More Bay Area homes add air conditioning as heat spikes rise

Name: More Bay Area homes add air conditioning as heat spikes rise
Uploaded: 2026-03-24T17:28:07Z
Duration: 7 min 4 s
Description: After temperatures hit 90 degrees around the Bay Area, more residents are turning to air conditioning. For the first time, more than half of homes in the region now have A/C, marking a major shift for an area once known for its mild climate. Lucas Davis, a business and technology professor at UC Berkeley, joined us on 'The Nine' for insight.

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After temperatures hit 90 degrees around the Bay Area, more residents are turning to air conditioning. For the first time, more than half of homes in the region now have A/C, marking a major shift for an area once known for its mild climate. Lucas Davis, a business and technology professor at UC Berkeley, joined us on 'The Nine' for insight.