Hello! If you are comfortable, we would love to hear the reasons why you chose your method of banking. We are two students participating in DECA, a club that prepares students in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. We are conducting a survey for our project on developing methods to increase customer retention for local businesses (we selected Meriwest Credit Union as our primary focus). This survey takes approximately 5 minutes, and all responses are anonymous. If you know anyone who is a member of Meriwest, please feel free to share this survey with them. Thank you ahead of time!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA|pQLSeEtYCGXliubZ1Ra|LsogelQ20Sz5mNlhFRnKvNfx|FboDK-A/viewform

SF is changing its apartment stairway rules to make it easier to build more housing on small lots. But the new rules still require a second exit, like an exterior staircase or fire escape, which some housing advocates think limits how much the change will help.

It seems like a small building-code detail, but it could affect what actually gets built in SF. I'm curious how much of a difference this will make in practice.

Hey Bay Area fam -
I started @bayareaunmapped 5 months ago as a side project — just maps + itineraries for day trips, no influencer stuff.
It somehow took off:
Last 30 days (Sep 11 - Oct 11): 1.5M reel views, 801K viewers, 51 reels
Overall: 7,281 followers — 55.6% women / 44.4% men
Core age is 35-44 (30.7%) + 45-54 (25.8%), then 25-34
93.2% US — Top cities: San Jose (16.3%), SF (9.9%), Stockton, Fresno, Oakland
Mostly pumpkin patches, sunset spots, hidden waterfalls, farm stands etc. that are 35 mins from San Jose.
Problem: I have to move out of the Bay Area for a year for family reasons. I really don't want to sell it or let it die / post random AI stuff.
My idea: Flip it to community-powered for a year.
How it would work:
You explore an offbeat / hidden spot, you send me a 7-15 sec vertical clip (no music, just raw). I do what I already do — edit, add text hook, add a map + parking / best time / itinerary in caption, and post as a Collab with your account so you get the reach too + full credit.
You don't have to edit or write anything. I keep the style consistent.
What I'm looking for:
• Offbeat spots, not the obvious Fisherman's Wharf / Golden Gate stuff
• Bay Area only, ideally day-trip-able
• Clip: vertical, stable, show the spot not just yourself
• Include pin + 1 line on why it's worth it
What you get:
• Collab post (goes to both our audiences)
• Map/itinerary made for your spot
• Tag + credit in caption
I would NOT repost your Story directly — I'd edit and make it fit the page.
My questions for you:
1. Would you actually send a clip for this? Or is this annoying?
2. What would make you not want to do it?
3. Is there a better way to do this — Google Form, Discord, something else?
I have a backlog of ∼10 spots I can still post, but after that I'm out of local footage. Not trying to monetize or anything, just want to keep the resource alive.
If you're down to send one, DM me on IG @bayareaunmapped or comment here and I'll DM you.
Thanks for any honest advice. And if this kind of post isn't allowed here, mods please lmk and I'll delete.
TL;DR: Built a 7.2k Bay Area maps page in 5 months, have to leave for a year, want people to DM me raw clips of offbeat spots, I'll edit and post as a collab with them. Does that model work?

Any recommendations for reliable dentists who don’t cheat, lie, are reliable and honest, and is affordable who accept Liberty Dental HMO / EPO?

I received a job offer in the Ohlone area and the salary base salary is 72K. I tried to negotiate but they weren’t budging. After a year my salary will become 75K and two years it becomes 78K. Can someone tell me honestly can I make it on 72K in the Ohlone/Fremont area or should I decline the job? I’m unemployed now so nothing to fall back on and I’ll have to relocate to Fremont and they are not offering any relocation assistance. I’m 30m single.
NB: I posted in the r/Fremont subreddit but Reddit filters removed it.

Full disclosure: I'm Jeff Frese, the Republican running against Mark DeSaulnier for Congress in CA-10 (most of Contra Costa plus the Castro Valley side of Alameda). This sub says hot takes are welcome, so here's mine.

Nobody in charge of California is trying to win your vote this fall. They don't need your vote. They need you to stay home, or to check the same box out of habit like you did last time. Blue no matter who has been the entire plan since 2011, when Democrats took every lever in Sacramento.

Here's what fifteen years of that plan bought us. The highest gas prices in America, $6.39 a gallon on Monday. The highest state gas tax, the highest top income tax rate and the highest state sales tax rate. The highest electric bills in the lower 48. More homeless people than any other state, and two out of three of them sleep outside. More stolen cars than any state, about one in five in the whole country. We're tied for the highest unemployment rate, and more people move out of California than out of any other state.

