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13 facts about San Francisco that will make you think twice about whether you...
San Francisco is notorious for its jaw-dropping real estate prices.The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment stands at $3,460 a month.But it's not just housing expenses that will eat away at your...
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Leap, the luxury San Francisco commuter bus, is bankrupt and selling its...
Leap Transit, the startup that served fresh-pressed juice to commuters on its luxury buses, has filed for bankruptcy. The rest of its buses are now up for sale, starting at $5 each.Signs that Leap was...
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Billionaire VC: Startups are spending too much on useless 'window dressing'
There's too much money in tech, and it has caused huge problems for the companies and San Francisco alike, said billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya."There's way too much money in the...
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A San Francisco home where a mummified body was found just sold for $500K...
A San Francisco home that was listed for $928,000 in July has sold for $1.56 million, according to Curbed SF. That's more than $500,000 over asking and just the latest example of how insanely...
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A couple hired a house sitter when they went to Burning Man — and he rented...
A San Francisco couple got an unpleasant surprise on their way to Burning Man this year.As they were on their way to the annual arts festival in the Nevada desert, they received an email from one of...
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16 crazy things that happen at Silicon Valley's favorite grade school
Growing up, Max Ventilla never felt like school was for him."School was something I did because I was a kid and it was expected of me. That's a real shame," says Ventilla, the former head of...
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Y Combinator's Sam Altman: 'The greatest threat to this country is...
Y Combinator's President Sam Altman calls himself an optimistic person, but when it comes to the future of government and technology, Altman paints a somber picture.San Francisco is dealing with...
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Ex-Facebook employee posts flyers looking for cofounder: 'No cynics,...
Former Facebook designer Alexandre Roche is sick of the startup tech scene.That's why, instead of going a more traditional route to find a business-minded cofounder for his new iPhone app venture,...
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For $1,200 per month in San Francisco, you can rent a bunk bed in a shared...
If you're a 20-something living in San Francisco, there are places offering reasonable enough rent — you might have just to sleep in a shared room with a bunk bed to get it.A new Craigslist ad for 1042...
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The 5 most unusual tasting menus in San Francisco
Tasting menus are a wonderful way to discover the breadth and depth of a chef, an indulgent overview that’s a noticeable level up from a typical fine-dining experience.They don't have to break the...
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This map compares San Francisco housing prices to the most gorgeous places on...
If there’s anything to make you reevaluate living in America’s tech hub, it’s this map from NeighborhoodX comparing Bay Area housing prices to those in the world’s most beautiful, exotic locales.The...
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San Francisco's red hot housing market has sent half the houses in Berkeley...
The median home price in Berkeley, California is now over $1 million. According to a report from KPIX 5's Da Lin, the median home price in Berkeley is now $1.05 million, the latest sign that housing...
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To avoid outlandish rent prices, one San Francisco woman moved onto a...
Rent prices in San Francisco are laughably steep.The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is about $3,500 a month, a deterring reality all young professionals face when moving to the Golden Gate...
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Airbnb has spent more than $8 million fighting a proposed law in San Francisco
The biggest money in San Francisco politics right now is coming from one company: Airbnb.The housing rental site has put up more than $8 million to fight a ballot initiative that would put strict...
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Dolby has an amazing joke from 'Spinal Tap' memorialized in its new headquarters
"This is Spinal Tap" is one of the funniest movies of all time.It's a parody of a heavy metal band "rockumentary" from the 1980s, and was released in 1984. The premise is that the filmmakers are...
View ArticleThese mesmerizing maps show just how noisy your city can be
If you live in a major city, you're probably used to some background noise.Still, some streets are noisier than others, whether that's because they're close to transportation hubs like airports or...
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There was a time in history that San Francisco was even more expensive than...
The recent tech boom has propelled average property prices in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley to above the $US1 million mark.Similar to what’s being witnessed in Sydney, that surge in the property...
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Twitter ditches new office plans after growth slows (TWTR)
It would have been pretty convenient if Jack Dorsey didn't even have to change buildings to lead both Twitter and Square at once.However, in a last-minute maneuver, Twitter pulled out of plans to...
View ArticleMeet the artist who put up official-looking 'No Tech Zone' signs in San...
The mysterious "No Tech Zone" signs appearing around several San Francisco parks were placed there by an artists who once worked for Facebook.The Guardian reports that Ivan Cash put the...
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Airbnb just pulled out a clever trick to fight a proposed law in San Francisco
Airbnb has already spent $8 million to fight a ballot measure in San Francisco, but now it has taken the campaign to its own website.San Francisco residents and hosts who visit Airbnb will soon see a...
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