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A little country kitsch is fine, but a whole set of galvanized buckets is over the top. Here's the worst of the worst when it comes to country home decor.

Q: “What’s something about the transaction process from the pre-COVID days that you miss most?”

Does COVID-19 have you working remotely? Is your home also an office? You can still separate your work from home life. Here’s how Bay-Area interior designers are optimizing productivity in the home workspace.

Built in 1923, this historic home rests near the Claremont Hotel and Spa and includes original elements like a vintage eat-in kitchen. The light-filled main level features hardwood flooring in the living room, as well as a balcony off the kitchen. A pair of bedrooms, two bathrooms and multiple bonus spaces round out the main level. Upstairs, the home includes an owner’s suite with a vaulted ceiling and a second bedroom that could act as an office or nursery. The lower level is currently used as a rental unit. Читать дальше...

Address: 1230 11th Ave., Inner Sunset, San Francisco.

Listing agent: Carrie Goodman, Sotheby’s International Realty, 415-624-4166, carrie.goodman@sothebyshomes.com.

Loan officer: Alex Greer, the Mortgage Outlet.

Property type: Single-family residence in Oakland.

Appraisal value: $750,000 (appraisal waiver).

Loan type: Conventional 30-year fixed.

Loan amount: $424,000.

Rate: 1.999 percent.

APR: 2.308 percent.

Backstory: Interest rates are still at all-time lows and a good amount of financial experts and industry professionals believe that interest rates will never be this low again. With these particular borrowers... Читать дальше...

A resplendent penthouse in Nob Hill awaits its next owner and showcases the vision of San Francisco-based interior designer Jeff Schlarb. Crowning the Crescent, the city’s newest collection of boutique residences, the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom penthouse that’s listed for $7.1 million is an artistic, inspirational oasis with more than 1,800 square feet of living space and 925 square feet of exterior space, with views of the Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco Bay and Coit Tower.

HONOLULU (AP) — A former Maui police officer is accused of using his position to solicit sex in exchange for sabotaging a case alleging his target drove under the influence of an intoxicant.

SEATTLE (AP) — A COVID-19 outbreak involving students at the University of Washington’s fraternities and sororities continues to grow with 238 positive cases as of Monday morning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday:

As Iowa surpassed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and remained the fourth-highest state for rate of infection, the mayor of Des Moines expressed concern that President Donald Trump’s rally this week at the city’s airport could become a super-spreader event.

A midcentury modern ranch home in the suburbs of Chicago designed by a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, Don Erickson, has been getting a lot of attention.

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — State and local officials on Monday urged southeastern Connecticut residents to get tested for COVID-19 and be careful around friends, family members and co-workers, noting the region's infection rate remains relatively high compared to the rest of the state.

PHOENIX (AP) — Roberta Wright McCain, the mother of Sen. John McCain who used her feisty spirit to help convince voters during his 2008 presidential campaign, has died. She was 108.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal.

ATLANTA (AP) — The chance to cast ballots on Georgia's first day of in-person early voting Monday had thousands of people waiting for hours to make their voices heard.

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ann Killion recalls the life of Oakland’s Joe Morgan, the Hall of Famer who — in recent years — had become the conscience of baseball. He would call her to chat about Title IX and women’s sports (his twin daughters were exceptional athletes) and to express his frustration with the state of baseball. With the steroid cheats. But most of all with the game’s backpedaling from the inclusion and embrace of African Americans.

On the latest episode of "Help! I Wrecked My House," Jasmine Roth rebuilds and redesigns the worst bathroom she's ever seen.

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is facing off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in the first debate of their U.S. Senate race.

For a buyer on the hunt for a lot of space at an affordable price, we suggest a trip to Central Ohio. This enormous mansion is only $66 per square foot!

Many restaurant workers don't feel safe with indoor dining reopening — but if they quit their jobs, they typically can't collect unemployment.

Although ready for use, the shiny new fire station, built at the cost of several million dollars, is bereft of firefighters.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A person died Monday of their injuries after an elderly woman pressed the gas instead of the brakes in her SUV Sunday, hitting a pedestrian and crashing against an outdoor dining area, authorities said.