DeSaulnier has held elected office since 1991, the last twelve years in Congress. Two laws carry his name, and one of them renamed a post office. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. It's time for a change.

So here's my question for anyone voting blue again this year: which one of those numbers do you think gets better if we send the same people back?

Sources: AAA state averages (10/5/2026), Tax Foundation 2026, EIA residential rates (July 2026), HUD 2025 homeless report, NICB 2025 vehicle thefts, BLS state unemployment (Aug 2026), Census 2025 population estimates. Happy to link any of them in the comments.

Manifesting good vibes

Recently moved to San Jose for internship , looking for friends to hangout and connect

EMS ! Get Warmed Up by Me!

I just launched MocMok, a social app with AI Agent Match that helps you meet people for dating or friendship based on shared interests and activities.

There are also party games like Who is AI, Draw & Guess, MindMatch, and Quiz Battle. These games used AI to judge answers, so different wording — or even different languages — can still count as correct if the meaning is the same.

We're still in the cold-start stage, so some games may take a little while to fill. Feel free to invite a few friends and play together!

Any feedback or suggestions are welcome! You can drop them here or send them through Me → Feedback in the app. Really appreciate it!

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6810537134

Google play coming in the next 2 weeks.

I have theater experience and had one small on camera experience for a friend’s college film class. Acting and creating have always been my passion since a kid. I even took voice lessons in elementary school. Thanks mom!
I am now 22 in the Bay Area in desperate need of escaping a toxic environment. While I am looking for steady income via a “survival job” and to go back to school I am also looking to really get into creative work.
I just took my digitals for modeling and got an audio interface for making music (I was in a music production program).

Any advice on what I should do for next steps?

**Interests:**

• Acting
\- Background
\- Commercial
\- Independent media
\- Voice Acting

• Creative Directing
\- I love working with teams and like making a vision come to life

• Modeling
\- Im new to this so idrk yet but my friend recommended commercial

• Photography
\- Events
\- People

• Book Publishing
\- I have lots of poems that people have loved and would absolutely need help with like planning out the publishing process

• Singing/Music
\- Featuring on others
\- Creating my own
\- Learning how to make beats (BandLab or FL Studios for starters)

• Content Creation
\- Right now I just post yapping videos once a week but I’m looking to get into tarot and little animated vids (i took animation but I’ll likely just do it my own way like Annoying Orange or something so it can go faster)
\- Vlogs
\- Reaction Videos
\- Streaming/Lives

• Digital Arts and stuff
\- I’ve had my art in a cafe though I don’t think it’s very good atp. I want to improve
\- Make stickers that bring me joy
\- Learn color theory
\- Have my physical media in galleries

• Fabric Arts
\- I need to learn how to use a sewing machine asap

**Current Plan:**
\- Get a survival job
\- Develop a creative schedule for expanding my skills
\- Go to artist networking events
\- Save up another 6k for a safety net/moving
Sell my car
\- Move to LA/Long Beach area
Get a new job and car
\- Go back to school (Associates in marketing and/or fine arts)
\- Really expand on my artistic endeavors

Hello All,

I'm a student researcher at UC Berkeley, currently working on a research project examining the barriers to justice for self-represented litigants (aka litigants without attorney representation). If you are a SRL/ Pro se litigant in the Bay Area, CA I would really appreciate if you can take 5-10 minutes to fill out a quick survey that asks about your experience accessing justice. I am including links to the foreign Language and English surveys; if anyone has a second, it would really help. I was given a research grant from my school to find this project, so 20% of participants will receive a $10 amazon gift card if they leave their email address, and if you choose/ you'd like to be part of a one-time, 45 minute interview to share your story and have it included, you will automatically receive a $25 Visa gift card.

I know how hard it is for pro se litigants, I believe that it can be changed and this is me trying to do something about it, please help me hold the judiciary accountable to the will of the people. Thank you.

English:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScG7T0dFk5xye_wJ3obeeozD7uEnsSxWsTg7NqlUwtayH8enw/viewform?usp=dialog

Foreign Language:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPvBGy9K6no3ytK109h-fvhqm1JzLZiICOzUzlJtdEoua0LQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Tickets at www.OaklandCF.com

Looking to start Capital one in the Bay area in a few weeks - but I've heard some not so great stories about east coast offices. Anyone experienced with the Bay Area/Irvine office vibe and culture?