"San Francisco’s fundamental problem is that it’s a big city that likes to think of itself as a small one. The city proper is about 46 square miles in area. That’s 40% larger than Manhattan. But even with recent growth, there are only 812,000 people in San Francisco, which is half as many as Manhattan. San Francisco’s population density is about 17,000 people per square mile. Manhattan and Paris have more than 60,000 people per square mile.
How do those international capitals manage to house so many more people? Their skylines make it obvious: They’ve built large commercial and residential office buildings, and they’ve built public services — transportation systems, especially — to make density inhabitable. Now look at San Francisco. Other than a cluster of new buildings in the South of Market area, this city is defined by, and reveres, its famous Victorian houses. Those houses are very pretty. They’re also very inefficient. Collectively, they take up a lot of space, but don’t house very many people."
- San Francisco can become a world capital. First it needs to get over itself
Last night was awesome for so many reasons, just one of which being this.
I love you, San Francisco.
I don’t care if it’s been posted a million times. Stunning.
Aerial panoramic photograph of SF after the 1906 earthquake taken taken by attaching a camera to a string of kites. No Marina. No Golden Gate Bridge. (via @modern_analog)
TRUE. According to the 2010 U.S. Census and the Animal Care and Control, there are at least 120,000 dogs and just 108,000 children in San Francisco.
"San Francisco: the city where twenty-somethings go to retire."
"But while investments coming out of Silicon Valley decreased by 13% last quarter, investments out of New York Metro and Texas saw increases of 33% and 113% respectively."
- Venture capitalists focus on later stages, but Silicon Valley still rules
Winter day in San Francisco. #sf (Taken with Instagram at Fillmore Stairs)
"Hayes Valley is the Castro Street for straight people."
- SFGate
Oh my: Bravo now casting Silicon Valley reality show
Here’s the email [GigaOm] received from a Hollywood casting director:
Are you a young, successful, professional living in America’s most emerging area — Silicon Valley?
Whether you’re in law, business, technology, film, advertising, medical, culinary… any career goes, as long as you’re living life in the fast lane, we want to hear from you!
How about a hotshot lawyer, who works hard from 9-5 but parties even harder after dark? Maybe you just got your break working at one of the biggest internet companies burning through the late-night hours and partying in the even later ones? Or maybe you’re a middle school teacher in a small suburb, but you have a secret wild side?
Looking for people in their late 20′s – to early 40′s… living in Silicon Valley… and who have a full time job and a full time lifestyle.
Ugh.
From my Instagram: Alamo Square on Thursday
Banned by the Bay is San Francisco’s celebration of Banned Books Week. We will be marking the week in true SF style with a full-on FESTIVAL.
Through partnerships with local authors, theatrical troupes, artists, organizations, bookstores, and libraries, Banned by the Bay hopes to have some fun while raising awareness about the roles intellectual freedom and open access play in upholding an educated and free society.
Please join in for the main festivities, which include Banned Book Exposé, Let’s Talk Freadom at The Booksmith, One Night Bookstand, and The Gread SF Read-Out. See you there!
I’m helping on this. San Francisco friends — ATTEND! Please help me spread the word :)
