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reviews for: listing #79383 - Kapaa, Hawaii House rental
- bedrooms 2
- pool no
- type House
- baths 2
- hot tub no
- community Kapaa
- sleeps 5
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
$3,700 - $4,500 /mth
Vacation of a lifetime! Nothing less than magical!
Review submitted: September 29, 2013 Date of arrival: September 6, 2013
To a pretty fabulous guy...Simon!
To begin, after 3 years of marriage we finally got to take our honeymoon and picked the most amazing place on earth, Kauai! It's hard to put into words how spectacular and magical this property, island, and house is but when we pulled through the green gates of the "Casey Exotic Resort" and walked into the house and then onto the lanai and looked out at the 7 acres of lush, tropical, and probably the most amazingly beautiful property we've ever seen I was so overwhelmed by emotion and the beauty around us I stared crying! I couldn't believe this was ours for the next 15 days! Every morning we would drink our coffee on the lanai listening to the birds, then we'd walk the property almost every morning and once we found the Star Fruit trees we started eating our juicy and delicious breakfast on our morning walks. We went on the most awesome hikes, our favorite being the Na Pali Coast, went snorkeling in Tunnels with a Sea Turtle, and found the most beautiful beaches we've ever seen, our favorites Hanalei Bay & Kealia Beach! I'm Vegan & my husband is Pescatarian so we thoroughly enjoyed hanging at the house for most of our meals! We cooked breakfast and dinner at the house every day and had some of the most fabulous meals right in our own kitchen! There was nothing like eating dinner and drinking a great glass of wine on that lanai every night! Some of our all-time favorite restaurants there are Cafe Cocos, Mermaids, Rainbow Living Foods-all raw vegan & fabulous, & Bouchons! The most spectacular thing we did was the Helicopter ride with Blue Hawaiian, and Barrette as our pilot! Absolutely fantastic! I'll have to say though our favorite thing about our trip to Kauai is the lifestyle and how we felt. We realized so clearly that simplicity is where true happiness lives. We loved this place so much, and it was such a life changing experience for us we've decided to move there!
To you Simon, it was so awesome that we got to meet you and that you were able to come to the island and hangout with us for a couple of days! You are a wonderful guy and a special person for opening your home up to us and allowing us to experience this amazing beauty! We CANNOT wait to be out there again next summer, hope to see you out there again!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!!!
Stefanee & David
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Peaceful and relaxing getaway
Review submitted: June 17, 2013 Date of arrival: April 11, 2013
Just wanted to share what a relaxing and wonderful time we had at your property. It was better than advertised. We enjoyed your home and all the amenities that came along with it. The gardens were beautiful and it was very relaxing walking the grounds each evening. Coffee on the deck in the morning is still a picture in my mind.
Thanks so much
Recommended for: age 55+, girls getaway, romantic getaway
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Peaceful and Solitude
Review submitted: January 15, 2013 Date of arrival: December 26, 2012
Hi Andrew,
Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your beautiful home. The kids enjoyed exploring the property. My favorite part was a quiet morning cup of coffee on the Lanai. Thanks again everything was great!!
Looking forward to renting your home again,
Heather and Gary Gutierrez
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Amazing private vacation property
Review submitted: November 10, 2012 Date of arrival: October 13, 2012
From the moment we saw the property and took a long look around, we were amazed. This vacation rental was well above anything we have experienced or expected. The first evening we were in awe. The house is very private and the furnishing are exquisite. The manacured, I am guessing 15 acres, surroundings give a strong sense of relaxation. I recommend this to everyone. It was wonderful.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, people with disabilities, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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We are Amezed.........
Review submitted: March 22, 2012 Date of arrival: February 15, 2012
Just wanted to drop you a note about our stay in Kauai.
Mere words can not express our gratitude for you sharing your home with us. It was certainly perfect!
We were so impressed by the simple elegance of the decor and design. It was exactly what we prayed and dreamed about. Being there 14 days went bye like a flash; and it really didn't mattered that it rained ten of those days. We have not taken a furlow in three years and it was just what was needed.
This was our third trip to the island in 16 years and this one, by far because of where we stayed, was absolutely the best! Thank you for your recommendations, they were terrific!
We would like to inquire about renting your home for a month; somewhere between the 1st of February and the 15th of March of 2013, if anything in that time frame would work?
Thank you again for your hospitality!
