theFrontSteps – San Francisco

L.A. can’t do that! (Well they could, but most Metallica band members live in the bay area (Bassist Robert Trujillo is the holdout), so that makes them legit Giants fans, except for Trujillo…BEAT LA!!)

Turn the volume up… -Bring Your Own Big Wheel, San Francisco, Potrero Hill, Vermont Street [Official Site]

So how is the snow up in Tahoe…I mean really? As many of you know, I fancy myself a bit of a skier. I watch the weather like a hawk, I have multiple websites and friends I refer to for snow reports, radar imagery, forecasts, and après ski hangouts. If I can, I play hooky [...]

Like I said in a post a few days ago, there are things in San Francisco that just make this place great. Things that keep us living here, dealing with parking tickets, traffic, fog, and exorbitant real estate prices. The restaurants and eateries in San Francisco are certainly right on top of every person’s list [...]

Make no mistake, this blog is about real estate. But real estate is all about location, location, location, and San Francisco happens to have some pretty damn good restaurants, shops, trails, architecture, museums, and so much more in so many great locations, all of which directly impact the value of real estate. (How many times [...]

Those of you that have read this blog for a while know that I have a thing or two for good coffee. In fact, I took it upon myself to definitively settle the debate as to where is the best coffee (house) in San Francisco and hundreds of thousands of people joined in the decision. [...]

…..but you gotta love the Mascot: …and you gotta love the San Francisco Giants! Come to think of it, maybe the Giants are the reason people still buy San Francisco real estate. Or maybe it’s the America’s Cup coming to town? Perhaps it’s Outside Lands? Pretty good place we live, eh? -Source: SFist

Due to the large green/blue blob shown below, yours truly is snowed in. And isn’t it great that within a “short” (I put the quotes because when the snow is falling and the entire Bay Area is driving, it’s anything but short) drive from San Francisco you, and all of your closest friends and family, [...]

WOW! The “best” coffee (house) in San Francisco nominees streamed in last week, thanks to a nice little link from Yahoo!, and it looks like we may now have the most comprehensive list of San Francisco Coffee (Houses) ever on one ballot. Needless to say, our tiny list was well shy of what is truly [...]

Voting is taking place. FOLLOW THIS LINK. Not too long ago (okay maybe it was back in July of 2009), we did a little post about what seemed to be dominant turf run by Blue Bottle Coffee and Ritual Roasters, and which one we thought was better. Being a little bit ignorant (but more in [...]