r/bayarea
Relocation from NJ
I’m looking to relocate in summer of 2027 from NJ to the Bay Area. I’m a teacher- I’d be coming to CA with a bachelor’s degree + 60 credits and a master’s degree. I’ve looked at several districts and areas to move to. Antioch is my favorite as far as living but I’d be at a salary of roughly $90,400 if I worked in Antioch as well. I’ve also considered districts like San Leandro, Mountain View, Palo Alto, etc. which would put me a little over $100k a year. That seems more reasonable considering from the looks of it, rent would easily be around $3.5k a month in a decent area.
My questions:
What are some decent areas to live in that are within a reasonable commute distance of the districts I listed above, that don’t require an arm and a leg for rent?
Is the traffic really as bad as people say? I commuted 50 miles each way for a few years here in Jersey and it took about an hour if I left early enough to beat most of the traffic. Gas is also not an issue as I have an ev.
Are the school districts difficult to get into?
Near Speed of Sound Blue Angels F/A 18 over Aquatic Park
Not the best show but some cool very low high speed passes near the speed of sound in dense air
Ok Bay Area, what happened yesterday which led to BART reaching 254,248 riders?
This is a new record and while I was expecting 250k later in the year. Were there any events or something special that led to this record? Also, I think last week (unless I am mistaken) was the first week that there were more than 200,000k riders ALL week. I am so happy for BART but what is happening that is leading to these increases in ridership?
The billionaires fight back: Propositions 41 and 42 could kill California’s billionaire tax even if it passes
lapublicpress.orgI removed inappropriate graffiti from a playground in Oakland.
I got a job offer in Santa Clara, how horrible would the commute from SF be 4 days a week.
For context I’m 24 and just got an offer in Santa Clara. I have a bunch of friends who live in SF, but don’t know anyone in the South Bay, and have heard it’s not a very young crowd in general. I am considering the offer but am concerned about that commute 4 days a week. How horrible would it be to live in SF and make the commute 4 days a week? Are there any younger pockets in the South Bay that a 24 year old may enjoy?
Just a lady walking a Tortoise down the street in Walnut Creek, CA. Take that mule guy!
It's a spair the air day, but not for the Monaco flying billboards
Edit: Oops, misspelled spare. Odd that some people seem angrier about my misspelling than these planes polluting.
There are three of these stupid planes flying around, and Monaco has two back to back. We're being asked to limit our driving for a spare the air day, but not these three plans just circling away all day. Don't these planes use leaded gas too?
Palmetto foods overcharging
After contacting Palmetto Foods via email and hearing nothing back and mentioning it to the people that work there who dismissed it, I figured I would bring it up here. I order from Palmetto on Clement all the time and I always mark no bag for takeout, but it still charges you for a bag. This has happened to me at least 10 times and nobody seems to fix it. I'm wondering if they are doing this to everyone all day, 7 days a week, at all locations, that's significant money. Anyone else have this experience (See receipt)
15 years after Occupy — my photographs from San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley
In 2011–2012, I photographed Occupy in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley: the tents, handmade signs, shared meals, conversations, and people who made each camp a community.
Fifteen years later, I’m sharing these photographs as a record of that moment in Bay Area history. These were among 18 Occupy communities I photographed across the United States between October 2011 and May 2012.
You can explore all the photographs by location in my public archive at Flickr. Were you there, or did you stop by any of the camps? I’d be interested to hear what you remember.
Currently 82 degrees
Picture taken in Belvedere facing San Fran. What's with the super thick, low fog over the water even though it's super hot and has been all day? Parts of Sausalito were 90 degrees, this shot was taken from the shade where the temperature was 82 degrees
How do you handle LEGITIMATE ESAs during a housing hunt?
I (43f) and my partner of 8 years (40m) keep bumping heads about how to handle my ESA (cat). He insists on disclosing during the application process and it's pissing me off. My clinician made it clear that providing the information ahead could lead to discrimination. I have bipolar 1, PTSD and an ADHD diagnosis. He's from Texas and thinks ESAs are something people use to game the system and seems almost embarrassed by the idea that people would assume we are also gaming the system.
It's infuriating because when we met I had an emotional support dog and he had no problem recognizing him as such. I got the cat when my dog was 13 as a replacement and my partner KNEW why. I don't think I would have survived losing my dog if I hadn't attached to the cat ahead of time. I don't want to feel like I'm narrowing our search.
I would love to hear how folks with ESAs have gone about disclosure to potential landlords.
Pictured: redacted letter of recommendation from my NP. My current ESA snuggling with her brother's heart wrapped in the shirt he wore on his last day.
Is Plug n Play Solar panels real?
There are videos going viral from someone in Oakland who is showing how to plug n play solar panels supposedly legal in California- but some say not until 1/1/2027. This could mean that we don’t need to pay $20k to install solar panels.
But is it true?
Anyone know more about this please share.
Lots of testy tourists in the city today
Accompanied by complaints about the weather and other tourists not getting out of the way for photos lol