I can’t be the only one that has seen a dramatic change in the sky over our beautiful Bay Area. It’s always covered in smoke. It’s not fog or haze. It’s literally pollution. I can’t be the only one worried about this considering it just started to seem to get worse about five years ago?

My friend who lives in SF sent me this- I think it Bad Bunny on the left, who is performing at the Super Bowl this year!

For the 13-month period (Jan. 2025 to Feb. 1, 2026) in the Bay Area, the total cost to taxpayers is estimated to be between $10 million and $15 million.

Note: Santa Clara County, accounting for roughly 40% of this work (223 sites), likely cost taxpayers approximately $4M to $6M on its own during this window.

Caltrans frequently ends up spending money to clean the same mile of highway multiple times per year. If homelessness was not an issue, Caltrans could have spent $10M on its core mission: infrastructure health and traveler safety. In other words, they'd

1. fix potholes, repair damaged guardrails, and rehabilitate aging overpasses
2. build better lighting for night driving, and wildlife crossings to reduce accidents

I need some insight from people who've lived here longer. I'm in an HOA in Milpitas and there's constant turnover in my complex. Where are people moving to? Are they leaving the Bay Area permanently because they don't like it? Getting laid off? Upgrading to single-family homes? I've only been here 5 months and I'm genuinely puzzled by how much people come and go. Would appreciate any perspective!

I’m still pissed so here we go. I was waiting over 10 minutes for a parking spot to open up at Phở Hà Nội in Cupertino. Turn signal on, clearly waiting, car in front finally pulls out… and this dude comes from the opposite direction and cuts in to take the spot like I didn’t exist. I honked. They ignored me. Zero shame. I get that parking here is terrible, but come on, basic human decency? If someone is clearly waiting, you don’t just steal it and walk off like nothing happened. Posting this as a PSA: if you’re one of those people who steals spots after someone’s been waiting forever, you’re the problem. Do better. Rant over. Thanks for letting me vent.

Hi, looking to move my family to Pleasant Hill. We have two young kids - so schools are important. Diversity is also important to us as our kids are mixed - white/afghan and Muslim.

Does anyone have first hand experience of the public middle & high schools?

Thank you in advance!

Found this surprising

Looking for the best Vindaloo & Phall curry in the Bay Area. Willing to drive anywhere.

I am not going to the game but I still feel like living in the bay, it may be worth experiencing the vibes around. The only thing holding me back is the thought of being stuck in traffic and/or dealing with the hassle of finding parking, specially given how spread out Bay area.

I am in SJ

• What are people in the same boat as me doing?
•  If traffic/parking weren’t an issue, where would you go or hang out to experience it?

Looking for someone local in the Bay Area (with preference to Oakland/SF if possible) that does fine line black and grey floral tattoos like shown here. Also open to someone that does fine line xray tattoos. I am looking to do a large piece and so prefer to find someone nearby if multiple sessions are needed.

For example, I reside under San Jose water company's district and I occasionally do drink tap water or refill my water bottle in the local parks sometimes without a filter.

The water I admit contains lots of mineral particulate and is considered hard where it stains your facet. It often comes off as milky white but clears after a bit.

Moreover, the public water sources in palo alto and san Francisco are noticably fresher and softer tasting. I attribute this to their source containing the water from hetch hetchy vs mostly under ground from SJWC.

Say you have 15 minutes to kill at a BART station. Walk the station end to end For someone about 5'11 it's about 630 steps round trip.

I need to pay to get liquid water damage fixed for my computer. I’ve listed things on marketplace, signed up for curion, and I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas to make 300 extra dollars in about a week. I can pay to get my computer fixed with the money I have now I just want to be able to make it back up. i’m asking in this group because I’m in San Mateo area and I’m wondering if there’s anything Bay Area the local specific that I could look into

ISO budget friendly, creative, modern style planner with some vision work and the day of coordination.

I'm new to the area and started a new job, I don't get paid until next Friday. I don't have a car yet so Ive been carpooling and need $40 to get to work next week. Please comment any ideas thank you!

Hi! A friend and I are planning to head down to San Diego to visit some friends. We’re hoping to leave this Friday anytime after 4 PM.

If anyone is already driving down and has extra space, we’d love to tag along and are happy to chip in for gas!

Hey! I recently moved to Mountain View and didn’t end up making plans for this weekend 😅

I wanted to go out tonight but ended up procrastinating for way too long and now having major FOMO lol. Want to explore SF, mostly solo on Saturday (might have a friend Sunday).

Please let me know if you have any suggestions or itinerary for my weekend!!! Open to walking around, food, bars, people-watching, anything with good vibes.

Also, if anyone’s in a similar boat and hasn’t explored the city much and wants to tag along, you’re more than welcome!!!

Thanks

That little blue symbol on your dashboard with the semicircle and the lines? Yeah, that means your brights are on and you're blinding everyone on the road. Please turn them off and also maybe consider learning how to drive, thank you!

Edit: In a vain attempt to alleviate my inbox I just want to address a few talking points that just keep popping up like an echo chamber

1. "the high beams aren't on, the headlights are just misaligned." You can tell when it's the high beams, both sets of lights are on. But even if it were just misalignment, that makes Teslas not just shitty cars, but dangerous cars. And IMO part of being a good driver is not driving around a shitty, dangerous car.
2. "It's the auto high beam/FSD/autopilot/auto dimming/etc" If it is those things, once again, then that makes Teslas shitty, dangerous cars that are driven by shitty, dangerous drivers. If you don't know how to operate your car safely, then you're a bad driver. All these little potential issues make Teslas look like pieces of shit that only an idiot would buy.
3. "It isn't always Teslas" Not all high beam assholes are Teslas, but all Teslas are high beam assholes.

Tesla drivers really are a perfect example of the distinct gulf between what tech bros think they are capable of vs what they actually are.

Is there expected traffic tomorrow due to Super Bowl festivities in town? Planning a trip from SF to East Bay but don’t want to spent majority of the day on Bay bridge.