SF Bay Area
BAKE MUFFINS & FEED THE HOMELESS ON NATIONAL MUFFIN DAY
BY JACOB “MUFFIN MAN” KAUFMAN National Muffin Day is coming up on Sunday, March 1st! What is National Muffin Day? It’s a celebratory holiday created by Jacob Kaufman the Muffin Man of San Francisco (you may have seen him distributing muffins to hungry folks in the Haight, Mission, Civic Center, or Tenderloin) and Julia Levy of Atlanta 5 years ago, in
100K Tulips In SF, & You Can Pick Your Own for Free
Why this is happening a few weeks AFTER Valentine’s Day is beyond me, but Tulip Day is a Dutch-inspired day that was invented to celebrate the opening of Tulip Season in Amsterdam. Anyway, next month there will be 100k + tulips in Union Square San Francisco, and they’re free! Deets
To Understand the East Bay, You Must First Understand San Pablo Avenue
The East Bay is nearly impossible to define as a whole. It’s a sprawling, urban area that includes two counties, two area codes and a population of over 2.7 million people. There is no one neighborhood or city that truly can encompass everything that the East Bay is. But there
The Bay Area’s Housing Crisis Could be Alleviated by developing Marin County
Marin County, the wealthiest of the North Bay’s four counties, and one of the wealthiest in the United States, is largely untouched, and undeveloped. As a result, Marin County is gorgeous. It has rolling hills that trail down from picturesque Mt. Tamalpais, redwood trees, miles of coastline on the Pacific,
What San Francisco Renters Should Know About AirBnB
Ask a Tenants Right’s Lawyer is your chance to learn how to survive as a renter in San Francisco. Attorney Daniel Wayne has the information you need to keep you in your home. This month’s topic: the state of airbnb and short term rentals in San Francisco. Got a question? Send an
Even Vallejo is Feeling the Ravages of Gentrification
Yes, not all suburbs are Walnut Creek or Palo Alto, some are filled with people who live by modest means, and even in these less-than-posh suburban landscapes, Bay Area gentrification can rear its ugly head.
SF Woman is Completely Out of Hot Weather Clothes 4 days into Heat Wave
After several consecutive days of extremely hot weather aka heat wave in San Francisco, many SF residents are finding themselves completely out of warm weather outfits. “One or two hot days are fine, great even, but four days in a row!?” Exclaimed SF resident Sara MacDougal, “The only clothing options
Get me out of here! A tenant’s guide to breaking a lease
Ask a Tenants Right’s Lawyer is your chance to learn how to survive as a renter in San Francisco. Attorney Daniel Wayne has the information you need to keep you in your home. This month’s topic: breaking a lease early. Got a question? Send an email to alex@brokeassstuart.com and we will forward it on.