beat
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I hate heat, so this entire summer in SF has been great. Barely ever broke 75F.
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SF BayGaf
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Is it supposed to be hot in SF today? I went outside to go to work and it was pretty cold.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Moving from the Haight to Castro / Eureka Valley today after 3 1/2 years. Wish me luck!
indian summer, the heat will be back in september
Auron_Kale
Member
Aww yeah, power out in my building here in Financial District... Again.
At least my phone's got power and it's sunny today.
At least my phone's got power and it's sunny today.
The housing prices here. Man. 1.2 for 1200 sqft in San Jose (yeah I know this is an extreme example, but still; housing-wise this place makes me miss Manhattan).
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6363-Rainbow-Dr_San-Jose_CA_95129_M13118-46519
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6363-Rainbow-Dr_San-Jose_CA_95129_M13118-46519
Giant Robot
Member
It is in a fairly desirable area. It's the gray area of San Jose/Saratoga/Cupertino, but paying San Jose zip code prices. Something like that in Saratoga/Cupertino would be $1.5m+
My friend lives down the street and is technically Cupertino, 2bd/1bth, less than 1000sq ft, and just a carport (not even a fucking garage)….Appraised at $1.2m
House prices in SJ are ridiculous. I lived in Los Banos for a while and it was super cheap there. Parents lost the house and we moved back to SJ. We've been living in a mobile home for the past 7 years and started looking for a good house here in SJ but we can't find anything affordable.
charlequin
Banned
It's hard to take even the idea of buying property out here seriously when I come from a place where 1200 sqft in a decent neighborhood goes for $80k.
BeardyChan
Member
I live relatively close to that property and know first hand how expensive it can really get. And for that area and the schools you have access to that is cheap. There are properties around my neighborhood that are going for twice that if not more due to the bidding wars. A lot of the values are going to continue to rise as more Apple employees buy up the houses near here.
While I might live on the Sunnyvale/Cupertino border I see the changes on a daily basis. I fear what happens when the apartment complexes around here catch the greed bug. I can see a lot of the lower income apartments being sold off to foreign companies to revamp them into high-end apartment homes. In fact thats what I fear is going on with the place I currently am renting.
While I might live on the Sunnyvale/Cupertino border I see the changes on a daily basis. I fear what happens when the apartment complexes around here catch the greed bug. I can see a lot of the lower income apartments being sold off to foreign companies to revamp them into high-end apartment homes. In fact thats what I fear is going on with the place I currently am renting.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
It's even more mind boggling if you grew up here and remember how much real estate was 30+ years ago. Never mind things like bridge toll prices.
Yep I lived in Arizona for ten years. Your 20% on a decent 3br here would buy you a mansion in a very desirable area there.
charlequin
Banned
I have a remote team of three developers in Detroit and we keep joking in the office that we could just buy them a giant house to work in for less than the yearly salary of one extra developer.
I do love it out here but it is rough. I feel like the architecture is a bit wasteful of space too generally of the homes I've seen. I really don't like multi-levels though.
I just want enough space for my family and maaayyyybe a little extra room for a pinball. That's all I ask!
I just want enough space for my family and maaayyyybe a little extra room for a pinball. That's all I ask!
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I would post an image of Orson Welles clapping if that image was actually contextually wise for this situation.
Made a thread last year, but I'm coming to SF/San Jose next Tuesday (again). Looking for some ideas and tips (again). I've done quite a bit as I've been in the great city 2/3 times.
Going to OutsideLands on Friday, but from Wednesday until Saturday I'll be in the city. Biggest change since last time, I'm 21. Any great bar hopping areas? What food do I need to try? I've done things like Ike's, mission district burritos, and I've seen Berkeley; I'm willing to experiment, but I prefer meals in the 10-15 dollar area. Would love to check out any cool shops that are worth seeing.
Places I've been: Golden Gate bridge, Twin Peaks, Wharf (yuck), Japan Town (one of my favorites), quite a bit of downtown, China Town.. and I can't really remember what else. I'll be with friends, don't know if that makes a difference, including one couple.
Going to OutsideLands on Friday, but from Wednesday until Saturday I'll be in the city. Biggest change since last time, I'm 21. Any great bar hopping areas? What food do I need to try? I've done things like Ike's, mission district burritos, and I've seen Berkeley; I'm willing to experiment, but I prefer meals in the 10-15 dollar area. Would love to check out any cool shops that are worth seeing.
Places I've been: Golden Gate bridge, Twin Peaks, Wharf (yuck), Japan Town (one of my favorites), quite a bit of downtown, China Town.. and I can't really remember what else. I'll be with friends, don't know if that makes a difference, including one couple.
thezerofire
Banned
for bar hopping the mission is probably the best place imo. Blondie's, Zeitgeist, El Rio, The Sycamore (not really the bar hopping kind, but really cool small bar with great beer), Beauty Bar, etc.
Cornballer
Member
How'd the move go?
Go to the Ferry Building for food. Lots of good stuff there and a couple of places where you can drink. The Mission is a fun place to bar hop, too.