Dean and Julie Stewart
Monmouth, Illinois
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It is more than AMAZING
Review submitted: February 21, 2012 Date of arrival: February 14, 2012
Aloha J Andrew ~ we had a wonderful time ~ the house was GREAT!!! A week just was not long enough!!! We are looking forward to coming back soon,like tomorrow :)
Thank you so much for asking!!!
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Unforgettable Honeymoon
Review submitted: September 4, 2011 Date of arrival: August 21, 2011
we loved the house and really loved kauai. the house is beautiful and we had coffee on the deck every morning. cyrus lost his wedding ring as soon as we got there. he was snorkeling at tunnles : ( ...if you hear anything on the island let us know. it was a white gold band with diamonds on the top....bling bling!..we hope to return to kauai.
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We Are So Happy
Review submitted: May 4, 2011 Date of arrival: May 1, 2011
Hi Simon,
Wow! What can we say, your house is amazing and we are so happy to be
here!!! The grounds are incredible as are all the birds! Thank you!!
It's raining this morning and it just adds to all the beauty.
I don't see any cutting boards- I don't want to
scratch the beautiful counter tops.
Thank you again!
We are so happy!
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Review submitted: April 18, 2011 Date of arrival: April 10, 2011
Good Morning,
We absolutely enjoyed the wonderful house and the setting. It was a blessing to stay there, and my wife and I thank you for making it available to us. It lacked nothing, and, in fact, was much more than we had anticipated. We cannot wait for the next opportunity to rent it from you, which, I hope, will be very soon. If you would like, I am happy to write a review on TripAdvisor. I almost hate to do it, selfishly, because I would love to keep it a secret. It may be the best kept secret on the whole island. Again, thank you.
Alex Tamayo-Wolf
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"A Beautiful and Serene location that we will alwa
Review submitted: February 22, 2011 Date of arrival: February 1, 2011
"A Beautiful and Serene location that we will always remember."
I recently had the chance to visit the beutiful island of Kaui, Hawaii. Though I have been told that Kaui was pretty; words alone could not describe the beautiful and serene landscape I found my self in while staying in this Exotic Hideaway in Kapaa. This home is surrounded by all the native foliage that Hawaii in known for. My wife and were able to partake of the many activities that are offered on Kaui; such as riding ATVs, tubing down the irrigation canals near by, exploring the beautiful beaches and hiking the majestic canyons. Each day however, we could not wait to return to our serene, private vacation home. The location and the amenities were excellent. We would definitely recommend this home to our friends and family. We are already looking forward to a return stay ASAP!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway
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Exotic Hideaway
Review submitted: January 26, 2011 Date of arrival: January 12, 2011
Simon thank you so much for all of your suggestions. The house and property are AMAZING!! We love it and you may eventually have to just kick us out since now we never want to leave.:) the girls are loving picking oranges and squeezing us fresh Joyce every morning. Thank you for everything.
Sarah luczy
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Cantillon Cuvée Des Champions - Brasserie Cantillon
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North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
10-30-2013 12:31:37 | More by Beeranator
More User Reviews:
4.31/5 rDev -1.1%
Thanks to Mike for splitting his bottle with me - Cantillon in any form is always greatly appreciated. Cuvee de Champions (a.k.a. Cuvee St. Gilloise) pours a somewhat translucent, golden-yellow color with a huge, foamy, eggshell tinted head that fizzes up quickly and leaves some nice bouts of chunky lacing along the glass. Very volatile beer, as even a modest pour produces a huge layer of foam.
Before I even lean in to the glass, I can already smell the funk in this one. Extremely funky from start to finish; cheesy, musty barnyard, horse-blanket, wet hay, old cork... you name it. The funk is based off of that signature Cantillon aroma, but even takes it up a notch and amplifies it quite a bit. The funk is accompanied by some herbal lemon zest, a bit of grass and leaves, and a mild, abrupt tartness that is mostly akin to apples and white grapes. If anyone asks you what "funk" smells like, let them take a whiff of this.
Needless to say, I was very excited to finally toss this one down the gullet after the insanely funk aroma that had just pierced my nostrils. The first sip includes a nice round of pears and even some peach tartness that went primarily unnoticed in the aroma, along with smaller amounts of green apples and white grapes as noted earlier. The tartness exerts itself quickly, jolting your taste buds for a moment before fading away into nothing more than a lasting, fruity sweetness.
The funk is actually a bit toned down on the palate, although it's still incredibly apparent and certainly the most important part of this brew. Funky musk, damp cellar, and corky horse blanket all come to mind when tasting this brew. Sometimes it's hard to accurately describe the funk you're smelling, but those words all come to mind. Just know this - Cuvee de Champions is an incredible funky brew, bottom line. The mouth feel is pretty sparky with a nice, highly carbonated snap. Light bodied; slick with a dry aftertaste.
