October 30, 2008 • 8:19 pm 0
Have a fun, safe and happy Halloween. In case you missed Anna’s Halloween suggestions and are looking for fun things to keep you busy, be sure to visit her post or use the shortcuts below to go directly to the events. See you next week.
Halloween 2007 [SF Schtuff]
October 29, 2008 • 1:08 pm 2
Ah, the real estate A-frame sign. Those silly open house signs that come out in droves on Sunday afternoon are now in jeopordy. Oh no! We all know how much the general public loves real estate agents and the fact that agents feel the need to block sidewalks, medians and roadways to advertise their open houses is just another reason why we’re loved so much. Now, the DPW may start fining agents for these signs that violate certain guidelines. The DPW will soon start fining $300 for each violation under Section 63(a) of the Police Code. That section of the Police Code states that “it is unlawful for any person to place A-frame or advertising signs on the sidewalk so as to obstruct passage [or on median strips].” Be vigilant, report crime.
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• 7:30 am 0
Our weekly installment, Reduction Roundup, will be available for your viewing pleasure each Wednesday. This little gem will bring you some of our favorite price reductions of the week. If you have questions, know of a good reduction that should be featured or want to know about a specific property, just ask…
Reduction 39:
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October 28, 2008 • 9:25 am 0
From FIERI Presents:
In celebration of Italian culture and cuisine, FIERI is hosting the world’s largest tomato sauce competition in San Francisco. Bay Area restaurants will compete for the coveted distinction of being named The Boss of the Sauce!
Schtuff:
The Boss of the Sauce [website]
Filed under: Ggold, events, restaurants , events, restaurants
October 27, 2008 • 9:47 am 5
By Anna M. Hibble:
Halloween can be a…tricky time. If you’ve got kids, you want them to have fun in a safe way. What a buzz kill though to have to take the bags of candy to the hospital to have them x-rayed. Meanwhile, if you’re not a kid, nor do you have them, you too want to have fun- not too safe, but all that blood and death and such is supposed to be fake, so where can you go? For the past three years, I’ve gone to a house party in Fort Mason, in a sprawling officer’s mansion overlooking Aquatic Park. This year, the hosts have decided not to… well, host, and I find I have no idea what people do now that the Castro thing is over with.
Thus from my research is born this post. You’ll see I’ve divided the ideas, which are by no means exhaustive (comment with your Halloween insider’s knowledge, please) into schtuff for adults, and schtuff for kids.
For the Adults (and those pretending to be):
FYI: Officially, the Castro mayhem is muerte. From Home For Halloween.com comes the definitive news: “As was the case last year, there will be NO Halloween celebration in the Castro in 2008 and the streets will NOT be closed. Traffic will flow normally. Bars and restaurants will be open for business.”
Kid friendly (and not in a creepy way):
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• 9:31 am 0
Our weekly installment, Seductively Sold, will be available for your viewing pleasure each Monday. If you would like to see the actual sales price for the properties listed, you must agree to the terms and conditions and ask…
| Single family homes | ||||
| Address | District | Asking $ | Selling $ | D.O.M. |
| 39 Tingley St | Mission Terrace | 424,900 | ask us | 35 |
| 69 Carrizal | Visitacion Valley | 427,500 | ask us | 12 |
| 115 Byxbee St | Ingleside Heights | 599,000 | ask us | 43 |
| 80 Arleta Ave | Visitacion Valley | 599,000 | ask us | 20 |
| 460 Woolsey St | Portola | 625,000 | ask us | 48 |
| 1242 Alabama St | Inner Mission | 629,000 | ask us | 5 |
| 3542 Jennings St | Bayview Heights | 630,000 | ask us | 43 |
| 365 Mount Vernon Ave | Outer Mission | 669,000 | ask us | 63 |
| 2487 23rd Ave | Parkside | 688,000 | ask us | 16 |
| 1044 Goettingen St | Visitacion Valley | 688,000 | ask us | 329 |
| 3320 Wawona St | Outer Parkside | 729,000 | ask us | 62 |
| 135 Moffitt St | Glen Park | 775,000 | ask us | 4 |
| 95 Winfield St | Bernal Heights | 795,000 | ask us | 37 |
| 28 Minerva St | Oceanview | 799,000 | ask us | 121 |
| 2726 Balboa St | Central Richmond | 799,950 | ask us | 32 |
