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SF Bay area mos, tell me about living in FREMONT - how bad is it

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Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
Where do you work?
Amber heaven
  02/23/18
sv but how is it for sf too
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
IM ON FREMONT
Silver mind-boggling business firm puppy
  02/23/18
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umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
spin, ratfucks
Vengeful ruby idiot
  02/23/18
IIRC, Fremont is the only totally "unplanned" city...
Mint hell turdskin
  02/23/18
Married? Any wfh days?
twisted turquoise pistol point
  02/23/18
yes, yes (unofficially, so not a regular thing
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
also, what about pleasanton? insane commute?
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
pleasanton has BART
curious chest-beating son of senegal orchestra pit
  02/24/18
Are you Indian?
aphrodisiac flushed school cafeteria
  02/23/18
This. Fremont is Indians and Pakis. Don’t forget the landfil...
mahogany pozpig
  02/23/18
pleasanton? or is that commute impossible long term
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
It's fine. Considered pretty middle-of-the-road. Heavily C...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
whats the best place to live for ~$2M w/ good school distric...
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
Where is work in SV, more Palo Alto or more SJ?
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
more PA
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
EPA is underrated. It’s mostly hard working Mexicans. Just d...
Pearl senate
  02/23/18
*blows brains out*
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
Just don’t bother anyone or try to sell crack on the wrong s...
Pearl senate
  02/23/18
Lol
gay piazza private investor
  02/24/18
Seconded. Ragnus is CR.
Mint hell turdskin
  02/23/18
2 years ago then the answer would have been Belmont or San C...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
is it worth going to 2.5 or does that not get you much more?...
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
It depends what you mean by "nice"...I've been out...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
hwos cupertino/saratoga if i can find something in the mid 2...
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
Both are nice. Saratoga >> Cupertino. Both are heavi...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
Keep talking shit about azns fgt
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/24/18
Oh hey btw the school is 85% superstudy. Sry didn’t know tha...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/24/18
if he moves to san jose, almaden valley is tcr. best neighbo...
green skinny woman brethren
  02/23/18
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umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/24/18
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Amber heaven
  02/24/18
Driving 880 south in the morning= huge prole tell
Pearl senate
  02/23/18
(guy who impregnated a San Leandro resident last night)
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
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Pearl senate
  02/23/18
Precisely. I enjoy my short jaunt on 280 to Palo Alto. Lol @...
mahogany pozpig
  02/23/18
Where do you live
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
Belmont Heights
mahogany pozpig
  02/23/18
prestigious. belmont seems kewl
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
It’s not Burlingame, but our neighborhood is 180; mountain b...
mahogany pozpig
  02/23/18
average home price?
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Belmont/2884-Wakefield-Dr-94002/ho...
mahogany pozpig
  02/23/18
LOL - Immediate price increase after they "oops" l...
mahogany pozpig
  02/26/18
Probably tenderloin judging from screenname.
Pearl senate
  02/23/18
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Mint hell turdskin
  02/23/18
What's your budget? Based upon the Fremont question, I'd lo...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
Living in Campbell = another huge prole tell.
Pearl senate
  02/23/18
Not my first choice either but I'm trying to help.
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/23/18
that sounds terrible. budget is preferably under 2M. everyth...
Brilliant Dilemma
  02/23/18
It's literally Bangalore
self-absorbed hall
  02/23/18
This thread is a shocking view into the mental illness of SF...
Mint hell turdskin
  02/23/18
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Appetizing sienna locus
  02/23/18
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gay piazza private investor
  02/24/18
I grew up in the Bay Area and the only locations referenced ...
