Tag Archives: California

Photo Challenge: Half and Half

It’s July 17th: Just over half way through the year. If I could photograph the first half of the year it would be an interesting comparison with what the second half might look like. Ben Huberman threw down a challenge … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Door

How does color influence a door? I dunno… a door is a barrier to entry. If it’s colorful, it’s attractive. Perhaps, making the idea of entry more attractive. What good is that if I can’t get in? Have a great … Continue reading

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Which way will the wind blow?

April saw a pretty goodly-sized bounce in Bay Area median home prices. May, well, in May the wind blew from the east and knocked the figure down a little. If you’re visiting the Bay Area, be sure to check out … Continue reading

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Say Good-Bye to the Old

The trend splitting the Bay Area continued this month but with a little less vigor. The four “high-tech” counties that ring the western, eastern and southern edges of the San Francisco Bay continue to see strong employment growth. The five … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Roy G. Biv

When I think of the colors of the rainbow I hear the word rainbow and I think Judy Garland. I don’t always think in straight lines. Somewhere over the Rainbow has been covered many times. Jane Monheit sings my second … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Off-Season

San Francisco is busy during the summer… not so much in the winter. Here are a couple of tourists enjoying the February no-crowd view from Twin Peaks looking north over the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County. Enjoy your off-season! … Continue reading

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Is it all downhill from here?

Or, are we only just beginning to climb? After a period of flat median housing prices, the San Francisco Bay Area median home price has bounded upward like a speeding bullet train. It’s tough to figure out, however, if it … Continue reading

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Ridiculous @ $4,225

In case you were wondering how people handle the stress of the astounding cost of renting in San Francisco with the median apartment price at $4,225 a month… think kite surfing. (In the San Francisco Bay off of East 3rd … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: On The Way

Visitors put you into tourist mode if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area. They come with expectations. You’re a tour guide even if you haven’t had a moments training. You go to places over and over and over … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Broken

Snapped off by the wind or lost through planned obsolescence, the flower petal and pine tree branch seem at home in a bowl. Broken off from their place of origin, they make a new home. Joe See the weekly photo … Continue reading

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