Scott Budman
@scottbudman.bsky.social
Tech reporter for NBC News, drummer, Bruin.
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Scott Budman
@scottbudman.bsky.social
· Dec 6
#Update:
-X / Twitter had (according to NBC News) more than 115,000 account deactivations one day after the election.
-X / Twitter had (according to NBC News) more than 115,000 account deactivations one day after the election.
Tough day for many here in the Bay Area.
As an Oakland native and Skyline High School student when Coach John Beam was there; I remember Coach, and have been hearing from friends, classmates, and others who remember him too.
Thoughts to his family, and those helped by Coach.
As an Oakland native and Skyline High School student when Coach John Beam was there; I remember Coach, and have been hearing from friends, classmates, and others who remember him too.
Thoughts to his family, and those helped by Coach.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tough day for many here in the Bay Area.
As an Oakland native and Skyline High School student when Coach John Beam was there; I remember Coach, and have been hearing from friends, classmates, and others who remember him too.
Thoughts to his family, and those helped by Coach.
As an Oakland native and Skyline High School student when Coach John Beam was there; I remember Coach, and have been hearing from friends, classmates, and others who remember him too.
Thoughts to his family, and those helped by Coach.
Amazon:
Just hit a record high stock price.
Stock up 14% over the last two days.
Valued at $2.7 trillion.
Announced $38 billion with OpenAI.
...Just cut 14,000 corporate jobs.
$AMZN
Just hit a record high stock price.
Stock up 14% over the last two days.
Valued at $2.7 trillion.
Announced $38 billion with OpenAI.
...Just cut 14,000 corporate jobs.
$AMZN
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Amazon:
Just hit a record high stock price.
Stock up 14% over the last two days.
Valued at $2.7 trillion.
Announced $38 billion with OpenAI.
...Just cut 14,000 corporate jobs.
$AMZN
Just hit a record high stock price.
Stock up 14% over the last two days.
Valued at $2.7 trillion.
Announced $38 billion with OpenAI.
...Just cut 14,000 corporate jobs.
$AMZN
Hey!
BlueSky just topped 40 million users.
BlueSky just topped 40 million users.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hey!
BlueSky just topped 40 million users.
BlueSky just topped 40 million users.
#New: Rent prices (median 1BR):
New York: $4,400
San Francisco: $3,510*
Boston: $2,900
Jersey City: $2,890
San Jose: $2,710
Miami: $2,550
Los Angeles: $2,250
San Diego: $2,250
Wash, DC: $2,200
*Up 17.6% since one year ago.
Source: Zumper
New York: $4,400
San Francisco: $3,510*
Boston: $2,900
Jersey City: $2,890
San Jose: $2,710
Miami: $2,550
Los Angeles: $2,250
San Diego: $2,250
Wash, DC: $2,200
*Up 17.6% since one year ago.
Source: Zumper
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#New: Rent prices (median 1BR):
New York: $4,400
San Francisco: $3,510*
Boston: $2,900
Jersey City: $2,890
San Jose: $2,710
Miami: $2,550
Los Angeles: $2,250
San Diego: $2,250
Wash, DC: $2,200
*Up 17.6% since one year ago.
Source: Zumper
New York: $4,400
San Francisco: $3,510*
Boston: $2,900
Jersey City: $2,890
San Jose: $2,710
Miami: $2,550
Los Angeles: $2,250
San Diego: $2,250
Wash, DC: $2,200
*Up 17.6% since one year ago.
Source: Zumper
We have tech companies (Amazon, Salesforce, Chegg, Meta....) cutting thousands of jobs because AI is getting more efficient.
We also now have THREE AI-related tech companies ($NVDA, $MSFT, $AAPL) worth $4 trillion dollars each.
We also now have THREE AI-related tech companies ($NVDA, $MSFT, $AAPL) worth $4 trillion dollars each.
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We have tech companies (Amazon, Salesforce, Chegg, Meta....) cutting thousands of jobs because AI is getting more efficient.
We also now have THREE AI-related tech companies ($NVDA, $MSFT, $AAPL) worth $4 trillion dollars each.
We also now have THREE AI-related tech companies ($NVDA, $MSFT, $AAPL) worth $4 trillion dollars each.