Barhop from fidi to chinatown to north beach lol
Kano on the Phone
Member
I really enjoy the Cliff House/Sutro Baths and walking the Lands End Trail as a touristy but not touristy thing. If you can catch a day where there's little fog (ha?), I'd definitely recommend heading over there, grabbing a lunch or brunch at Louis', and taking in the sights. Even if you only walk a little bit down the trail, you can see the Baths (or walk down to them) and see one of the best views of the bridge (again, on a less foggy day).
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Anyone up for Guardians at Redwood Downtown Century tonight?
DataStream
Member
This. You do exactly what I do.
Of note, you can get an Irish Coffee to go from Buena Vista.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Going to Tahoe for the weekend. Have not been there in fifteen years. Will post review soon. Hope it lives up to the hype.
PseudoKirby
Banned
Just lost my job at Genentech, anyone have any recommendations?
are there any game developers in the SF bay area? I only see smaller devs.
are there any game developers in the SF bay area? I only see smaller devs.
rokkerkory
Member
If anyone wants bomb ass viet recommendations in sj area lmk!
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
What role? If you want to stick to biotech, there's plenty of other similar companies. Bayer, Novartis, etc.
Plenty...big publishers like EA, 2K, Ubisoft, Sega, Sony, etc all have offices or headquarters up here. Plenty of devs up here too aside from studios owned by the guys listed above (i.e. Maxis, Crystal Dynamics, Visual Concepts, etc) like Telltale and Sledgehammer. And a bunch of smaller devs, start ups, and of course other mobile devs like Zynga.
Game salaries don't really compare to their equivalent tech/software development counterparts though.
Just look around job postings on LinkedIn, Indeed, AngelList, VentureLoop, even Craigslist may give you a decent lead. May take a while though - took me 11 months to find something after I was laid off last year.
Best pho?
I work right around the corner from Bun Bo Hue An Nam on Story, it's pretty damn good.
Xildenafil
Member
Hey Bay Area GAF,
Is anyone planning on having any meetups anytime soon? Would love to meet some of ya'll in person! I currently live in Oakland near Lake Merritt and 19th St. BART and work in the Financial District, so maybe an East Bay/SF GAF meetup would be better?
Is anyone planning on having any meetups anytime soon? Would love to meet some of ya'll in person! I currently live in Oakland near Lake Merritt and 19th St. BART and work in the Financial District, so maybe an East Bay/SF GAF meetup would be better?
charlequin
Banned
Thien Long is the best place I've been to so far. If there's an even better one I want to go to there.
well I'm definitely not gonna say no
My fav is Pho Kim Long. The place that harSon mentioned is very solid as well.
Regardless, I'd be down as well for anyone who's around the South Bay area.
Giant Robot
Member
That place is regarded the best and super cheap too.
Finding a terrible pho place is as impossible as finding a terrible taqueria.
Thanh Huong on Capitol in North San Jose.
#11 BBQ pork with pate. $3.50
Thank me later.
Giant Robot
Member
Thanh Huong and Huong Lan are good.
Phat Tri has 15" banh mi sandwiches for $5, but aren't that good.
Giant Robot
Member
I believe Tacos Autlense is open until 3am.
Pho Tau Bay (Vietnamese) are open until midnight
Sa By Thai (Thai) near SJSU is open until midnight
I highly suggest Gaku in West SJ for some izakaya type food, also open until midnight.
La Vics and Iguanas are open very late, but should be a very last resort. Actually just avoid it altogether.
A friend goes up there fairly frequently and has told me about the great ramen place they get haha.
This is where they go, Ryujin.
They just recommended the Kuro Tonkatsu, Geso and Chahan, but said it's all good.
It's gonna be mid 60's all during our visit. D: So cool, might have to pack some pants :/ We have most of details ironed out, restaurants picked and etc. Thanks again cornballer for that food link. 
How worth it is House of Prime RIb? Prices are out of our range a fair bit but we might pack a few more lunches if we're swayed.
How worth it is House of Prime RIb? Prices are out of our range a fair bit but we might pack a few more lunches if we're swayed.
It's gonna be mid 60's all during our visit. D: So cool, might have to pack some pants :/ We have most of details ironed out, restaurants picked and etc. Thanks again cornballer for that food link.
How worth it is House of Prime RIb? Prices are out of our range a fair bit but we might pack a few more lunches if we're swayed.
House of Prime Rib is fine, but eh. Eat more Mission Burritos and Dim Sum.
Cornballer
Member
House of Prime Rib is a fun experience, but I don't feel like any of it is uniquely San Francisco. Plus, it's a little pricey. I agree with Yaboosh is saying - try out some stuff that you're less likely to find elsewhere.
Major Gripex
Member
Watching KTVU and apparently Robin Williams died in Marin county. Just thought that was crazy. Had no idea he lived around here.
Bob Dobalina
Member
I'm going to a concert at the Great American Music Hall in SF tomorrow, and it seems like taking Bart and walking there will take me through a seedy neighborhood. Any tips or should I just drive? I wouldn't care if I was with a group of friends but I'm going solo.