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What differentiates this from Linkfire or Amplify?

Interestingly, the city determined a few years ago that the house was not a historic resource: http://citypln-m-extnl.sfgov.org/link.ashx?Action=Download&O...

Although the owner clearly exceeded the scope of the remodel permit issued by demolishing the house entirely, it's possible that the permit had authorized the removal of everything short of the wall framing (commonplace for "remodel" permits on non-historic buildings in SF.)

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Sonic.net will likely beat Google in building out gigabit in SF. This megathread has been following their progress in the Sunset (and soon the Richmond) since 2013:

https://forums.sonic.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1085

According to the CEO, though some of the issues have been related to permitting/bureaucracy, they have also had some contractor-related setbacks as well.

A couple days ago, I needed a new cordless landline phone and wanted to try out Prime Now. It was impressive that I could track my courier's location and have it arrive within half an hour - only problem was that it was the wrong model. I've ordered hundreds of things from Amazon and can't recall ever receiving an incorrect item. To make matters worse, the CS rep I spoke to said they couldn't send couriers to do returns or exchanges: I had to UPS it 2,000 miles to Kentucky. Winning the ecommerce delivery race won't mean anything unless Amazon can maintain its high accuracy rate and positive user experience.

Another reason I didn't see mentioned: many open floor plan spaces are still permitted as light-industrial spaces. Due to the intricacies of the city's zoning laws and unfortunate politics, landlords are at a greater risk of receiving a zoning violation for leasing space to a tech company than they would be if they found a "blue-collar" tenant.

Really awesome tool - I'm not sure how (or if) it handles multiple locations, but the listing for TrueCar gets plotted at "Santa Monica Way, SF" rather than Santa Monica and SF.

I was about to make this comparison when I realized that (at least in SF) it's more apt to think of Airbnb as the result of overregulation of the monthly rental housing market. Those laws, rather than helping the tenants they were designed to protect, have pushed landlords to enter a different market. At public hearings, I've seen very few representatives from the hospitality industry and far more from tenant groups and apartment associations.

If I had to guess, I think hotels are less concerned about Airbnb because, while they both belong to the same market, they each have slightly different niches to serve and demand in the market is already high.

Curiosity killed the mouse...

The anti-growth, Agenda 21 conspiracy theorist crowd is far too large in the North Bay. Instead, this is being built to go to the Larkspur Ferry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoma-Marin_Area_Rail_Transit

A rather peculiar one my friend noticed: Apple stores and Victoria's Secret.

Or crowdfunding.

I feel like Misfit would have been a better "wearables" acquisition.

California (and some other states) allow you to cash out gift cards under $10. I've cashed out eCards at Starbucks before, so it may be possible to exchange residual BTC for cash.

It's incredibly easy now with services like the ecoATM:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/A-number-you-ne...

I've even noticed that Stonestown, a parking-lot surrounded anachronism in SF, has remained quite busy, despite being close to neighborhood commercial corridors. They've moved towards offering more community events: movie nights, Chinese New Year celebrations, etc. They also added Trader Joe's a few years ago, which has been a major draw.

The entire place used to be an outdoor mall, but a skylight was added to keep out the notorious SF fog while retaining natural light.

The next logical step in its transformation would be moving more of the parking into structures or underground, and building apartments on the land. But that would require the blessing of neighbors and activists in the area, not an easy task.

I don't understand why Kickstarter still has market dominance for crowdfunding even though they have higher fees, no API, and less flexibility for funds dispersal. Is it purely name recognition?

If I'm already using gmvault, is there any advantage to downloading it directly?

Putting aside the tangential issues of housing and gentrification, the real problem that needs to be addressed is street space. The Mission (where most of these buses are stopping) is a densely-populated urban environment, and yet residents often expect available on-street parking so they can use their basements as storage. Making bus stops and loading zones longer would go a long way towards reducing traffic problems in the area.

The paper also included a map that showed the route running between Hayward and Burbank, not city centers. That may be how Musk proposes to solve the curve radius problem.

This sentiment has its roots in the Freeway Revolts of the 60s and 70s. Caltrans had massive plans to wrap the entire Bay Area in freeways (plans which were only partially implemented) and the backlash put the brakes on not just new highway construction, but any kind of major infrastructure improvement. The high number of land takings is part of the reason why high speed rail is drawing a lot of criticism. In fact, peninsula residents more likely oppose the aerial grade-separation structures that would improve Caltrain service as well, not HSR itself.

I like the general idea, but the current proposal isn't going to get much support because it splits the Bay Area in half. Doing that fails to recognize that a significant portion of people commute from the North Bay into the city. Not to mention that numerous agencies have been established to coordinate planning and environmental efforts in the area (ABAG, MTC, BART, and BAAQMD to name a few.)

I think the proposal would be stronger as a four-state solution:

1) a state similar to the proposed "Jefferson" state

2) the greater Bay Area/Monterey/Sacramento area

3) Central Valley & the south half of the Sierra Nevadas

4) SLO/SB/SoCal

"input-output"

Interesting to note: San Francisco adopted an annual limit on office development in 1985 of ~1M sq feet per year [1]. For the past decade, new office development has been under that limit and the remaining allocation has been carried over to subsequent years. Fast forward to today and planned large office development in the city is projected to exceed the allocation in the next year or so.

[1] http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3254

Maybe Google will put pressure on the city to upgrade the island's power grid, which has had serious reliability issues in recent years: http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/treasure-island-endur...

Units in SF built after 1979 are not subject to rent control.

If any SF residents agree with the sentiment of this article, I'd recommend voting in the upcoming election. Props B & C will allow a project with new housing, retail, and open space to be built downtown. I support the project not because it's perfectly designed, but because it would set a terrible precedent for future development in the city if opponents successfully use the referendum process to block it. Ironically, many of the same people opposed to the project are the ones who are complaining the most about rising rents. Even though the project certainly isn't low- or middle-income housing, it will relieve some of the demand that would otherwise be placed on housing for lower incomes.

That appears to be a traffic circle. Entry to roundabouts is controlled entirely by yield signs.

Why not? FiDi is home to some of the most expensive luxury units in the city. This fall, voters will consider a proposal to build new luxury units along The Embarcadero.