12 Ways Growing Up in San Francisco Has Ruined Me for Other Cities
San Francisco is an amazing city to grow up in. Full of vibrant culture, opportunities for adventure, and abundant diversity, San Francisco has had a huge impact in shaping the person I am today. For...
View ArticleShould I Tell My Committed Friend That I Have the Hots for Them?
Dear Jessica,Is it completely inappropriate to tell someone who is in a relationship that you have feelings for them? Thanks, Crushed Out & Confused Kid Yes, it’s totally inappropriate, COCK...
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Take a Rare Tour Through an Amazing Frank Lloyd Wright Home This Week
If you’ve wanted to take a step inside the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, you’re in luck, Angelenos. On February 13, one of Wright’s homes is opening its doors to the public — and it’s in Los...
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Interactive Map Shows How Long It'll Take Public Transit to Get Anywhere in SF
Anyone who rides public transit knows that timetables are a crapshoot. Some days Muni delivers you across town on schedule; other days you’re stranded at your stop, staring at a blank LED ticker, and...
View ArticleNow Here's a New One: Buy This Condo and Your Uber Rides are Free
Most of us have dreamed of living in a baller pad with a great view and a driver who could take us anywhere, preferably someone who was also British and witty in a stern but loving, grandfatherly way....
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Dream Job Alert: Get Paid To Judge Dating Profiles
Good news, someone wants to pay you for doing something you probably already do in your free time: judge people online. Don't play coy with me, we all do it. We all have given a digital side eye at...
View ArticleAlert To BART Riders: Measles Was On Board
History has repeated itself. BART released a service advisory on Wednesday letting passengers know they might’ve been exposed to measles, a warning that comes almost exactly a year after the 2014 scare...
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If You're Dreaming of Cheap Rent in Oakland, Keep Dreaming
Bad news for anyone seeking cheap(ish) rent in Oakland: The city saw a 12.1 percent increase in rent between January 2014 and January 2015. That’s higher than San Francisco's 11.6 percent increase...
View ArticleGet Free Truffles and Coffee at Sôcôla in SOMA Today
Sôcôla Chocolatier is celebrating the first anniversary of its SOMA shop today (February 11) with some sweet freebies. The company is actually 14-years-old this year; sisters Susan and Wendy Lieu first...
View ArticleAnother Casualty of the Booming Tech Industry
You used to see them in local bars, hanging out around coffee shops, and sharing your daily commute. They were neighbors and familiar faces. But as TechCrunch reports, smartphone thieves are about to...
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Go to this Museum Party that Brings the Art of "Seduction" to Life
Most of the time, when someone invites you to an art-exhibition party, your mind immediately floods with images of Brie cheese on Ritz crackers set in a sterile white gallery while covered in...
View ArticleThe Abject Horror of San Francisco Open Houses
Entering the San Francisco rental market as a non-millionaire is like going to prom with headgear. It’s gonna be hard to get a date. You’re subject to silent rejection, being stood up, and – worst of...
View ArticleTake Romantic Northern California Road Trips in These Awesome Rides
Look, nobody is going to deny that spending Valentine’s Day in San Francisco is a romantic and charming idea. But when was the last time you went somewhere new? We mean, when you really shook up your...
View ArticleTenderloin SRO Being Revamped as Boutique Hotel
San Francisco’s housing crisis is a hot topic for many current and former residents, but while for some it’s an inconvenience, for others the situation is far more dire. Residents of SRO hotels, in...
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Meet the Beautiful New Muni Map Eight Years in the Making
You can rarely accuse Muni of being beautiful, but a sleek, new transit map is an elegant reminder that even a 103-year-old public transit agency can still be eye candy. Muni's newest map, which will...
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Dynamic Duo Biebs & Bill Murray Hit The Bay
What's that you smell, San Francisco? It's the smell of celebrity proximity, breathe it in. Two big stars are in our midst this week. One is an international sensation, beloved by men and women alike,...
View ArticleWhy Your Wearable Fitness Tracker is Junk
Let this be a trigger warning to any obsessive-compulsives, but a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Associationclaims your Fitbit might not be worth shit. In fact, it might be...
View Article'Fresh Off the Boat' Makes Me a Happy Hapa
Never has an Asian-themed American sitcom survived past the first season, so as a person of mixed race with a native Japanese mother, I very much anticipated ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat. That it’s based...
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Map Shows That Single Men Outnumber Single Women In SF
You’ve heard it before but now there’s data to back it up: There are more single men than single women in San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area. The new maps, created by Richard Florida and the...
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