Lumber prices soar, threatening Bay Area home projects
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/05/17/lumber-prices-soar-threatening-bay-area-home-projects/
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, Bay Area construction big and small mostly ground to a halt.
But the construction industry, deemed essential, quickly ramped back up as home-bound families discovered new projects to freshen up their houses and yards.