Mint hell turdskin
  02/23/18
This is Burligame, my hometown. Trump. Trump.
self-absorbed hall
  02/24/18
It was his hometown until an xo poaster pointed out his pare...
provocative property dopamine
  02/24/18
consult Honiara for advisement on Black Crime in Fremont. Se...
maize electric furnace
  02/24/18
Which will make it easier for the homeless from SF to make t...
mahogany pozpig
  02/24/18
Yes, soon these hordes will have unchallenged access to the ...
maize electric furnace
  02/24/18
$2 million isn’t enough to live somewhere halfway decent in ...
elite vermilion home
  02/24/18
maybe Walnut Creek or Pleasanton? Are there blacks there? ...
maize electric furnace
  02/24/18
No blacks in those places to speak of.
aphrodisiac flushed school cafeteria
  02/24/18
Not really. Gets you a fixer upper 1200 sq ft or a townhome ...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/24/18
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Saratoga/18593-Lyons-Ct-95070/home...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/24/18
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Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
It's a parking lot with a mayor.
Glittery gaping athletic conference
  02/24/18
tbh itt we’re talking about $2-3M to get a shitty house <...
heady ruddy queen of the night
  02/24/18
This thread is incredibly depressing. You can’t win in the ...
stimulating obsidian organic girlfriend
  02/24/18
only for SV cucks. if you work outside of the SV or SF, you'...
Mint hell turdskin
  02/26/18
SF suburbs are some of the best places you can raise kids to...
Pearly thriller public bath famous landscape painting
  02/24/18
ljl no. pressure cooker “my kid’s better than yours” destru...
heady ruddy queen of the night
  02/24/18
And yet the Bay Area doesn't have the top high schools. ...
brindle round eye
  02/24/18
All the best students getting run over by trains...
mahogany pozpig
  02/24/18
I hate the bay area and this is a profoundly dumb post
provocative property dopamine
  02/24/18
PROTIP: move to a secondary metro area and pay $20k/yr for a...
heady ruddy queen of the night
  02/24/18
This is TCR and we are very seriously considering moving bac...
mahogany pozpig
  02/26/18
"Fundraiser for our sport featured a 30 min drive in so...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
Rando VC, even in my neighborhood there are probably a 1/2 d...
mahogany pozpig
  02/26/18
"telling an Ivy which kid's parents donated bigly to th...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
Because it means that the Ivy admissions committee is making...
mahogany pozpig
  02/26/18
"Because it means that the Ivy admissions counselor is ...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
Yeah dude, I get it, but it doesn't mean that it's right. Lo...
mahogany pozpig
  02/26/18
"this is a profoundly dumb post" (Bay Area buye...
brindle round eye
  02/26/18
I’d suggest looking at Half Moon Bay and Moss Beach. About 3...
talking chad
  02/26/18
cr
green skinny woman brethren
  02/26/18
wtf, it's like 30 min just to get back to civilization from ...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
cr. We don't even go on the weekend because of being burned...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/26/18
South of PA is hard. Like HMB to Google HQ is probably 50m m...
talking chad
  02/26/18
Real talk, that’s half the reason I like it. I live up on a ...
talking chad
  02/26/18
Do you/will you send kid(s) to public schools there?
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/26/18
Open question. The schools actually have one of the last gif...
talking chad
  02/26/18
Very cool. We thought about it when looking but ended up on...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/26/18
We definitely didn’t start looking there. I wanted to live i...
talking chad
  02/26/18
im saying that doesnt sound like a reasonable commute unless...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
I commute to RWC/San Mateo and it is 32m or so door to door....
talking chad
  02/26/18
ok well of course RWC to san mateo is easy. youd have to add...
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
1800000
green skinny woman brethren
  02/26/18
If a couple is childless that's not a bad suggestion. Friend...
mahogany pozpig
  02/26/18
(TMF
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18
Enjoy driving off the side of a mountain on your morning com...
Marvelous big-titted giraffe new version
  02/26/18
have you considered oakland?
Marvelous big-titted giraffe new version
  02/26/18
Brutal commute to SV from Oakland Hills, Rockridge, etc. Ot...
umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete
  02/26/18
i dont think east bay to SV is realsitically commutable
Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage
  02/26/18


