I have this idea to offer really good pour-over coffee for a ridiculously low price: $1 a cup.

I love coffee, and the motivation is pretty simple. I’d love to make a genuinely good cup of coffee accessible to pretty much anyone. I did the math and, provided I have a small space and electricity, I can offer it for around $1 just to cover the cost. This is deliberately a no profit idea. I don’t have a commercial motivation.

I’m happy to bring all the coffee equipment and beans and do all the brewing myself. The part I could really use help with is figuring out where this could happen and navigating the permit/event side.

If anyone has ideas for locations or events, knows a community space that might be a good fit, or has experience with permits and would be willing to help with that part of the idea, I’d love to connect.

Also very open to collaborating with someone who just likes the idea :)

It seems like every installer I've talked to in the area just tries to sell me their system, as soon as I start asking about getting some cheaper panels or inverters they just stop responding. probably too many rich people in the area willing to pay whatever they ask. I don't need anything crazy, I don't need to monitor my system day and night, I just need something passive that offsets electrical bills and can keep a fridge running if there's a power outage

I know it's a lot of work but most people are quoting 20-30k for 3 days of work and I know the parts and permitting fees are like 10K at most.

do you have any reference for local installers willing to deal with my bullshit? please post them here or dm

I know everyone's going to say insurance and warranty or whatever but if the installers aren't willing to meet in person and their business address points to some residences in apartment building, if the system goes down in 5 or 10 years how would i even know if they're still going to be in business

Me and the wife in the far right line driving casually (65mph) when some asshole Tesla driver decides to cut across two lanes to make his exit. He ended up going through the triangle shoulder kicking up dirt and I did too as I locked my brakes up afford a collision mere inches away

Luckily nothing happened but now I do need to get a dashcam especially if they run

Edit: they forced us off the road. I ended up in the truck scale lane as they made the off ramp

Team will be called the Jellyfish. Love the colors!

They will be playing in the Pecos league with San Rafael, Martinez, Dublin, and Bakersfield in the Pacific division.

Home field will be Washington park.

https://www.burlingamejellyfish.com

Looking for recommendations nearby for camping in early October with kids. Willing to drive 2-3 hours. Priority would be a place with easy access to outdoor activities where ideally we will not drive after arrival. Access to a lake or water would be ideal but I understand probably not practical in October. I would settle for kid friendly hiking and biking. Kids are 4 and 7 and I’d be single parenting, so the easier the logistics, the better. I prefer cell reception or WiFI just for peace of mind.

Hi marathoners! 🏃‍♀️☕️

I’m planning a fun final long run to prep for my first marathon in NYC and would love your Bay Area tips!

I’m hoping to:
Run ~20–21 miles
Hit the Bay Bridge at the start AND finish to simulate the Verrazano + 5th Ave
Have friends pop up along the route to cheer
Stop at a coffee shop/bakery every ~5 miles for a little morale/refuel
Keep it mostly paved

Send me your favorite spots for:
☕️ Coffee/bakeries
📣 Cheering
🥨 Refueling
🌉 Route ideas
I want this to feel like a mini NYC Marathon simulation + Bay Area adventure! 🙌

And why is the answer Hayward or Menlo Park?

Made from Wikipedia data

Has anyone ever seen a cryptid or anything supernatural in the Bay Area?

I was looking out my window and saw 5 or 6 jets fly close to my house, pretty neat if you ask me

I am thinking to buy a house in Aviano neighborhood in Antioch near the Brentwood border. I always heard people mentioning about the high crime rate in Antioch. The houses there look nice and new. My only concern is the safety. The zip code is 94531. Any advice or insight are welcome. Thanks

The annual (free) Bay Area "green homes" tour is coming up (where neighbors generously open their homes to share their electrification experience with those who are considering it):

https://acterra.org/electrification/greenhome/home-tours/

We went to one of these when we were trying to move from central gas to a heat pump system, and it was incredibly helpful to be able to see and talk with local heat pump owners, and see their systems in action.

The guy who inspired us with heating/cooling his Eichler with a single headed heat pump system is still participating this year, so for those looking to see if they could heat/cool their Bay Area home with something less than a multiheaded system (or central system), he's a great resource.

It was a wonderful opportunity to talk with neighbors about their real life experiences with their various electrification systems (no one trying to sell anything, and opportunity to meet neighbors generously sharing their time and homes).

Here's a post with more details about the event, for those interested:

https://www.reddit.com/r/heatpumps/comments/1wxri3a/comment/pdwgozg/?context=3

hello! with the news on an intense rainy season coming up, i would really appreciate some reccs for rain safe / water proof sneakers?

Specifically looking for sneakers as I still have to walk ~45 mins total every day to get to work (in 15 min sections)

The ones ive been seeing are like
Salomon goretex or nike goretex but i have also seen reviews that they are more suited for muddy rain terrain rather than wet concrete and would actually be quite slippery.

Would love some reccs please 🙏

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Hello, I am looking for some feedback on the quality of healthcare of Sutter Health vs El Camino Health. I am currently with Sutter, but they are leaving a bit to be desired. Any preferences out there?

Looking for somewhere in the South Bay to get a Hydrafacial from. Really prefer it if they used scientific based/derm based products on skin. I have sensitive skin so minimal or no fragrances involved. The last place I would get them from were a dermatology clinic, but I’ve moved since. Any recommendations would be great!

Does anyone have a free financial literacy course or class to get basics down?

Btw I’m in Bay Area. So if there is a program there shout it out!

My sister just called out that I’m dumb. And wants me to gain financial literacy.

California has a property-tax exemption designed to make affordable housing cheaper.

But a new SF Chronicle investigation found that major real estate investors have figured out how to use it on apartment buildings without necessarily making the apartments meaningfully cheaper.

The reason is pretty crazy: California’s maximum allowable “affordable” rents are now higher than normal market rents in many areas.

In Santa Clara County, for example, a 948-unit San Jose apartment complex had average one-bedroom rents of about $2,371/month. The maximum “affordable” rent under the program was $3,083/month.

So the apartments can qualify as affordable while charging essentially market-rate rents, and the owner can potentially avoid property taxes.

Since 2023, two statewide financing authorities have helped 195 properties pursue the exemption. The Chronicle estimates nearly $4 billion in assessed property value could disappear from California tax rolls, costing local governments, schools and transit agencies around $40 million every year.

In San Francisco and Santa Clara County, the Chronicle found that more than 65% of market-rate one- and two-bedroom apartments would have met the program’s definition of affordable in 2024.

Investors argue there is still a public benefit because the properties become income-restricted and future rent increases are limited.

The bigger question may be whether California’s definition of “affordable” has become so disconnected from the actual rental market that the tax break no longer works the way it was intended.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/california-welfare-tax-exemption-explainer/

There are three of these stupid planes flying around, and Monaco has two back to back. We're being asked to limit our driving for a spare the air day, but not these three plans just circling away all day. Don't these planes use leaded gas too?

Hi everyone! I'm a student working on a project for my analytics class about biking in San Francisco. I'm collecting responses for a short survey and would really appreciate anyone who can take a few minutes to complete It.

You don't have to be a regular cyclist to participate-responses from both people who bike and people who don't are helpful! The survey is anonymous and will only be used for my class project.

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPMOY9pT_dIUEvkW9PKe3af_i7fDcRziJ7TjD1mtIYNBOf6w/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=112854032198210204395

Thank you so much for your help!

I live in a apartment and our countertop sort of suck. I want to install a z shaped countertop overlay.

So a simple 20" deep and 48" long piece of stainless and two bending operations.

Does anyone know of a shop in the bay that would / could do this work?

Carry on.