City and County of San Francisco Discussions

City and County of San Francisco

Please protect your young kids. Don’t take it lightly…first hand experience.

With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley recommend that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoo

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Jul 16, 2021

New York vs Bay Area

Which area is better to raise a family? We are in mid 30s with a toddler. I’m an Indian SWE, so Bay Area is more attractive in terms of job opportunities and weather. But it is expensive AF to buy a single family home, so considering the tri state area. Most posts here compare NYC and SF, but city

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Dec 27, 2022

Which of these Bay Area hidden treasures have you been to?

5 towns in 5 bay area counties you may have never been to even though they are only few miles from you: 1. Draw Bridge, Alameda County Located 2 miles north of San Jose and 2 miles direct south of Fremont. (Milpitas is southeast of fremont not direct south.) The only ghost town in the Bay Area. Yo

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Aug 12, 2019

Suburbs of NYC vs Orange County, CA

I’m thinking to move from LCOL to closer to a big city. In my opinion Orange County is way better than suburbs of NYC. Both places offer a bunch of talented people from around the globe, gateway to travel, etc. However OC has more chilly weather instead of hot and humid summers on East Coast, great

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Feb 10, 2023

Stop wasteful city spending

...decommission city police and county sheriff departments. Police alone average 35% of local city budgets in my area. SF and Seattle gave police departments extra money to “reduce understaffing” but depts in both cities then increased in overtime costs. “Liberal” cities throw money at police whil

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May 10, 2018

Should we require immigrants to settle all over the USA instead of concentrating in a few places?

There are 3007 counties in the United States. Today almost all h1b, greencard, and other employment visa applications target jobs in only a handful of counties, such as Santa Clara county CA, San Francisco city and county, and King county WA. This slows the assimilation of immigrants who surround

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Sep 3, 2018

California $68B deficit & 25% tax drop in 2023 due to people moving out of state

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/wealthiest-californians-leaving-state-bad-news-18575950.php "New state-to-state migration data show that for several years, thousands more high-earning, well-educated workers have left California than have moved in. The reversal, largely in response to the state’

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Jan 1

Bay Area - where to buy home

Spouse and I are looking to buy a home once we get our green card, hopefully in the next 6 months. Which neighborhoods/counties should we consider for safety/price value/ appreciation and other factors. About us: - East Asian working in tech in SF, remote for now but one of us will have to go back

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Aug 1, 2021

Where to live?

I’m from the East Coast and currently live in NYC. Been in the city a number of years. Been thinking about what to do when Coinbase goes public and I make some money. Originally thought I’d buy a place here, but I’m not sure if I see myself living here long term. Where do you all live? Where would

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Mar 16, 2021

move into different city first instead of figuring out job ?

Hi, folks. Moving first before you figuring out your next career or figuring out your career and then move that can be taking another one more year? If you are moving, which area do you recommend? Overall living cost, work life balance and such.. I am not targeting certain people or try to make so

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Apr 2, 2023

California Efforts to Reduce Jail Population During Covid Come to End as Crime Rises

"San Jose mayor says policy largely failed, as L.A. and San Diego also cease efforts to set zero bail for nonviolent offenses to slow the spread of virus behind bars" Surprise surprise.. Full article text: More than two years after instituting policies to keep more nonviolent offenders out of jail

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Aug 13, 2022