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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:09 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471622)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:15 PM
Author: Amber heaven

Where do you work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471671)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:16 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

sv

but how is it for sf too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471680)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:15 PM
Author: Silver mind-boggling business firm puppy

IM ON FREMONT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471675)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:14 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474200)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:17 PM
Author: Vengeful ruby idiot

spin, ratfucks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474218)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:16 PM
Author: Mint hell turdskin

IIRC, Fremont is the only totally "unplanned" city in the Bay Area. So it's quite "sprawly".

Mostly immigrant families and oldmos sitting on their property, relatively few hipsterfags.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471683)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:16 PM
Author: twisted turquoise pistol point

Married? Any wfh days?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471688)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 4:17 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

yes, yes (unofficially, so not a regular thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35471696)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:46 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

also, what about pleasanton? insane commute?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474014)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 3:02 AM
Author: curious chest-beating son of senegal orchestra pit

pleasanton has BART

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475750)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:17 PM
Author: aphrodisiac flushed school cafeteria

Are you Indian?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474215)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:21 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

This. Fremont is Indians and Pakis. Don’t forget the landfill ...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474251)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

pleasanton? or is that commute impossible long term

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474332)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:21 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

It's fine. Considered pretty middle-of-the-road. Heavily Chinese and Indian. There's a Chinese part of town with the "good" HS and houses cost more there. You can take BART to SF. Reasonable commute to SV. Bridge gets congested, but to be expected.

Pleasanton is nice. Historically white but it feels pretty Chinese over there now, too (but not as much as San Ramon). Has a little downtown. It gets HOT there in the summer. Like mid-90s for 2 straight months. Dry heat, but it's still hot. It will be 75 and beautiful in most of the Bay Area, 85 in SJ and that part of the South Bay, and HELL in the Tri-Valley area (Pleasanton, Livermore, San Ramon, Danville, Alamo). Also gets colder in the winter. It's 40 mins w/o traffic to SV (so probably like 8 p.m. and later) and 1:30+ during normal commute hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474252)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:24 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

whats the best place to live for ~$2M w/ good school districts ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474277)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:25 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Where is work in SV, more Palo Alto or more SJ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474288)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:28 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

more PA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474308)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:29 PM
Author: Pearl senate

EPA is underrated. It’s mostly hard working Mexicans. Just don’t go to the liquor store at night.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474318)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

*blows brains out*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474328)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:34 PM
Author: Pearl senate

Just don’t bother anyone or try to sell crack on the wrong street corner, and avoid the women standing outside the Home Depot. You will be fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474362)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 11:03 AM
Author: gay piazza private investor

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476690)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:49 PM
Author: Mint hell turdskin

Seconded. Ragnus is CR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475010)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:34 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

2 years ago then the answer would have been Belmont or San Carlos, but with YOY increase of 10%, it's gotten tough. I'd still take a look to see what's there. As you get into the hills (the squiggly streets to the west side of town) the houses tend not to have yards, just fyi.

Redwood City and San Mateo have pretty mixed schools. I'd avoid Santa Clara, too, mostly for that same reason.

You can get a smaller house or a nice townhouse in Mountain View for that. Some of the elementary schools are better than others.

Sunnyvale might be a sweet spot. As a very general rule, stay south of El Camino (CA-82).

Parts of San Jose are nice with good schools and well within your budget. Cambrian Park area, for example.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474363)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:36 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

is it worth going to 2.5 or does that not get you much more?

what do you need to have a nice place, 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474378)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:40 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

It depends what you mean by "nice"...I've been out here for >10 years now and so as not to be suicidal, I've shifted my definition.

I'd look at sales in the last 3-6 months on Redfin in some of the towns mentioned to see what places have gone for and then work back from there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474409)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:49 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

hwos cupertino/saratoga if i can find something in the mid 2s?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474480)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:23 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Both are nice. Saratoga >> Cupertino. Both are heavily Chinese (Cupertino majority, Saratoga will be). Would not want to send my kids to Cupertino schools, whether Chinese kids or not. Plenty of people disagree and actively seek it out, though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474824)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 10:49 AM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

Keep talking shit about azns fgt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476613)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 10:54 AM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Oh hey btw the school is 85% superstudy. Sry didn’t know that would be a big deal to u.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476640)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:55 PM
Author: green skinny woman brethren

if he moves to san jose, almaden valley is tcr. best neighborhood in sj, great schools here if he has kids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475031)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 10:52 AM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476628)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:22 PM
Author: Amber heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477043)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:23 PM
Author: Pearl senate

Driving 880 south in the morning= huge prole tell

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474266)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:24 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

(guy who impregnated a San Leandro resident last night)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474278)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:27 PM
Author: Pearl senate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474296)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:28 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

Precisely. I enjoy my short jaunt on 280 to Palo Alto. Lol @ 101 and 880mos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474312)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:29 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

Where do you live

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474315)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

Belmont Heights

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474325)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

prestigious. belmont seems kewl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474331)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

It’s not Burlingame, but our neighborhood is 180; mountain biking trails + crystal springs cross country course.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474340)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:33 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

average home price?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474343)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Belmont/2884-Wakefield-Dr-94002/home/1267450

This one isn’t as nice as mine, we have a view of the Bay and backyard is open space / trails.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474369)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

LOL - Immediate price increase after they "oops" listed it low to get attention...

