What $35M gets you in Atherton: 49ers legend Jerry Rice’s former home – and a gym with his original workout equipment
This French château-style estate in Atherton now on the market for $35 million offers a glimpse into the life of a football legend. Built for Jerry Rice in the early 2000s, when smart-home technology was still a novelty, the home stood out for its high-tech features and elaborate amenities. The former 49ers wide receiver outfitted the estate with a 10,000-watt audio-visual system wired so viewers could feel the sound in their seats, and enough televisions to watch several NFL games at once.
How AI is changing the apartment search: Is it working?
AI is changing how renters search for apartments, from chatbots that answer questions and schedule tours to tools that can narrow a search based on a renter’s preferences. But the technology still has limitations — and California is beginning to put rules around how apartments can be marketed using AI.
October tips for your Peninsula garden: Cover crops, persimmons, shallots — and coffee
Should you put coffee grounds in your garden? When are persimmons ready to pick? Master Gardeners answer those questions and offer timely tips on winter soil care, planting garlic and shallots, and harvesting pomegranates.
Meet the landscape artist blurring the line between indoor rooms and outdoor spaces
Whether it’s a peaceful retreat, a hotspot for entertaining or a fantasy made real, when landscape designer Cevan Forristt takes on a project, he doesn’t just strive to make a garden look nice. He aims to extend his clients’ homes into the outdoors and create for them a one-of-a-kind space that reflects their personalities, preferences…
Home & garden
New Mountain View skylight showroom lets the sunshine in
Danish skylight maker VELUX has opened first North American experience center in downtown Mountain View,…
Neighborhoods
The dark history behind Woodside’s Moore Road
Woodside’s Moore Road is lined with oak trees, horse paddocks and large homes on multi-acre lots. But more than a century ago, it was the…
Real Estate business
What real estate experts expect on the Midpeninsula this fall
The Midpeninsula housing market is heading into fall with low inventory, strong demand and questions about where prices are headed. We asked six local real…