Probably one of the nicest additions of funk I've tasted - so incredibly funky while remaining drinkable and free from anything offensive or off-putting. A nice meshing of flavors with some fruits and a light, yet assertive tartness that keeps you coming back for more. If this were more easily available, it would be the "go-to" brew to introduce someone to the world of unabashed funk.
05-28-2013 12:44:33 | More by tectactoe
4.58/5 rDev +5%
Typical Cantillon funk in the nose with lemon, earth, and a noticeable floral hop bouquet.
The taste isn't as sour or acidic as some of their others, which sets the tone for how drinkable it is and ups how approachable it is. Earthy hay and subtle lemon with a nice, dry, hoppy finish. Great carbonation as well.
Thanks to nightbrew for opening yet another stellar Cantillon brew.
03-05-2010 00:52:24 | More by brownbeer
Alberta (Canada)
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
03-08-2014 03:28:31 | More by FadetoBock
4.39/5 rDev +0.7%
Bottled 27 June 2012 (Cuvee Saint-Gilloise label)
A -Pours a slightly hazed deep golden brown with one finger of creamy off-white head. Head has good retention before fading to a thin cap.
S - Nice lemon and funk initially. The funky element of the aroma is persistent throughout the aroma, but it isn't particularly strong and not overpowering, though it seems to get stronger and pick up more of a cheese element the further I get into the glass.
T - Very tart up front, with a lot of lemon and some under-ripe peach. The tartness masks the funk initially, but a nice earthy layer comes in midway through and lingers into the aftertaste. Both he tart elements and the funk linger for a long time after the finish.
M - Very creamy mouthfeel to accompany the mouth puckering tartness. Finishes moderately dry, but less so than many other gueuzes. Pretty impressive.
O - Still relatively young, so I assume this may become more dry over time, but this is a very enjoyable gueuze.
06-12-2013 23:48:09 | More by warnerry
4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
06-21-2014 23:25:11 | More by Todd
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
11-21-2011 04:55:21 | More by Callmecoon
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
11-15-2012 21:40:29 | More by VernonKell
New York
4.4/5 rDev +0.9%
on tap at the Yeast fest @ Spuyten D in Bklyn. Poured cloudy light apricot, nose is of funky cheesy feet with a slight lactic sourness. Smokey, moderatly sour brew. With a long flavorful finish. Approachable Lambic, Brett present but not out of control, give a try of this one to Lambic newbies. Great brew to experience if you can find any more around.
06-03-2006 11:22:10 | More by Billolick
4.33/5 rDev -0.7%
Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this bottle. I have been looking forward to trying this beer for a long time.
2009 vintage. The beer pours a murky yellow color with a white head. The aroma is tart lemon with some oak and earthy qualities. The flavor is heavy on the lemon tartness with some oak notes. There is not as much funk as I was expecting. The beer is very acidic and is very, very dry which forces you to drink more and more. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
04-19-2010 05:23:59 | More by Mora2000
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
03-11-2012 19:47:02 | More by GreenMountainBoy
4/5 rDev -8.3%
09-07-2013 10:47:04 | More by innominat
Yukon (Canada)
4.75/5 rDev +8.9%
10-22-2013 10:02:02 | More by jaminjohnson
4.08/5 rDev -6.4%
750ml corked and capped bottle poured into a hill farmstead tulip. Bottled 02 November 2011, labeled Cuvée Saint-Gilloise.
Pours a slightly hazy yellow miner with a very small white ring of foam. Nose is slightly hoppy, bitter, tart, and very crisp.
Taste is much happier than the other Cantillon beers I've had, which is really nice with the tart Cantillon funk. Taste is classic Cantillon tart and funk, a bit fruity with a dry finish. Mouthfeel is crisp and dry. Very good beer.
03-01-2012 23:22:33 | More by kingcrowing
4.58/5 rDev +5%
Belgian Beer Festival 2011
Pizza Port
Carlsbad, CA
A bright, dark orange and a thin white head. Highly carbonated. Looks thin, with a myriad of little bubbles racing their way to the top of the glass.
A spicy, musty, funky aroma, consisting of bright fruit, lemon, and apple, tangy Brett yeast, hay and grass, and lots of barnyard funk. Pretty awesome. This seems like Cantillon's classic gueuze amped up to the n-th degree, and it just smells extraordinary. Heavenly!
