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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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Bay Area Counties Diverge

An interesting trend is splitting the Bay Area this spring. The four counties that ring the western, eastern and southern edges of the San Francisco Bay have seen strong employment growth over the past six months. The five northern and … Continue reading

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Photo Challenge: Vivid

Red and its close family do it for me… make me think vividly. How about you? Joe See the weekly photo challenge here.

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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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Photo Challenge: Enveloped

Wrapped in a layer of green, Robin felt comfortable while keeping an eye on me. I was in the open. Exposed without any means of cover, I could not hide my fear. Joe See the weekly photo challenge here.

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