I heard on KGO that San Francisco will be putting up more parking meters? I don’t understand this but what does it mean. Does this mean that an East Bayer, or someone from the Peninsula can no longer park down the street from a club at night, or park down the street just to eat at a restaurant on Geary, Fillmore, or even a Taqueria in the Mission District?

Our anniversary is coimg up and my husband lives crab but since we are new to the area we have no idea where to go! Any suggestions?

I’m planning to visit San Francisco & Los Angeles in December as a present for my mother’s 60th birthday.

In Japan where we live, 60th birthday is called 還暦. 還 means “go back” and 暦 means “calendar”.

還暦 is one of the important anniversaries for us. Details are as follows;

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Traditionally, in Japan there were numerous practices of praying for and celebrating long life. Thus, many auspicious symbols are related to long life.

Cranes and turtles are symbols of long life as can be seen in the saying, “Cranes live for 1,000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years,” and a shrimp, lobster, or prawn with its curved tail likewise symbolizes long life.

To share the joy of long life, a celebration is held at certain ages. Long life is first celebrated at age 60. This age is referred to as “kanreki,” which means a return to one’s original birth combination(干支) of the sexagenary cycle. <干支 means Oriental Zodiac.>

Celebrations continue after age 60 at ages 70, 77, 80, 88, 90, 99, and 108. Each age respectively carries meaning related to the characters used to express the age or to historical facts.
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So, this will be a very big event for us. I’m searching suitable restaurant to celebrate her memorable birthday.

Please introduce your best restaurant in SF or LA. If possible, please paste its URL.

Thank you.
Thank you for your prompt reply,but I’m afraid that I prefer more elegant restaurants.

So me and my friend was arguing about our neighborhood and where we live at.
I live in sunset mainly outer sunset.
While he lives at Visitacion Valley.

I mean he believes he neighborhood is safer and better compared to the sunset. I find his answer to be ridiculous. Sunset is literally one of the safest neighborhoods in S.F. I can walk around anytime at night without fearing being mugged or shot by strangers. Visitation Valley is one of the worse neighborhoods to live in S.F. Hell so much crime goes on there compared to Sunset and he believes it’s safer? Talk about ignorant.

Just because we had two shootings on irving in the last year doesn’t compared to the shootings or crimes in Visitacion Valley.

I know everyone will have their opinions but seriously it’s pretty obvious which neighborhood is safer and better. Yes sunset has outrageously expensive homes but that’s the cost in living in a safer neighborhood and more convenient for many. There are supermarkets nearby, schools, restaurants, parks, etc.

For those who know what I’m talking about which would you prefer of the two? Sunset or Visitacion Valley?

We had a lawsuit filed against us and a lien attached by the previous owners onto our restaurant. Mean while the restaurant was losing money and put up for sale, at closing our escrow agent got them to settle for a lower amount and sign off on the lien. We recently found out the court case is still ongoing, is this legal ? There is a mediation in a couple of weeks, should we hire a lawyer our funds are limited. Any help is much appreciated, we are located in San Francisco

My girlfriend and I are going out for a special occasion in a week or so, and would like some recommendations for some restaurants in SF. We are looking for a steakhouse, but are open to any suggestions. Money is of no object, and the perfect restaurant would be one that both great food and a memorable atmosphere.

I’m going to SF with a friend of mine for a few days sometime soon, but we don’t know where to stay, or all the city has to offer.

We are looking for things that preferably don’t involve money, such as cool places to just go hang around, like parks and populated places and such. Nothing too touristy. We just want to see the city. Going to restaurants, malls, dinner shows and whatnot are not really our cup of tea.

Also, we are pretty hardcore ravers here in chicago, so some of that would be nice as well. But we still need things to do/see during the day.

What’s the best area to get a hotel room? A place that’s close to interesting things to do/see?

I am a gay male teenager still in the closet. I have been thinking a lot about coming out and I want to come out to my mom first. The questions of how accepting my mom would be of me have been bugging me constantly and I finally decided I have to bring up homosexuality with her casually and see what she says. I was at a restaurant in San Francisco on vacation and there were a lot of gay couples at a restaurant (Cheesecake Factory). I decided to comment on that (there being a lot of gay couples) and I was successful, the topic was brought up. She proceeded to tell me that she is “ok” and doesn’t have a problem with them. She even said she has gay friends. But then she proceeded to tell me that she isn’t convinced that it is not a choice. She said “I don’t know about that” in a questioning tone. She seemed to be under the old fashioned idea that it is a choice. I told her it was not, because that is true. She told me that one of her friends “became” gay and I told her that people don’t “become” gay, they are born gay. She seemed full of doubt at what I told her, So I am afraid that she might think I can change to be straight and become straight. So based off of this, do you think my mom is a good first person to come out to?

I’d like to know what the temperature is like in these two places during the summer months, and also what to wear (pants vs. shorts, long-sleeve vs. short-sleeve).
Also, if you know of any good attractions, restaurants, and/or sights to see, etc., I would appreciate your answers.
And, can you tell me anything else about these places (your experience living there, traveling to these destinations)?
Thank you so much By temperature I mean weather in general.

im planning on taking my wife there but dont know to much about san francisco what would be a good mall to take her shopping and a good restaurant to eat , but like always at a modest price