Priced Out of California, I Found a New Peaceful Life in New Mexico
While I mourn not being able to live in my hometown, Albuquerque doesn’t demand I sell my soul to make rent...
CitiesA collection of 100 posts
I Left San Francisco for the ‘Burbs Kicking and Screaming. I Don’t Hate It.
I now see our move to outside of Sacramento as a healthy and conscious uncoupling...
I Always Wanted to Raise an Urban Kid. Then the Pandemic Happened.
I may have left San Francisco proper, but I still got to stay in the Bay...
I Left San Francisco for Portland. Do I Miss the City? Yes. Will I Ever Move Back? No.
I can love San Francisco from afar and acknowledge that we’re not meant to be together...
The Californian’s Dilemma: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A look at the California Exodus—and the gut-wrenching decision of whether to give up on a place you love...
My Favorite Corner of SF: Irving and 19th Avenue in the Sunset
A slice of everyday Asian American life that is also uniquely San Francisco...
An Illustrated Guide of San Francisco Architecture
Which one do you call home?...
My Favorite Corner of San Francisco: Geary and Polk
The street that was once the grimy epicenter of my social life...
San Franciscans, Let’s Go Redfin Shopping Around the Country!
A look at what you could get elsewhere for the price of a one-bedroom in SF...
My Favorite Corner of San Francisco: Hyde and Union (Swensen’s Ice Cream)
Giving Main Street USA a run for its money...
San Francisco’s Honey Bears: Harmlessly Cute, or Symbols of Gentrification?
Conflict between street artists reveals deep tension in a changing city...
The Pros and Cons of Fleeing the City for the Country
You’ll escape the confines of the city, sure, but at what cost?...