Same as Seattle. We have similar advantages and problems. -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2023 12:30PM
On my way back from San Francisco. I am happy to report that reports of her -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 10:28AM
There are some parts of town that can be pretty shocking, to be fair. But -- WahooRQ 07/17/2023 11:11AM
SF is clearly a city in transition. It’s economic engine is the tech -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 11:21AM
The tech sector was going WFH even before COVID, and the city is insanely -- WahooRQ 07/17/2023 11:46AM
What is also tough is where do the people that keep the city running find -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 11:51AM
You mean like immigrants taking menial jobs that's critical ... -- Blah 07/17/2023 12:06PM
We need low cost labor, but if they have to live too far away to afford -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 12:11PM
1. Those cities won't stay gentrified, if people can't afford live there. -- Blah 07/17/2023 12:20PM
Woah, woah, woah - you're starting to sound like a RepubliKKKunt with your -- ResistHoo 07/17/2023 12:48PM
There is no "free market"! ** -- Hooooooooooooooo 07/17/2023 1:10PM
Perhaps you should have pointed that out to Icecaps. ** -- ResistHoo 07/17/2023 1:34PM
Yep. My nephew works for Google out of the Mountain View office, -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 11:48AM
Wonder for how long.... -- Zhoo 07/17/2023 12:40PM
He seems permanently good, and can fulfill any requirements to be in the -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 2:16PM
I assume BLM has a late summer rage planned. At least -- HoosWillWin 07/17/2023 11:09AM
BLM-Antifa joint operation ** -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 11:14AM
They did practice social distancing for the homeless at City Hall (link) -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 10:44AM
Anecdotal on a recent visit to the Pacific NW. -- Chuck Taylor 07/17/2023 11:09AM
Income inequality and it's widening. (See article about Seattle above.) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2023 12:32PM
A sizable percentage of the homeless actually want to live that way. Hard -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 11:29AM
BS. A sizeable portion is transitional and due to a shortage of affordable -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2023 12:35PM
Not BS in my experience in dealing with the homeless in the various -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 12:39PM
Yeah, when we have worked homeless shelters here, most of the people there -- Seattle .Hoo 07/17/2023 12:44PM
Yeah, I don't think Freddie the Freeloader is characteristic of a sizable -- Chuck Taylor 07/17/2023 1:49PM
I thought that also...but a good number of these folks wear tin-foil hats -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 2:04PM
So, the matter is really choice influenced by mental illness. -- Chuck Taylor 07/17/2023 4:22PM
The mental health piece is big part of it -- 757 07/17/2023 11:44AM
You're going to vote for Trump in the general election, aren't you? ** -- Blah 07/17/2023 10:48AM
You're going to treadmill some posters today, aren't you? ** -- ResistHoo 07/17/2023 10:54AM
^^^ Pissing off someone right now about a late sandwich order ^^^ ** -- TomGlansAski 07/17/2023 11:06AM
You really seem to have a thing for Icecaps lately - frustrated at home?!? ** -- ResistHoo 07/17/2023 11:08AM
Nope, not at all. And unlike you, I don’t resort to neoprene facsimiles. ** -- TomGlansAski 07/17/2023 11:09AM
Not much of a material scientist, are you Glans? -- ResistHoo 07/17/2023 11:24AM
Nope...Cornel West or The Rent's Too Damn High guy...unless No Labels has -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 10:51AM
You can deflect as much as you want, but your posts indicate otherwise. -- Blah 07/17/2023 10:56AM
You don't have to believe me...and aside of snapping a photo of my ballot -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 11:04AM
You think Blah will stop Blahing even with proof? That's adorable. ** -- Hoodafan 07/17/2023 11:45AM
I hate to say it, but I will anyway. In Va, a vote for a third party is -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 11:42AM
Your last paragraph is how I've felt since 2016 ** -- CMUHoo 07/17/2023 1:47PM
I won't vote for Trump and won't vote for Joe B...so its stay home or go -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 11:47AM
