Business reporter

George Avalos

George Avalos is a business reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers the economy, jobs, inflation, 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, inflation, airports and airlines, and PG&E

Cisco sign outside of one of the tech company's office hubs on East Tasman Drive in north San Jose.

Cisco sells San Jose office buildings but has option to buy them back

December 24, 2025 at 4:34 a.m.

Cisco Systems has sold several San Jose office buildings to a big Bay Area real estate firm.

10-story office tower at 1700 Broadway in downtown Oakland.

Oakland tower deal shows that East Bay office market weakness persists

December 23, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

An Oakland tower has been bought in a deal that shows values for East Bay office buildings remain depressed.

Building on a 1.5-acre lot at 494 South Bernardo Avenue in Sunnyvale.

Google unit Planetary Ventures sells Sunnyvale property

December 23, 2025 at 10:47 a.m.

A high-profile Google subsidiary behind the Hangar One renovation has just sold a Sunnyvale building to a developer.

Office building at 1808 North Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View, seen in July 2024.

Google buys Mountain View building near tech titan’s iconic office hubs

December 23, 2025 at 10:39 a.m.

Google has bought a Mountain View building near two of the tech titan's iconic office hubs.

Sonesta ES Suites Sunnyvale hotel at 900 Hamlin Court in Sunnyvale, seen in 2022.

Busy real estate investor buys another South Bay hotel at low price

December 19, 2025 at 11:56 a.m.

A Southern California group has bought its second Santa Clara County hotel this week at a low price.

Plaza area of two housing towers with a total of 768 residential units, located within the Fountain Alley area at 35 South Second Street in downtown San Jose, image concept.

Downtown San Jose housing towers with 700-plus units land final city approval

December 19, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

Eye-catching towers of 27 and 28 stories planned for downtown's Fountain Alley.

Cars fill one of the parking lots at San Jose Mineta International Airport on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

If you’re traveling for Christmas or New Year’s, brace for this

December 19, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Christmas Eve is expected to be the lightest day on the roads. Here's what else to know about navigating the holiday travel crunch.

PG&E Substation A near the Diridon train station and SAP Center in downtown San Jose, seen in October 2025.

State reins in profits for PG&E, other utilities, as bill debate rages

December 19, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

State regulators reined in the profit returns that shareholders of PG&E and other utility giants can harvest.

Office and life sciences building at 3350 West Bayshore Road in Palo Alto.

Real estate players wheel and deal for Palo Alto office building

December 19, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

A high-profile real estate player has bought a Palo Alto office building from one of the industry's titans.

The new owners and operators of Mac's Old House, a well-known restaurant in Antioch, Calif., that closed in June 2025, will reopen in 2026. The new owners, Joe Martinez (left in red) and Ron Harrison (middle in brown jacket) aim to reopen the restaurant in 2026. It will be operated by Sheri Vallero (2nd from left) and her children, Terriane Reed (in black) and Roger Born (extreme right), who have experience in the food industry. (Hema Sivanandam/Bay Area News Group)

Mac’s Old House in Antioch to reopen in 2026

December 18, 2025 at 4:53 p.m.

Mac's Old House, a beloved restaurant in Antioch which closed in June this year will reopen in 2026. New owners Joe Martinez and Ron Harrison plan to revamp the restaurant...

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