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Portland, Oregon, spent $250,000 to reinvent the public toilet — and it worked
If you've ever used a public toilet, you probably wish you held the urge until you got home.They're unclean, smelly, and often serve as de facto homes for homeless people.Thankfully, the city of...
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Here's what a one-bedroom apartment looks like in America's 20 most expensive...
Rents may be dropping slightly in several of America's largest cities, but it's always helpful to know what your money can get you.Of course, your rent money will stretch a lot further in some cities...
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Silicon Valley's favorite coffee chain is taking over the US with an east...
The venture-capital backed coffee chain that Silicon Valley is obsessed with is expanding to three new cities this fall.James Freeman, founder of Blue Bottle Coffee, tells Business Insider that the...
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Airbnb is fighting San Francisco with political tactics and trumpeting polls...
As Airbnb prepares for its legal battle with the city of San Francisco on Thursday, the home-sharing service is pressing its case in the court of public opinion. The internet startup, which is valued...
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Some owners in 'The Leaning Tower of San Francisco' say their condos are...
So what’s a condo worth in the 58-story Millennium Tower at 301 Mission St., the most luxurious condo tower in San Francisco, which has sunk 16 inches since its completion in 2008 and began leaning in...
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San Francisco's subway is so packed, people will soon pay $16 a day to take...
San Francisco, the birthplace of innovation, is looking to an old-school transit system to ease subway congestion: ferries.Over the weekend, the city gave two private "water taxi" companies, Tideline...
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One of the biggest cities in the US wants to put homeless people in tiny houses
More than 4,000 people are homeless in San Jose, California. The 10th largest city in the US has long run out of beds to keep them sheltered.A new law will make the city, located an hour's drive south...
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Report finds San Francisco police 'use force against blacks more often than...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police use force against blacks more often than other racial groups and pull over African American drivers at a disproportionately high rate, according to a U.S....
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The most expensive home in San Francisco has sold for $21.8 million in the...
2250 Vallejo, a circa-1901 mansion that was previously San Francisco's most expensive home, has finally sold, according to Curbed SF.The mansion turned contemporary dream home was built on one of...
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San Francisco — Wells Fargo's hometown — might ditch the bank (WFC)
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Wells Fargo in response to the San Francisco resolution. The full statement is at the bottom of the story.San Francisco may be...
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This couple couldn't afford to live in San Francisco, so they're building...
In 2014, Heather Stewart and Luke Iseman could no longer justify spending $2,200 a month on rent in San Francisco. Fed up with the housing market, they bought a shipping container online for $2,300,...
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The most ardent meat-lover in San Francisco's restaurant scene says he's...
Chef Chris Cosentino is a meat purist.Over the years, he's crafted some of the most adventurous, meaty menus in the food industry. His nose-to-tail philosophy involves serving the whole animal, from...
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A legendary Silicon Valley designer is taking on WeWork, the coworking...
Yves Béhar is a design maverick.He's the brains behind some of the most iconic industrial designs of our time, from the Jambox wireless speaker to the XO Laptop, a super cheap personal computer that...
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Forget Craigslist — I found an amazing apartment in San Francisco using Yelp
Few web services will break you like Craigslist.It's the go-to classified ads site for people looking to find an apartment, and yet, Craigslist's visual clutter and chaos leaves most users dazed. Day...
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Twitter fired this guy one day after learning that he once called homeless...
On October 18 news surfaced that Twitter had hired Gregory Gopman to help lead its VR initiatives as a project manager.He was fired the next day."Anddd I'm fired," Gopman wrote on Facebook Wednesday....
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I just visited New York City after moving to San Francisco — here are the 5...
When I moved from New York City to San Francisco a year and a half ago, I traded the best pizza on earth for unbelievably good burritos. Eternal spring took the place of the four seasons. Some things...
View ArticleWhat US cities will look like under 25 feet of water
Coastal cities could see a rise in sea levels by as much as 4 ft by the end of the century. To help put a visual to the number, artist Nickolay Lamm created this series of simulations of US city...
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A top Silicon Valley 'budtender' says these bite-sized chocolates are the...
Less than 10 years ago, unlabeled, Saran-wrapped pot brownies dominated shelves at marijuana dispensaries. Patients rarely knew how much of the drug they were eating until the high hit."Every one of us...
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A $350 million skyscraper in San Francisco that's tilting and sinking has...
Pamela Buttery noticed something peculiar six years ago while practicing golf putting in her 57th-floor apartment at the luxurious Millennium Tower. The ball kept veering to the same corner of her...
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The 21 largest US cities ranked by ease of building wealth
The best way to build wealth is to prioritize assets over income. But ensuring that your assets outweigh your liabilities can be impacted greatly by the city you call home.This week, online personal...
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