| 165 Forest View Dr | Lake Shore | 828,000 | ask us | 15 |
| 441 Ulloa St | Forest H. Extension | 849,000 | ask us | 33 |
| 628 28th Ave | Central Richmond | 859,000 | ask us | 19 |
| 1423 23rd Ave | Central Sunset | 859,000 | ask us | 36 |
| 2243 38th Ave | Outer Parkside | 919,000 | ask us | 91 |
| 68 Turquoise Way | Diamond Heights | 1,095,000 | ask us | 21 |
| 1515 Lyon St | Lower Pac Height | 1,275,000 | ask us | 30 |
| 723 Bay St | Russian Hill | 1,750,000 | ask us | 61 |
| 1049 Broderick St | Anza Vista | 1,795,000 | ask us | 63 |
| 3711 Clay St | Presidio Heights | 3,250,000 | ask us | 11 |
| 2820 Vallejo St | Pacific Heights | 4,900,000 | ask us | 88 |
Filed under: Ggold, real estate, seductively sold, stats , stats, real estate, garrett goldman, seductively sold
October 24, 2008 • 7:30 am 0
Weekend Schtuff [SF Schtuff]
Filed under: Ggold, events, open houses, weekend, weekend schtuff , events, open houses, weekend, weekend schtuff
October 22, 2008 • 7:42 am 6
By Anna M. Hibble:
I noticed today that the street cleaning signs on 9th Ave include now some tiny fine print: Along with NO 
PARKING TUESDAYS, or on the other side of the street, FRIDAYS, and the no-no hours, the signs now also say “First and Third Tuesday/Friday of the Month.” Awesome! Less tickets for me. But on a serious note, why would the DPT scale back on what has to be the biggest weekly racket ever to fill city coffers? Has to be a budget measure, right? Cutting back the street cleaning crews hours (and maybe the parking/ticketing guys too) should save SF some money, though I find it hard to believe it will save more money than the future missed tickets might have made. Still, I took this move as a sign that for once, San Francisco leaders are trying to meet budget shortfalls by spending less. Usually, their moves are more pass-it-to-the-resident, like doubling parking tickets, raising residential permit fees, raising meter rates. etc., etc., ad naseum. Nice to see some fiscal responsibility.
Indeed, Mayor Newsom has to show this responsibility. The Chronicle reported yesterday that SF faces a $250 million dollar deficit, and I don’t think we can count on George W. Bush to bail us out since he has proven to be this city’s biggest fan– a favor we return in our bid to name a sewage plant after the soon to depart President. Some of Newsom’s ideas then (as quotes in the Chron article):
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• 7:37 am 0
Our weekly installment, Reduction Roundup, will be available for your viewing pleasure each Wednesday. This little gem will bring you some of our favorite price reductions of the week. If you have questions, know of a good reduction that should be featured or want to know about a specific property, just ask…
Reduction 37
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October 21, 2008 • 7:13 am 1
By Coach A:
Sunday was Fiesta on the Hill in Bernal Ht’s. Go figure it was the first crappy weather day we’ve had in October – windy and rather chilly – great hot chocolate weather. Sensing the last thing most people want to do at a street festival is discuss real estate and understanding that there would be at least 5 other real estate booths (we’re like ants – once you see one – they all appear), Garrett and I decided we’d focus on FUN for the day. No Doom, No Gloom, FUN FUN FUN.
We had skeet ball for the kids with fun candy prizes and for mom and dad – a wheel of goodness to spin. 
We offered portions of our commission back based on the number spun and had some great bonus prizes on the wheel as well. Folks seemed to enjoy it, we gave away some gifts and potentially tens of thousands of dollars in commission rebates. People helping people baby.
We were positioned next to a bake sale booth for Obama with some of the smartest 10 and 11 year old kids I’ve ever met. These kids were aware of the issues and were not just reciting mom and dad’s mantra. I was impressed. To our west was a guy who provided the first installment of Festival Drama. He was selling clothes and positioned on the corner — smack dab next to the Lumpia BBQ — you starting to sense the problem? His clothes would have smelled like meat on a stick had he hung them. Instead, he had a heated argument with festival directors and then tore down his booth and left pretty fired up. Ahh Drama — but wait, there’s more:
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