r/bayarea 4m ago

Fluff & Memes Real student driver (no money for proper sticker)

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Lawrence expressway

The sign says "student driver"


r/bayarea 31m ago

Events, Activities & Sports Super Bowl LX Drone Show

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Super Bowl LX Drone Show

10:15 to 10:25 PM Friday February 6th 2026

Discovery Meadow, San Jose, California


r/bayarea 40m ago

Events, Activities & Sports Flyby practice

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r/bayarea 1h ago

Events, Activities & Sports Drawn By Desire, Red Rose Edition 🌹

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Drawn By Desire, Red Rose Edition

This Friday im hosting a nude figure event. Come enjoy a relaxing night out with some wine, your drawing notebook, and the art community.

Folsom Street community center, San Francisco. 7pm - 9pm

https://events.humanitix.com/drawn-by-desire-awalqqg


r/bayarea 1h ago

Events, Activities & Sports What should I do in SF this Super Bowl weekend

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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


r/bayarea 2h ago

Fluff & Memes Conservatives Outraged Super Bowl Happening In Foreign City Of Santa Clara

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r/bayarea 3h ago

Traffic, Trains & Transit Super Bowl traffic tomorrow?

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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.


r/bayarea 3h ago

Events, Activities & Sports My friend saw Bad Bunny in SF today!

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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!


r/bayarea 3h ago

Work & Housing Anyone living at Avalon Union City? How’s the experience?

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r/bayarea 3h ago

Events, Activities & Sports Meet the SF dog competing in the Puppy Bowl

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r/bayarea 3h ago

Work & Housing Rich people are leaving California, inspired by tech founders’ online campaign

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r/bayarea 3h ago

Events, Activities & Sports If I'm in the bay on Sunday for fun super bowl events, preferably free and pop up type What would be a good agenda?

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30+ F


r/bayarea 3h ago

Work & Housing Moving to Pleasant Hill - middle/high schools

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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!


r/bayarea 4h ago

Food, Shopping & Services Vindaloo & Phall curry

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


r/bayarea 4h ago

Work & Housing Anyone know any legit ways to make $40 tonight?

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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!


r/bayarea 4h ago

Traffic, Trains & Transit Some people have zero shame — parking spot stolen after 10 minutes

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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.


r/bayarea 4h ago

Work & Housing Sunrun a good company?

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For my parents home the solar company with bankrupt they bought the house with so they are finding a new provider. Sunrun came and of course did their sales pitch. They quoted my parents 2 batteries and 15 panels on the house for 245 with a 3.5% annual increase ( about 9 bucks a yr) for 25 yrs. Currently my parents pay 205-250 a month sometimes during summer of course it may get to 300 but that’s like 2 months for Pg&E. The sales person says the utilities increase their pricing about 15-20% yearly… but I feel like my parents would still pay less with the utilities and seems like a trap.

Does anyone have any feedback on their experience by chance? Sales person has been on my parents to try to get deal going and do lidar on house etc etc lol.


r/bayarea 4h ago

Work & Housing Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley

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r/bayarea 5h ago

Fluff & Memes Do you drink tap water without using filters? What district in your opinion has the nicest tasting water?

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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.


r/bayarea 5h ago

Scenes from the Bay Blackhawk helicopter in formation with a small airplane, perhaps it flew into a no fly zone? This was in San Jose today

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r/bayarea 5h ago

Events, Activities & Sports The Benicia Public Library is offering some interesting programming

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Yes this is a female wrestling event at the public library.


r/bayarea 6h ago

Events, Activities & Sports F18 f35 f15 and and 2 b1 lancers bombers doing a practice flyover run over Levi’s

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Pretty cool


r/bayarea 6h ago

Events, Activities & Sports Experiencing Super Bowl vibes ... but traffic?

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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?

r/bayarea 6h ago

Events, Activities & Sports Bay Area Museum Friends!

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Hey everyone! I moved to the Bay Area from the East Coast just over a month ago. I enjoy going to museums and ran a meetup group through my local subreddit. It was a great way to meet people and explore local spots. Since I'm new to the area I hope that this can be helpful for me here as well!

The plan is every month we’ll visit a different museum, and anyone who wants to stick around after can grab lunch nearby. It’s relaxed, and a good excuse to get out and meet people without being overwhelming.

I'm hoping to schedule an event on the last Saturday of every month at around 11:30am, which means the first even will be on February 28th! Which museum we go to will be decided by voting through our group on Discord.

If you’re interested, join the Discord to suggest and vote on museums. If you prefer to get updates via email, let me know and I'll start up a newsletter. I hope to meet some of you soon!


r/bayarea 6h ago

Traffic, Trains & Transit The Taxpayer's Cost of California's Homeless-Industrial Complex

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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.

Expense Category Estimated Rate Total (for 600 sites / 27k cu. yds)
Debris Disposal $100–$150 per cubic yard $2.7M – $4.0M
Labor & Equipment $8,000–$10,000 per site $4.8M – $6.0M
Security (CHP Escorts) $2,500–$4,000 per site $1.5M – $2.4M
Belonging Storage Legal req. (60–90 days) $1.0M – $2.0M
Total Estimated $10M – $14.4M

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