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No time for spring cleaning? Declutter, the easy way
Spring has sprung, and with it comes the need for a cleaner apartment. Household clutter can creep up on you quickly. Everything is tidy for a while, then there are a few things out of place no big deal, next thing you know you’re ready for your own episode of Hoarders. Here are some tips [...]
electronics \ energy efficient technology \ Green Living
Achieve optimal energy efficiency with greener electronics
Greenpeace’s ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’ helps consumers keep tabs on which companies to support and which ones to avoid based on their eco-accomplishments. In the most recent report, fifteen companies were rated among 13 categories representing energy, greener products, and sustainable operations: Disclose own operational GHG emissions GHG emissions reductions and targets Clean electricity plan [...]
Arcade game \ arcade games at home
Bringing the arcade to your home
Xbox is cool, PlayStation is great, Wii is nice… but what about those times when you want some real, old-school video game action? For pure at-home gaming joy, nothing beats an actual arcade game. Here’s what you need to know before you go shopping. What’s it gonna cost? The range of prices for arcade games [...]
Economy \ job growth \ Los Angeles
Los Angeles economy predicted to improve through 2014
The outlook for the Los Angeles economy through 2014 is okay, not great, this according to the annual economic forecast published by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. The report emphasizes that the current recovery is fragile and vulnerable to disruption in the event of a national downturn. LAEDC is a regional leader in providing [...]
Los Angeles proposes zoning updates to make city friendlier, more open
Los Angeles has been known as a car city ever since the automobile was invented, but a new effort to adjust local zoning laws may be an important change in a campaign to make the city more pedestrian accessible and bike friendly. The goal of revised zoning is to make Los Angeles a healthier city; [...]
Apartment \ Real estate \ San Francisco
San Francisco rents level off in 4Q ’13
The headline is certainly encouraging but it begs the question: is it too late to matter? With San Francisco rents among the highest in the nation, leveling off still means that living in the city is out of reach for most people who are not willing to make significant compromises that include a limited selection [...]
Apartment Living \ Life skills \ Roommate
Skills for earning that roommate gold star
Bad roommate stories are a dime a dozen – there is virtually nothing new under the sun when it comes to tales of the wacky and infuriating. And guess what? Chances are you are someone else’s bad roommate story. It’s easy to forget that being a good roomie is an acquired skill, with traits that [...]
Los Angeles \ Microsoft \ Silicon Beach
Microsoft doubles down on Silicon Beach
Just when it seemed like Silicon Beach couldn’t get any hotter, now comes news that Microsoft is moving into town in a big way. The Redmond, Washington-based company that needs no introduction is signing two sizable leases west of the 405, with the aim of creating a new campus near the beach. Is this the [...]
Affordable housing \ apartment rentals \ Berkeley \ San Francisco
Berkeley adding inventory to accommodate SF renter spillover
Would-be renters priced out of San Francisco are turning to surrounding cities in the Bay Area looking for affordable apartments. One city that is poised to absorb the spillover is Berkeley, which is embarking on a campaign to add over 1,000 new housing units to prevent the local rental market from completely melting down. If [...]
home sales \ leasing a house \ Renting
Homebuilders aggressively court renters ready to move on
If you are one of the many renters who are looking to make the move into homeownership, new home builders have some deals for you. A modest real estate recovery means loans are once again available and homes are projected to gain value over the long term; that has sellers, particularly new home builders, beating [...]
4 great reasons you should rent instead of own
The notion that renting a home or apartment is a superior fiscal strategy to owning is one that flies in the face of many years of overheated growth in the real estate market, along with the certainty that owning a home is an investment certain to appreciate. Uncertainty about the future provides circumstantial evidence that [...]
hot neighborhoods \ rental price increases \ San Francisco
San Francisco real estate heats up in 2013, renting may be only affordable option
The kind folks over at Redfin have a post up predicting the hottest neighborhoods nationwide for 2013 and – surprise surprise! – the Bay Area is right in the thick of things. Take a close look at those numbers for our own Mission District: that’s not a typo, the neighborhood median price is up 80% [...]
farmers market \ Ferry Plaza Farmers Market \ San Francisco
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a nice place to buy stuff
Farmers markets are threatening to become as ubiquitous as corner liquor stores… not really, but think back just ten years ago and consider how many more there are today. Quality and selection are slipping at some of these operations, but that’s not the case at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Venerable by industry standards, Ferry is [...]
Bus \ MegaBus \ transportation \ Travel
MegaBus gives California, Los Angeles another try
Ultra-low-cost California bus service, round two. Beginning Dec. 12 MegaBus begins service from Los Angeles to San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and… wait for it… LAS VEGAS!!! The company made headlines by offering $1 fares during the first week and it stays cheap long after. MegaBus uses a dynamic pricing strategy that results in ticket [...]
Do Los Angeles mayoral candidates have ideas to help renters?
We only get three of the candidates chiming in this time: the latest debate was hosted by Housing For A Strong Los Angeles, and they only invited the top three contenders. For renters, inventory and availability are the name of the game. So what do Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry, and Wendy Greuel have in mind [...]
Why are secret agents running wild through the streets of San Francisco?
Because Jericho! Once a month, would-be Bonds and Bourne-hopefuls scourge the mean streets in a contest that combines stealth, bravado, cunning, silliness, and Nerf. Thursday Jan. 24 at 7pm organizers are celebrating the third anniversary of Jericho in San Francisco with an event that is anticipated to be a doozy. You are only asked to [...]
Art \ Los Angeles Convention Center
LA Art Show returns to show LA some art
The Los Angeles Convention Center is not just for cosplay events and Ski-Dazzle. This week marks the 18th episode of the LA Art Show, running in tandem with the 28th edition of the IFPDA Los Angles Fine Print Fair. So come on down and git yer art on! Reviews have been mixed regarding recent events, [...]
Atlanta \ Deion Sanders \ Jerry Rice \ Joe Montana \ NFC West \ Ronnie Lott \ San Francisco
Great moments in San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons history
The 49ers vs. the Falcons is actually a long and storied rivalry: most people forget that Atlanta was – oddly enough – a longtime member of the NFC West. No game between the two teams is bigger than the NFC Championship this Sunday, let’s take a look back at some of the best games in [...]
big wave surf contest \ Half Moon Bay California \ Maverick's Invitational
Maverick’s Invitational 2012-2013 is ON!!!
Pay attention kids, the word has just gone out: there’s going to be a Maverick’s this year! Set for Sunday Jan. 20, the 2012-2013 event will be the first time in 3 years that competition-worthy waves are expected. “The weekend swell should fall into the 15 foot-Hawaiian category,” says Mark Sponsler, Maverick’s weather guru. “That [...]
Los Angeles bucket list, only in LA 2013 edition
Here is the second part to our LA bucket edition list for 2013. Check out Part I – Restaurants and Nightlife. New to Los Angeles and looking for signature things to do? Leaving soon and eager to squeeze in a few more memories on your way out? These are a few of the things that [...]
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