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2620-Barclay-Way-Belmont-CA-94002/15546638_zpid/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491700)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: Pearl senate

Probably tenderloin judging from screenname.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474326)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:51 PM
Author: Mint hell turdskin



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:23 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

What's your budget? Based upon the Fremont question, I'd look at Campbell and parts of SJ before Fremont if you're working in SV, unless you're Indian and want to be surrounded by lots of other Indians.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474270)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:25 PM
Author: Pearl senate

Living in Campbell = another huge prole tell.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474282)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:26 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Not my first choice either but I'm trying to help.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474290)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:25 PM
Author: Brilliant Dilemma

that sounds terrible. budget is preferably under 2M. everything looks like shit in peninsula/south bay at that price range

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474283)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:31 PM
Author: self-absorbed hall

It's literally Bangalore

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35474881)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:51 PM
Author: Mint hell turdskin

This thread is a shocking view into the mental illness of SF Bay Area residents.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475015)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:55 PM
Author: Appetizing sienna locus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475034)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: gay piazza private investor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476695)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:52 PM
Author: Mint hell turdskin

I grew up in the Bay Area and the only locations referenced in this thread I recognize are Fremont, Palo Alto, EPA, and San Leandro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475020)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:16 AM
Author: self-absorbed hall

This is Burligame, my hometown. Trump. Trump.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475128)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:40 PM
Author: provocative property dopamine

It was his hometown until an xo poaster pointed out his parents crappy old house that was 50k in 1975 is now worth 1.5M. Now he's balling out in Pattaya

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477183)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 3:36 AM
Author: maize electric furnace

consult Honiara for advisement on Black Crime in Fremont. Seems close to Hayward (where many blacks live).

The only other thing I know is that they are getting a few brand new BART stops very soon.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475797)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 3:40 AM
Author: mahogany pozpig

Which will make it easier for the homeless from SF to make their way to Fremont.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475808)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 3:46 AM
Author: maize electric furnace

Yes, soon these hordes will have unchallenged access to the most productive areas of the United States. A dream come true for libs. Let's move these blacks, Mohammedans, and indigents to lib homes, first.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35475815)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 7:15 AM
Author: elite vermilion home

$2 million isn’t enough to live somewhere halfway decent in the SF suburbs?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476050)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 7:23 AM
Author: maize electric furnace

maybe Walnut Creek or Pleasanton? Are there blacks there?

Just LJL at the Gay Area. The most expensive place in America, with zero physical safety. LJL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476062)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:15 AM
Author: aphrodisiac flushed school cafeteria

No blacks in those places to speak of.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476137)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 10:47 AM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

Not really. Gets you a fixer upper 1200 sq ft or a townhome in thegood school districts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476604)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 11:51 AM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Saratoga/18593-Lyons-Ct-95070/home/807650

beautiful home...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476921)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:07 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491408)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 10:52 AM
Author: Glittery gaping athletic conference

It's a parking lot with a mayor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476627)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:07 PM
Author: heady ruddy queen of the night

tbh itt we’re talking about $2-3M to get a shitty house <2000 sq ft just for a good school district is why i sold my $2M bay area house and now commute from tennessee.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476970)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:09 PM
Author: stimulating obsidian organic girlfriend

This thread is incredibly depressing. You can’t win in the Bay Area, and trying to strive to survive in that hold is just flushing years of your life down the drain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476983)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: Mint hell turdskin

only for SV cucks. if you work outside of the SV or SF, you're pretty fucking golden.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35492257)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:10 PM
Author: Pearly thriller public bath famous landscape painting

