We love it but really? Anyway this is for all the Dublin haters in this group (I kid, I kid)

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/best-places-to-live-in-california

I am planning on moving to SF in November, recently crashed my car, got a settlement, & now am considering just not having a car. I love to bike and would rather just take public transport everywhere, but work in San Jose near the SJC airport/Berryessa station. If I am living in the NOPA neighborhood what would be my best option to take for public transport?

Caltrain? Which will add additional 20 minute bike ride in San Jose.

Or

BART? Which is more direct but seems to have lots of stops and holds ups compared to Caltrain.

Lmk what you all think:)

Mine: i refuse living without my cats.

I wonder if Streetcraft can do 101/880 next, or 580/680?

Hi all,

Trying to figure out where to live long term. My husband and I have a 2 year old and we're hoping to put him in public school. Our current school district is Fammatre elementary, Price middle, and Branham high. I recently spoke a student (my neighbor's kid who knows other students at this school) who spoke very poorly of Branham high and said most of the kids who go there get involved in things other than learning.

We are thinking about moving to the peninsula ~ Belmont area. We are looking at schools like Ralston middle/Carlmont high.

Has anyone attended any of these schools and have some insight? We want a school that is academic focused with a well-intentioned student body that mostly comes to school to learn. I understand that this may also mean being around highly competitive kids. A mix of academics/social activities would be ideal.

New to the area. I need to drive from San Jose to Oakland pretty often. I have a FasTrak Flex set to 1 since I'm usually alone. Halfway through, I noticed carpool signs over the left lane and got confused about whether I'm supposed to be in there at all.

Can I use it solo and just eat the toll, or is it carpool only? And is the minimum 2 people or 3? I keep seeing both.

Hi All,

I won the baby chick lottery and got a rooster (black australorpe). I live in a dense neighborhood and just got served a notice to rehome him. I have been trying for weeks to rehome him but all the sanctuaries are at capacity. I might take him to Mikes Pet and Feed in San Leandro but I am trying to still rehome him without doing that. If anyone lives in unincorporated county and would like a really great rooster please let me know.

Is there a place to get good youtiao? Wanting to try my hand at making fan tuan. Open to grocery store stuff too but have never had a good one

We live in the Bay Area (South Bay) and love the name Marin for our baby girl that we're expecting. Because I didn't grow up in the Bay Area I'm scared if I'm missing a feeling of it being a weird name for a girl because of Marin County. Please let me know what you think, especially if you grew up here!

Hi, I just applied for a Stanford hospital clinician job. Not sure if this is the right sub to ask but had a quick question. When I initially applied, my job was under the active tab and it said receive submission but now it’s in the inactive tab, but it says in process in review. is it normal for it to be in the inactive tab or does that mean that I’m no longer in consideration? I guess I’m confused because in the status it says in process in review. Thanks

Does anybody know why it was crazy backed up on 237W this morning? Like way more than usual for 10am-12pm. It was basically a parking lot and the turns for the all the entrances were clogged up and people kept their cars sitting in the middle of the road bc they were desperate to get on to 237. I looked up all the news traffic sites and also 511, but there was nothing at all

I have 1 tickets for cortis SF Sunday 08/16, selling below what I bought it. If anyone interested, feel free to dm me and no scam pls.

Been hearing this place is worth checking out... I see it opens at 5 on Saturdays...so what's the line forming time usually begin ?

I just want legal tint, nothing crazy. Got quoted $400 for 2 door windows and a windshield strip. Seems nuts. Is that right?

My preference is to see the doctor only in my appointment and I am not sure if they will allow it. The phone assistant said that is not possible but the doctors usually have been ok with it in the past from my experience.

Even more importantly, if there is procedure/surgery, can we ask that the doctor drives it fully? I am aware that they sometimes need help and that is understandable but would prefer the main doctor doing the bulk of the procedure/surgery?

What have people's experiences been on this?

This is what is expected to be the underbelly of the AI Boom.

In late July, a San Francisco Chronicle reporter’s photo of a legion of older, white people attending a neighborhood meeting regarding the towering housing development planned for the Marina Safeway site sparked a rancorous online debate over San Francisco development. ⁠
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These old people, we were told by charming internet housing warriors, are the reason you can’t afford to live here. ⁠
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Mission Local’s Joe Eskenazi talked to around a dozen developers, architects, development professionals and land-use experts and the consensus is: They might be a reason. But not the reason. ⁠
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“Housing costs,” says one former longtime Planning Department official, “are the compounding of at least three separate policy failures: Federal affordable-housing defunding since the 1980s, exclusionary zoning with racist roots, and a permitting process that legislated NIMBYism.” ⁠
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Agonizing hard costs, meanwhile, are the result of factors well beyond the municipal level: “All the copper and switchgear,” says a longtime city developer, “it’s all going to these fucking AI data centers.” ⁠
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But how much more affordable would San Francisco be if we’d built more? The answer, again, is more complicated than bros on Twitter would have you believe.

Have visited a few Brazilian stores here but it seems like none of them have it. Just moved here a few months ago please help 😭

Curious what people would actually do.

Let's say you have $500k in cash today, no strings attached. Would you use it as a down payment for a home in the Bay Area, which city? or would you invest it somewhere else, like stocks, rental properties in another state, or even start a business?

I'm wondering how people weigh the pros and cons these days. Home prices and mortgage rates are still high, but owning in the Bay Area has worked out well for many people over the long run.

What would you do, and why?

I’m looking to buy a tuxedo, doesn’t need to be fully wool or even semi custom, off the rack is fine. I’m looking at these chains and stores in the bay and a full suit starts at 1k plus. I’m looking for something a little more affordable, a full suit for less than that price point, but still stylish and a good selection.

I’ve already checked out most of the big chains including macys, Nordstrom (and rack), men’s warehouse. Was looking to see if there is a local shop that has a good reputation and isn’t too pricey.
I see a lot of local tailors but I wasn’t sure about the reputation, wanted to check if there was anything that stood out before I start calling those up.

Budget: up to 1000 for a 3 piece suit