The sweet fruit flavors are really able to shine here--lemon, apple, and pear. The tart funk and sourness is huge, though this beer seems extraordinarily well balanced and a touch sweeter and brighter than the classic gueuze.
Light, bubbly, airy mouthfeel--an absolute pleasure.
Hands down, my favorite beer of the Pizza Port Belgian Beer Festival.
08-09-2011 22:43:05 | More by ehammond1
4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
08-12-2014 02:45:49 | More by sourdog
4/5 rDev -8.3%
06-12-2014 00:30:47 | More by amstokesdb9
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
03-24-2014 01:16:24 | More by doremite
4.4/5 rDev +0.9%
I recently had a 2010 bottle of Cuvee des Champions with friends on thursday night--thanks Jeff for sharing this with us. This is a beer I've looking forward to try but it was difficult to find enough beer geeks to share it with. 7 people splitting a 750 ml bottle meant that each person got a 4 oz pour, which unfortunately is not as much as i want to drink but enough to get a good feel for the beer. This beer combines two of my favorite brewing techniques wild yeast fermentation and dry hopping.
The Lambic was golden orange in color with a good bit of haze and sediment. Not sure if it was hop bits flocced yeast or pieces of barrel, but the color was gorgeous and capped with a solid white cap of foam. The head really helped carry the aroma which was was definitely wild, musty straw, squeezed lemons, and a sawed pine wood aroma that is likely coming from the hops.
The beer tasted very smooth with great light carbonation and a du finish. The bugs are very expressive giving good lemony tartness and restrained classic Cantillon funk. The dryhops help to keep the beer grounded providing a woody and herbal character almost like oak aging would contribute.
Refreshing, spritzy, and delicious. I'm glad to have tried this and to share it with friends
03-12-2011 04:52:53 | More by Soonami
4.72/5 rDev +8.3%
Another bottle from the Reno Sour Bottle Share @ St. James Infirmary, jmoore50 thanks a bunch, this is one of if not my favorite gueuze.
Pours a rough day of partying urine orange, small white head to it. Plenty of carbonation. Like champagne, this uses little bubbles. Much like the classic gueueze, a tart, tight and minerally funk permeates the nose. Mixture of pear and apple. Of course, there's lemon. Huge salivating sour factor.
Despite the funkiness in the nose, and the sour on the tongue, this really has a refreshing edge to it. Light hopping. Shares some of the apricot it seems from fou fune. Throw in a little hay and grassy notes, and you have a complex but clean and enjoyable gueuze that is balanced throughout from the first sip.
10-11-2011 16:37:06 | More by Beerandraiderfan
4.4/5 rDev +0.9%
750ml into a stemmed Cantillon glass. 2010 Vintage.
Pours a clear gold with a dense frothy head. Lots of carbonation evident with tons of tiny bubble racing to the top of the glass.
Nose is full of tart fruits and a light funk. I get a suggestion of hops, but nothing more.
Taste is sharply sour, but not as overwhelming as other unblended lambics I've had. The finish is surprisingly smooth, leaving me ready for the next sip.
Mouth is highly carbonated. The high carbonation and signature Cantillon dryness makes this a crisp, drinkable beer. A very approachable and enjoyable lambic.
03-26-2011 00:16:50 | More by mondegreen
West Virginia
4.75/5 rDev +8.9%
09-26-2013 03:14:22 | More by williamjbauer
District of Columbia
4/5 rDev -8.3%
09-14-2013 20:35:52 | More by jtladner
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
08-29-2013 18:00:23 | More by Bizoneill
New Jersey
4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
04-26-2013 20:28:43 | More by SPRichard
Cantillon Cuvée Des Champions from Brasserie Cantillon
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Robert Nazarian
Graduate Student
Address: 307A GFDL
Phone: (609) 452-6586
Email: rn2 at princeton.edu / Robert.Nazarian at noaa.gov
Publications Vita
Research Field
My current project investigates the farfield dispersion of internal waves, and the resulting local and boundary mixing. In order to complete this analysis, I am creating a dispersion algorithm to track these internal waves from global sources, such as rough topography, to sinks, such as continental boundaries. After the calibration of this model using data from the Hawaiian Ridge and Luzon Straits, this simulation will be used to better constrain mixing parameterizations in our existing global circulation models. Given the uncertainty in the models' ocean mixing due to internal waves, this is a critical task in better understanding tidal-driven mixing, and associated ocean energetics.
Some Recent Publications:
Nazarian, R., and T. Narita, in preparation: "Creating an Astrometry Algorithm to Locate Supernovae More Precisely".