SF suburbs are some of the best places you can raise kids today. No rednecks, so no shootings. No nigs, so little crime. You interact with very smart people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35476989)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:19 PM
Author: heady ruddy queen of the night

ljl no. pressure cooker “my kid’s better than yours” destructive competitiveness driven by immigrant strivers. kids grow up with serious anxiety issues and unable to interact with the world outside this bubble. they pick up the personality of this area, and that’s not a good thing.

plenty of well-off, educated suburbs or smaller cities in this country (nashville, chapel hill, dallas, north side of atlanta) where kids get just as much academic rigor and a safe upbringing without being fucked up by the culture.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477032)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:28 PM
Author: brindle round eye

And yet the Bay Area doesn't have the top high schools.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings

Why?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477088)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:43 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

All the best students getting run over by trains...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477213)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:45 PM
Author: provocative property dopamine

I hate the bay area and this is a profoundly dumb post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477231)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 1:38 PM
Author: heady ruddy queen of the night

PROTIP: move to a secondary metro area and pay $20k/yr for an excellent private school with academic outcomes as strong as pali and gunn. save $1.5-2 mil in the process.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35477576)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:21 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

This is TCR and we are very seriously considering moving back to my midwestern home state and sending out child to the elite secular school there; which tuition wise would actually be cheaper than his "better than average" k-5 private here.

I coached at one of Paly/Gunn - the schools themselves are not good; the kids just have VC/Stanford Prof/otherwise $ parents that push them obsessively. Fundraiser for our sport featured a 30 min drive in some parents Bugatti Veyron; someone paid several grand for that.

Additionally, these kids are adept at every form of performance enhancing bullshit, so adderall / getting teachers to accept re-work+re-tests if they initial grade wasn't high enough / and getting their hands on any prior student's notes and exams. I mean, more power to them for the whatever it takes attitude, but even as conservative as I am, I'm a bit appalled at the advantages they have over "normal" kids and that they're getting a greased wheel into elite colleges because of this. Furthermore, the admissions counselors of Gunn/Paly/Private schools like Waldorf, etc. will flat do things like a.) telling an Ivy which kid's parents donated bigly to the school and b.) "guiding" students where to apply, effectively tiering the students and ensuring say Harvard doesn't get 50 kids applying from the school to create noise for the 1-3 students they think can get in or what to give preference to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491540)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

"Fundraiser for our sport featured a 30 min drive in some parents Bugatti Veyron."

jfc was it a famous person or just random_vc/entrepreneur?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491552)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

Rando VC, even in my neighborhood there are probably a 1/2 dozen Ferraris. One dude down the street has not one, but two like early century Mercedes which apparently only 14 or so were made and are valued at some ridiculous level.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491573)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

"telling an Ivy which kid's parents donated bigly to the school " why is this a bad thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491561)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

Because it means that the Ivy admissions committee is making a decision based on which kid's parent's will donate to their endowment versus actually basing it fully on merit. Again, I'm conservative, but even private schools are heavily subsidized by the public via tax exempt status and are the filter that elite employers unfortunately use; it shouldn't be skewed to let check writing ability factor into admission.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491603)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

"Because it means that the Ivy admissions counselor is making a decision based on which kid's parent's will donate to their endowment versus actually basing it fully on merit"

uhhhh brother i hate to break it to you but....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491609)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

Yeah dude, I get it, but it doesn't mean that it's right. Look, I'm rich, but I don't want my money literally being the reason why my kid gets admitted somewhere. Now, I fully embrace he's getting "privileged" from being able to have access to education and opportunities, but it's on him to take advantage of that. If he's a fuck up, I shouldn't be able to back stop his failure by writing a check.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491633)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: brindle round eye

"this is a profoundly dumb post"

(Bay Area buyer rationalizing recent purchase)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491584)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: talking chad

I’d suggest looking at Half Moon Bay and Moss Beach. About 30% cheaper, can get a nice house with land and a 5 minutes walk to the beach. 30m to SF probably 45m to PA unless you’re out on San Hill then probably 35m.

Downsides: schools take a hit from large ESL community, gets overcast for like a month out of the summer, get fucked on nice weekends if you want to leave because tourists flock to the nice beaches.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491683)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:35 PM
Author: green skinny woman brethren

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491692)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:35 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

wtf, it's like 30 min just to get back to civilization from HMB when there's any traffic at all on the road

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491693)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:43 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

cr. We don't even go on the weekend because of being burned twice. 250 cars trying to make the same metered turn with kids and pumpkins every weekend throughout the fall. Can't imagine commuting to PA or south, but I know plenty do because they get to pay $1M less for their houses.

