Business reporter George Avalas looked through the state WARN notices and saw that Pixar is eliminating 108 positions in Emeryville. A lot of folks have been laid off by Disney over the past few days with some ESPN personalities also getting the ax.

I just found out that if you have a Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) account, you can get access to a bunch of normally paywalled publications for free.

Steps:

1. Fill out an eCard application on https://sccld.org/card-application/ to get your library card number and PIN
2. Pick the publication you want from https://sccld.org/resources/newsstand/ and click "Access Now"
3. Enter your library card number and PIN to get access

Thanks to SCCLD for providing this!

A huge thank you to everyone who voted for my art and helped make this opportunity possible! Your support made bringing a little extra color and pause to San Francisco commuters reality. 🙏🙏

Dogs are allowed on the trails there. It's one of the quieter parks. It's a lot less crowded than Castle Rock State Park where dogs are not allowed on the trails.

All,

I am really excited to announce that the City of Oakland has resumed bulky trash block parties, where Oakland residents can drop off household waste and bulky items FOR FREE!

Bulky Block Parties are scheduled quarterly for the following Saturdays. All events will take place at 7101 Edgewater Dr., Oakland, CA 94621 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• July 25, 2026
• October 24, 2026
• January 23, 2027
• April 24, 2027

More information can be found here.

Please spread the word!

Peng

I've been craving a corned beef sandwich similar to Market House Meats in downtown Seattle.

Any recommendations of sandwiches served like the picture?

I will drive anywhere in the bay for this.

Does anyone have experience with this work? Suddenly received this email from PGE. My meter is at side yard behind my gate, but my car is always parked outside in front yard. what are my options?

Oakland is considering a November ballot measure that would apply its real estate transfer tax to certain foreclosure transactions that are currently exempt.

The city estimates the change could generate roughly $4 million to $13 million per year (quite the wide estimate).

I understand the appeal. Oakland needs revenue, and the proposal reportedly exempts single-family homes and certain smaller properties.

But this creates the wrong incentive for a city already dealing with a lot of distressed and vacant commercial real estate.

When a property is failing, foreclosure can be part of the process that gets it out of the hands of an owner who can no longer support it and into the hands of a lender or new investor who can recapitalize, redevelop, or sell it.

Adding another potentially significant tax to that process increases the cost of transferring distressed properties.

Oakland’s existing transfer tax can reach 2.5% on transactions above $5 million, so we’re not necessarily talking about a small amount of money on a large commercial building.

While commercial properties usually don’t get foreclosed often, that’s not the case in Oakland.

The Clorox Building at 1221 Broadway went back to lenders in June. Edgewater Park Plaza near Oakland Airport headed to foreclosure with more than $21M unpaid. The biggest example was 601 City Center, a roughly 600,000-sq.-ft. office tower with about $265M in debt, went through foreclosure this spring.

I think there’s an interesting policy tradeoff here:

Does taxing foreclosures raise badly needed revenue, or does it make it more expensive to recycle distressed properties and ultimately contribute to blight?

Sources:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/oakland-forecolsure-tax-real-estate-22353148.php?

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC&sectionNum=11926

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2026/06/18/clorox-tower-foreclosure-oakland-tmg.html?

I am looking for recommendations near Hayward/San Leandro for an autism evaluation. We have Kaiser and I asked for an evaluation for my 9 year old but the therapist said she needs to get to know my daughter first. Valid. But it’s been 4 months and the therapist still getting to know her with no talks of an evaluation. Our coverage isn’t the best so we pay out of pocket for every session. It is getting so expensive and going nowhere. We haven’t been asked why we want an evaluation. It feels very dismissive. I first raised my concerns 5 years ago and we were referred to behavioral health. The therapist provided back then never even met my daughter but just listened to my concerns then would provide parent training opportunities. I’d call once a year and have the same outcome. No one ever actually met my child until this spring. Now she’s just in therapy for a specific social issue and it’s not even helping (the therapist doesn’t have a lot of experience with kids and they are only focusing on one specific thing which can’t be recreated in the office). My daughter is painfully aware of how different she is from her peers and is asking for help.

Looking for legitimate (and hopefully affordable) evaluations or guidance, not a pay for diagnosis type thing. I need to get my kid some support.

Ever since they got rid of the ticket system years ago I don’t know if they have actual enforcement for parking payment. Especially since the exits are open so anyone can just drive out like nothing.

A while back I used to just leave without paying because the system was just stupid, especially if you’re trying to validate for seeing a movie. I want to know if anyone recently has gotten a ticket or anything for just leaving?

Hi Bay Area people. Was wondering if anyone knows of some local ceramists that sell coffee mugs or espresso cups. Looking to buy as a gift for a friend. Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I’m Elvin, and I’m currently interning at Market Street Railway, the nonprofit that preserves and maintains the legacy of historical transit in San Francisco. I am currently collecting data on the Cable Cars and F Streetcars and would love your input to improve your experience riding these vehicles. This would be great if you have any suggestions about the streetcars or cable cars. If you want to fill out our 2 minute survey, please go here:

https://forms.gle/3MreAamcRQcNKMsm8

Thank you!

Hi! My name is Addie, and I am working on a registered clinical trial (NCT07558148) at Attune Neurosciences in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania. Our investigational wearable device seeks to use low-intensity focused ultrasound to treat OCD. We are currently enrolling participants for a research study in San Francisco to evaluate the effectiveness of our wearable. If you are interested in participating or learning more, please feel free to complete the pre-screening form linked below, or reach out directly by emailing [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or calling (415) 658-7001 ext. 103.

Pre-screening form can be found at the bottom of this page: https://www.attuneneuro.com/research/ocd

Hi Guys, I moved to the bay area 3 years ago and I live off of this exit. The ramp to take this exit is in such poor condition ever since I’ve moved! I hate driving on it and it definitely has major impact on cars. Any idea when the city will fix this? What can be done about it?

I will likely be taking a job in South City and am currently based in Oakland near lake Merritt. Looking for advice on others with the same or similar commute (Oakland to SSF). Do you like the ferry? Is it better than BART or BART + Caltrain? Does it make sense to move closer to work or is this doable?

Thanks in advance

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