#New: California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta say the state will file a lawsuit “immediately” if President Trump sends federalized members of the military to San Francisco.
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#New: California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta say the state will file a lawsuit “immediately” if President Trump sends federalized members of the military to San Francisco.
Annual salary you need to live “comfortably” in:
San Jose: $246,946
San Francisco: $251,398
San Diego: $206,353
Los Angeles: $194,920
New York: $184,420
Seattle: $178,520
Boston: $169,155
Oakland: $163,559
Source: @GOBankingRates
San Jose: $246,946
San Francisco: $251,398
San Diego: $206,353
Los Angeles: $194,920
New York: $184,420
Seattle: $178,520
Boston: $169,155
Oakland: $163,559
Source: @GOBankingRates
October 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Annual salary you need to live “comfortably” in:
San Jose: $246,946
San Francisco: $251,398
San Diego: $206,353
Los Angeles: $194,920
New York: $184,420
Seattle: $178,520
Boston: $169,155
Oakland: $163,559
Source: @GOBankingRates
San Jose: $246,946
San Francisco: $251,398
San Diego: $206,353
Los Angeles: $194,920
New York: $184,420
Seattle: $178,520
Boston: $169,155
Oakland: $163,559
Source: @GOBankingRates
#New: Median home price, by county*
San Mateo: $2.15 million
Santa Clara: $2.0 m
San Francisco: $1.75 m
Alameda: $1.25 m
Los Angeles: $983,000
Contra Costa: $870,000
*all higher than one year ago.
Source: @CAREALTORS
San Mateo: $2.15 million
Santa Clara: $2.0 m
San Francisco: $1.75 m
Alameda: $1.25 m
Los Angeles: $983,000
Contra Costa: $870,000
*all higher than one year ago.
Source: @CAREALTORS
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#New: Median home price, by county*
San Mateo: $2.15 million
Santa Clara: $2.0 m
San Francisco: $1.75 m
Alameda: $1.25 m
Los Angeles: $983,000
Contra Costa: $870,000
*all higher than one year ago.
Source: @CAREALTORS
San Mateo: $2.15 million
Santa Clara: $2.0 m
San Francisco: $1.75 m
Alameda: $1.25 m
Los Angeles: $983,000
Contra Costa: $870,000
*all higher than one year ago.
Source: @CAREALTORS
#New: Airports in the Bay Area say they are not playing a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem saying Democrats are to blame for the federal government shutdown.
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#New: Airports in the Bay Area say they are not playing a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem saying Democrats are to blame for the federal government shutdown.
#New: There are now no major metro areas in the US where buying a home is less expensive than renting a home.
Gap between monthly mortgage payments and rent payments:
San Francisco: 191%
San Jose: 186%
Seattle: 120%
Source: @InvestorsObserv
Gap between monthly mortgage payments and rent payments:
San Francisco: 191%
San Jose: 186%
Seattle: 120%
Source: @InvestorsObserv
October 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#New: There are now no major metro areas in the US where buying a home is less expensive than renting a home.
Gap between monthly mortgage payments and rent payments:
San Francisco: 191%
San Jose: 186%
Seattle: 120%
Source: @InvestorsObserv
Gap between monthly mortgage payments and rent payments:
San Francisco: 191%
San Jose: 186%
Seattle: 120%
Source: @InvestorsObserv
End of an era:
AOL has officially stopped its dial-up internet service.
Do you remember that sound?
AOL has officially stopped its dial-up internet service.
Do you remember that sound?
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
End of an era:
AOL has officially stopped its dial-up internet service.
Do you remember that sound?
AOL has officially stopped its dial-up internet service.
Do you remember that sound?