It's also kind of cold.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491780)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:54 PM
Author: talking chad

South of PA is hard. Like HMB to Google HQ is probably 50m minimum.

Never come on a nice weekend. Ever.

Also, don’t expect to visit friends on a nice weekend unless they are coming or going before noon and plan on staying until after 8. Summer traffic is horrendous on the weekends. It’s a small town not meant to triple in size when a weekend rush comes. Total disaster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491893)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: talking chad

Real talk, that’s half the reason I like it. I live up on a hill with giant ocean views and a half acre of property that I paid a ridiculously low price for (relative to the places I was looking at on the other side). I spend my evenings walking my dog along the beach and weekends at the local farmers market. I know most of the owners of the small businesses in town and generally feel really tied in to the community.

I compare this to the elite parents waging arena battles through their kids on the other side and I’m so much happier to be away from it. I pretty regularly hang out with other parents out here without talking about our jobs and having constant dick measuring contests.

Granted, I grew up in small towns so maybe I’m unduly attached to the lifestyle. I don’t mind working in the hyper competitive industries I work in with the sort of people that are attracted to them but I don’t want my kids growing up embroiled in that mess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491787)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Do you/will you send kid(s) to public schools there?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491791)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:48 PM
Author: talking chad

Open question. The schools actually have one of the last gifted programs in the state right now and the testing out of the schools has a bimodal curve with non-ESL doing well. So I’m not super concerned about it.

I grew up going to pretty diverse public schools and generally think they were good for me. My connections will probably be enough to nepotism our balls off on the other side of college so I’d rather the kids grow up in the community and just focus on being kids.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491829)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:52 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Very cool. We thought about it when looking but ended up on the other side for commute, weekend, etc. reasons, but the schools on the surface were a pretty big turn off (>1/2 ESL I think -- stuff like that). View is huge to me and now my view is of the neighbors' second stories, but someday...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491881)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:58 PM
Author: talking chad

We definitely didn’t start looking there. I wanted to live in the woods above Woodside but there just wasn’t anything on the market. So we started looking in HMB and found something pretty quickly.

Schools were a concern but the amount we saved on mortgage was more than enough to cover school if wanted to. As time has gone on and I’ve gotten a better feel for things I’ve grown more comfortable with the school setup.

The area is also rapidly changing. Everyone moving in now is a young family with a more tech oriented background. Prices have been going up pretty fast the last five years as well. Not sure what the end game is but I hope things don’t end up like PA. That shit is toxic for kids.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491923)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

im saying that doesnt sound like a reasonable commute unless you leave super early/late

what do you do about kids schools, private?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491792)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:50 PM
Author: talking chad

I commute to RWC/San Mateo and it is 32m or so door to door. There just isn’t much traffic here, no one lives out here. It gets congested for an hour from 5 to 6 but is completely clear by 7.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491849)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:52 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

ok well of course RWC to san mateo is easy. youd have to add another 30-60 minutes going from SM to SF or SV during commuting hours

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491878)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: green skinny woman brethren

1800000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491798)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:42 PM
Author: mahogany pozpig

If a couple is childless that's not a bad suggestion. Friend of mine has a very nice place in Moss Beach, drives he's high end AMG Merc to work in SF each day and doesn't seem to complain too much about the commute.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491764)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:43 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

(TMF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491772)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:55 PM
Author: Marvelous big-titted giraffe new version

Enjoy driving off the side of a mountain on your morning commute.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491900)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:55 PM
Author: Marvelous big-titted giraffe new version

have you considered oakland?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491908)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 2:59 PM
Author: umber dashing tanning salon keepsake machete

Brutal commute to SV from Oakland Hills, Rockridge, etc. Otherwise not a bad option until kids are HS age and you inevitably move to Orinda.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491934)



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Date: February 26th, 2018 3:01 PM
Author: Lavender Twinkling Uncleanness Stage

i dont think east bay to SV is realsitically commutable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901904&forum_id=2#35491958)