s ambitious plans for one of San Francisco&#x27;s most recognizable landmarks.

How Supervisor Jackie Fielder's leave could affect City Hall

By staying in office, she avoids a political shakeup.

District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder&#x27;s decision to take a medical leave of absence — without giving up her seat — avoids a major political shakeup, though her leave isn&#x27;t expected to significantly shift the balance of power on the Board of Supervisors, analysts say.Why it matters: Staying in her role avoids triggering a mayoral appointment and a broader political ripple effect, though her time away could still limit the district&#x27;s sway on some votes.

Where SF's most life-threatening crashes are happening

The city's updated High-Injury Network reveals new high-risk roadways as well as some improvements.

Thirteen percent of San Francisco streets are now responsible for 74% of the city&#x27;s worst crashes, per an updated map of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="high-injury roadways" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/21/san-francisco-vision-zero-push-pedestrian-deaths" data-vars-content-id="cc340061-5711-4ca8-ab11-16c8f55b01e6" data-vars-headline="Where SF&#x27;s most life-threatening crashes are happening" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/05/21/san-francisco-vision-zero-push-pedestrian-deaths" target="_self">high-injury roadways</a> released Thursday by the mayor&#x27;s office.Why it matters: The new map will shape the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="city&#x27;s priorities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/12/16/street-safety-plan-traffic-deaths" data-vars-content-id="cc340061-5711-4ca8-ab11-16c8f55b01e6" data-vars-headline="Where SF&#x27;s most life-threatening crashes are happening" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/12/16/street-safety-plan-traffic-deaths" target="_self">city&#x27;s priorities</a> for targeted street safety improvements amid a recent string of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="high-profile pedestrian fatalities" data-vars-click-url="https://walksf.org/2026/03/13/five-pedestrians-killed-in-just-five-weeks/" data-vars-content-id="cc340061-5711-4ca8-ab11-16c8f55b01e6" data-vars-headline="Where SF&#x27;s most life-threatening crashes are happening" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://walksf.org/2026/03/13/five-pedestrians-killed-in-just-five-weeks/" target="_blank">high-profile pedestrian fatalities</a>, which has renewed attention on persistent street safety concerns.

Behind the street safety fix SF advocates say could save lives

It'd involve inserting physical barriers in the road space next to curbs that are within 20 feet of a crosswalk.

&quot;Hardened daylighting&quot; might not be a term most people know. But in San Francisco, street safety advocates want it to be a priority as the city weighs competing projects to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="curb aggressive driving" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/30/sf-10-streets-pedestrian-crash-hotspots" data-vars-content-id="b2210545-4fd7-4d09-9d56-0c8fc2f86858" data-vars-headline="Behind the street safety fix SF advocates say could save lives" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/30/sf-10-streets-pedestrian-crash-hotspots" target="_self">curb aggressive driving</a>.The big picture: Hardened daylighting involves inserting physical barriers including planters, bike or scooter racks in the road space next to daylighted curbs (within 20 feet of a crosswalk), to force drivers to round corners more carefully.

What Bay Area travelers should know about their rights before flying

A guide to questioning, searches and delays as immigration enforcement at airports increases.

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Air travel across the U.S. now comes with a new variable: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ICE agents" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/ice-airports-tsa-dhs-rules" data-vars-content-id="4cb9228c-149d-4ffe-b790-83cc9dd09dce" data-vars-headline="What Bay Area travelers should know about their rights before flying" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/ice-airports-tsa-dhs-rules" target="_self">ICE agents</a> in airports. State of play: Security checkpoints are becoming convergence points for screening, data sharing and immigration enforcement.

SFO detention of mother and child raises alarms over TSA assisting ICE

A viral arrest is fueling concerns that ICE is using passenger information to target travelers.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="detention" data-vars-click-url="https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/23/ice-at-sfo-detain-woman-video/" data-vars-content-id="dc568556-ec58-4477-91cf-655712031c63" data-vars-headline="SFO detention of mother and child raises alarms over TSA assisting ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/23/ice-at-sfo-detain-woman-video/" target="_blank">detention</a> of a mother and her daughter Sunday at San Francisco International Airport that went viral occurred after TSA shared their travel information with federal immigration authorities, the New York Times <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/tsa-data-ice-deportation-san-francisco-airport.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" data-vars-content-id="dc568556-ec58-4477-91cf-655712031c63" data-vars-headline="SFO detention of mother and child raises alarms over TSA assisting ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/tsa-data-ice-deportation-san-francisco-airport.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" target="_blank">reported</a> this week.Why it matters: The incident has intensified fears that the Trump administration is turning airports into <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="immigration enforcement hubs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/politics/trump-ice-airports.html" data-vars-content-id="dc568556-ec58-4477-91cf-655712031c63" data-vars-headline="SFO detention of mother and child raises alarms over TSA assisting ICE" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/politics/trump-ice-airports.html" target="_blank">immigration enforcement hubs</a>.