#New: What it costs to rent in the Bay Area (avg 1BR):
San Francisco: $3,510
Mtn. View: $3,290
Redwood City: $3,130
Palo Alto: $3,090
Sunnyvale: $3,060
Santa Clara: $2,970
San Jose: $2,730
Walnut Creek: $2,560
Oakland: $1,990
Source: @Zumper
San Francisco: $3,510
Mtn. View: $3,290
Redwood City: $3,130
Palo Alto: $3,090
Sunnyvale: $3,060
Santa Clara: $2,970
San Jose: $2,730
Walnut Creek: $2,560
Oakland: $1,990
Source: @Zumper
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#New: What it costs to rent in the Bay Area (avg 1BR):
San Francisco: $3,510
Mtn. View: $3,290
Redwood City: $3,130
Palo Alto: $3,090
Sunnyvale: $3,060
Santa Clara: $2,970
San Jose: $2,730
Walnut Creek: $2,560
Oakland: $1,990
Source: @Zumper
San Francisco: $3,510
Mtn. View: $3,290
Redwood City: $3,130
Palo Alto: $3,090
Sunnyvale: $3,060
Santa Clara: $2,970
San Jose: $2,730
Walnut Creek: $2,560
Oakland: $1,990
Source: @Zumper
#New: Microsoft says it will no longer allow Israel’s military to have access to some of its Azure technology being used for surveillance in Gaza.
This comes after pressure from Microsoft employees and some investors.
$MSFT
This comes after pressure from Microsoft employees and some investors.
$MSFT
September 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#New: Microsoft says it will no longer allow Israel’s military to have access to some of its Azure technology being used for surveillance in Gaza.
This comes after pressure from Microsoft employees and some investors.
$MSFT
This comes after pressure from Microsoft employees and some investors.
$MSFT
#New: California has the highest unemployment rate among all states at 5.5%.
Job growth in the state has slowed to 3,800 jobs total for the month.
In 2024, the monthly average was 25,000 jobs gained.
Source: @BLS_gov
Job growth in the state has slowed to 3,800 jobs total for the month.
In 2024, the monthly average was 25,000 jobs gained.
Source: @BLS_gov
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#New: California has the highest unemployment rate among all states at 5.5%.
Job growth in the state has slowed to 3,800 jobs total for the month.
In 2024, the monthly average was 25,000 jobs gained.
Source: @BLS_gov
Job growth in the state has slowed to 3,800 jobs total for the month.
In 2024, the monthly average was 25,000 jobs gained.
Source: @BLS_gov
58%.
Shot tonight from Silicon Valley.
Shot tonight from Silicon Valley.
September 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
58%.
Shot tonight from Silicon Valley.
Shot tonight from Silicon Valley.
This weekend, help #cleartheshelters by adopting pets like “Scott Budman” from shelters (yes, you can choose a better name).
August 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This weekend, help #cleartheshelters by adopting pets like “Scott Budman” from shelters (yes, you can choose a better name).
The San Francisco Giants’ payroll is close to 3 times that of the A’s.
The Giants have won 3 more games than the A’s so far this year.
The Giants have won 3 more games than the A’s so far this year.
August 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The San Francisco Giants’ payroll is close to 3 times that of the A’s.
The Giants have won 3 more games than the A’s so far this year.
The Giants have won 3 more games than the A’s so far this year.
In Silicon Valley, the average homeowner pays $139,596 a year in mortgage costs.
That’s $18,436 more than the average annual income.
-@zoocasa
That’s $18,436 more than the average annual income.
-@zoocasa
August 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In Silicon Valley, the average homeowner pays $139,596 a year in mortgage costs.
That’s $18,436 more than the average annual income.
-@zoocasa
That’s $18,436 more than the average annual income.
-@zoocasa
If you live in Silicon Valley and make $112,000 a year, you’re now considered “low income.”
-@DCDHCD
-@DCDHCD
August 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you live in Silicon Valley and make $112,000 a year, you’re now considered “low income.”
-@DCDHCD
-@DCDHCD
#New: Top two cities where homes sold for the most above asking this year:
1. San Francisco: +16.1%
2. San Jose: +11.4%
*96% of US cities reported average home sale prices lower than original listing.
*Average US sale price $43,000 less than asking price.
-zillow
1. San Francisco: +16.1%
2. San Jose: +11.4%
*96% of US cities reported average home sale prices lower than original listing.
*Average US sale price $43,000 less than asking price.
-zillow
August 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#New: Top two cities where homes sold for the most above asking this year:
1. San Francisco: +16.1%
2. San Jose: +11.4%
*96% of US cities reported average home sale prices lower than original listing.
*Average US sale price $43,000 less than asking price.
-zillow
1. San Francisco: +16.1%
2. San Jose: +11.4%
*96% of US cities reported average home sale prices lower than original listing.
*Average US sale price $43,000 less than asking price.
-zillow