You can waive a right, but you can’t abdicate accountability ** -- 111Balz 07/17/2023 1:17PM
So my "Don't Blame Me...I Voted for Nobody" Bumper Sticker doesn't fly? :>) ** -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 1:20PM
Which you’re entitled to do, unfortunately. You don’t have to listen to -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 12:01PM
You might have convinced me...but plenty can happen in the next 16 -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 12:04PM
Can’t ask for more than that. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 12:07PM
That's the point. Your posts indicate otherwise. Thus, the massive ... -- Blah 07/17/2023 11:10AM
Most beautiful MLB ballpark in the country -- HoodatB 07/17/2023 10:39AM
Nothing better than a splash hit into McCovey Cove. ** -- DanTheFan 07/17/2023 10:58AM
LOL. SF is a complete shithole. ** -- ryno hoo 07/17/2023 10:37AM
Fake News! Has to be more like 80% shithole. No need to overstate the case -- Hoodafan 07/17/2023 11:58AM
When’s the last time you were there? ** -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 10:47AM
No one wants to be there. (Link) -- ryno hoo 07/17/2023 11:01AM
Yep. ryno's never been there. ** -- Blah 07/17/2023 11:03AM
So never. Got it. ** -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 11:02AM
The old MSGHoofan strategy. RIP. -- ryno hoo 07/17/2023 11:09AM
So never. Got it. ** -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 11:10AM
There's a Twitter account just for SF car break ins. -- ryno hoo 07/17/2023 11:21AM
Wow! Car break-ins NEVER happen in other cities. ** -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 11:22AM
Have you been to the other cities? -- ryno hoo 07/17/2023 11:29AM
I’m not pretending anything. I just think it’s stupid to call an entire -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 11:45AM
It's obvious why ryno's such an easy mark for Fox News, Trump, etc. ** -- Blah 07/17/2023 11:28AM
My money is on never. ** -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 10:58AM
I'll just leave this here. -- ResistHoo 07/17/2023 10:32AM
Dead and Company, Sunday night second set was solid. First set was utterly -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 10:31AM
NIce, I've been watching some of it on Nugstv. -- HAZER 07/17/2023 12:58PM
And, I figured out what to do with Donald for the next 35 years. Apparently -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 10:34AM
A couple we know (newly retired) are following Dead & Company around for -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 10:33AM
Never understood the Deadheads. -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 10:46AM
While recognizing that music appreciation is entirely subjective -- Chuck Taylor 07/17/2023 11:36AM
Objective: Moby Grape was the best SF band -- Old Dorms Rule! 07/17/2023 1:21PM
The Airplane was great but short lived. While I am not -- 111Balz 07/17/2023 1:13PM
The Dead is still entertaining and it's at a very high level. -- HAZER 07/17/2023 1:25PM
Unfortunately, most of The Dead are dead. -- Chuck Taylor 07/17/2023 2:01PM
Understood but this is a different phenomenon. -- HAZER 07/17/2023 2:06PM
I don’t think Weir intends to stop. My two best friends -- 111Balz 07/17/2023 1:47PM
Yeah, Bobby will never quit. -- HAZER 07/17/2023 2:02PM
There are the Pigpen purists that will say it was all downhill after he -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 1:34PM
I once read an interview of Grace Slick in which she said she couldn’t -- SixerHoo 07/17/2023 11:52AM
Really old Dead sounds somewhat similar to Jefferson Airplane...I guess -- Tuckahokie 07/17/2023 11:43AM
I used to hate deadheads. Funny given that I was never particularly -- hoolstoptheheels 07/17/2023 11:28AM
LOL. ** -- Chuck Taylor 07/17/2023 11:38AM
I have no interest in following the Dead, but you should listen to Europe72 ** -- TomGlansAski 07/17/2023 11:05AM
I associate deadheads with bad body odor. And bad odors in general -- Late 80s Hokie 07/17/2023 10:49AM
Sounds like my freshman dorm next door neighbor. No Deadhead, from Virginia -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 10:57AM
Mine wasn't a deadhead per se. Didn't follow the band around at any point. -- Late 80s Hokie 07/17/2023 11:41AM
Did his relatives tickle the strings of a banjo 🪕? ;-) ** -- TomGlansAski 07/17/2023 11:08AM
Saw them in Boston afew weeks ago. That was good. Last night was phenomenal** -- 81_Hokie 07/17/2023 10:37AM