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Source-backed reporting and analysis from The CRE Brief.
- September 18, 2026Gilead Campus Expansion, Foster City — Council approves up to 800,000 sf R&D (June 15, 2026)Foster City Council on June 15, 2026 adopted an environmental addendum/MMRP, approved a zoning map amendment to permit up to 800,000 sq ft of biotech/R&D at 1155–1191 Chess Drive, and authorized a parking agreement with Gilead Sciences (5–0). This clears key entitlement preconditions for a major Peninsula life‑sciences campus.
- September 15, 2026Burlingame Planning Commission meeting cancelled (Sept. 14, 2026) — entitlement slot slipsThe City of Burlingame posted that its Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2026, was cancelled. Developers and brokers with active or prospective entitlements in Burlingame should note the removed hearing slot and confirm rescheduling with city staff; the same date shows municipal activity in neighboring San Mateo.
- September 2, 2026Brisbane City Council to review Baylands Specific Plan process and scheduling on Sept. 3, 2026The Brisbane City Council is scheduled to meet Sept. 3, 2026 to discuss process and scheduling for final consideration and adoption of the 2026 Baylands Specific Plan and associated Final EIR. This step sets the timeline for adoption, appeal windows, and entitlement certainty for the roughly 680‑acre redevelopment in northeast Brisbane.
- August 25, 2026San Antonio Road Area Plan (Palo Alto) and San Mateo County $357.6B Assessment Roll — near-term milestones for owners and lendersSan Mateo County’s 2026–27 assessment roll reached $357.6 billion (Assessor release, July 6, 2026). Palo Alto’s San Antonio Road Area Plan moves from Phase 3 analysis into a Phase 4 Draft Area Plan and EIR window, creating concrete near-term decision points for landowners, developers and lenders.