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Evictions are driving long-time renters out of their homes -- and out of SF. Here are the stories of several people being evicted
02.05.13 - 6:29 pm | Rebecca Bowe and Dylan Tokar |
The upshot of San Francisco's affordability crisis is a cultural blow for a city traditionally regarded as tolerant, forward thinking, and progressive. In the words of Rose Eger, a musician who faces an Ellis Act eviction from her apartment of 19 years, "it changes the face of who San Francisco is.
Out of the Castro
By Tim Redmond
You can't get much more Castro than Jeremy Mykaels. The 62-year old moved to the neighborhood in the early 1970s, fleeing raids at gay bars in Denver. He played in a rock band, worked at the old Jaguar Books, watched the rise of Harvey Milk, saw the neighborhood transform and made it his home.
He's lived in a modest apartment on Noe Street for 17 years, and for the past 11 has been living with AIDS. Rent control has made it possible for Mykaels, who survives on disability payments, to remain in this city, in his community, close to the doctors at Davis Hospital who, he believes, have saved his life.
And now he's going to have to leave.
In the spring of 2011, his longtime landlords sold the building to a real-estate investment group based in Union City — and the new owners immediately sought to get rid of all the tenants. Two renters fled, knowing what was coming; Mykaels stuck around. In September of 2012, he was served with an eviction notice, filed under the state's Ellis Act.
He's a senior, he's disabled, his friends are mostly dead and his life is in his community — but none of that matters. The Ellis Act has no exceptions.
Mykaels spent a fair amount of his life savings fixing up his place. The walls are beige, decorated with nice art. Dickens the cat, who is chocolate brown but looks black, wanders in and out of the small bedroom. Mykaels has been happy there and never wanted to leave; "this," he told me, "is where I thought I would live the rest of my life."
There's no place in the Castro, or even the rest of the city, where he can afford to move. Small studios start at $2,500 a month, which would eat up all of his income. There is, quite literally, nowhere left for him to go.
"A lot of my friends have died, or moved to Palm Springs," he said. "But this is where my doctors are and where I'm comfortable. I'm not going to find a support system like this anywhere else in the world."
Mykaels is the face of San Francisco, 2013, a resident who is not part of the mayor's grand vision for bringing development and high-paying jobs into the city. As far as City Hall is concerned, he's collateral damage, someone whose life will have to be upended in the name of progress.
But Mykaels isn't going easily. The former web designer has created a site — ellishurtsseniors.org — that lists not only his address (460 Noe) and the names of the new owners (Cuong Mai, William H. Young and John H. Du) but the addresses of dozens of other properties that are facing Ellis Act evictions. His message to potential buyers: Boycott.
"Do not buy properties where seniors or the disabled have been evicted for profit by real estate speculators using the Ellis Act," the website states.
Mykaels is a demon researcher — his site is a guide to 31 properties with 94 units where seniors or disabled people are being evicted under the Ellis Act. In some cases, individuals or couples are filing the eviction papers, but at least 14 properties are owned by corporations or trusts.
Good story. Sorry to see this happening and that very little can be done to stop it. A young man lived in my building- paying $2000 for a studio. He ended up losing his job and moving out within a year. The landlord was happy. Rent went up and a new person just moved in this weekend. There's a chance I'll become one of the displaced. I'm not sure what I'll do or where I'll go but I won't feel like a failure if I need to move. I simply can't afford a $500K home or $4K a month rental in San Francisco.
Posted by David on Feb. 05, 2013 @ 11:33 pm
Yes, it's very sad to see this happening. David wrote,
"I'll go but I won't feel like a failure if I need to move. I simply can't afford a $500K home or $4K a month rental in San Francisco."
No one should feel like a failure if they need to move. Renters are not the problem. The problem is the enormous greed and power of the corporatist Real Estate Industrial Complex. I have owned a home here but sold it. I would not want to own a home here now considering what this city is becoming. Spending $4K a month for an extremely overpriced dump (a cave-like apartment with 1-2 small windows with granite counters in the "charming newly renovated gourmet kitchen" as the main selling point) is ludicrous. Have you noticed that real estate liars always have to use the word "charming" to describe any dump they're trying to unload (I mean "offering"....that's the pretentious language they use)? They also overuse the word, "nestled." I saw one apartment just like that recently in an ad. The selling point was the new commercial appliances in the small kitchen where there was barely enough room to open the oven door---but hey, you have a commercial oven---and two people in the kitchen at the same time would be a tough squeeze. That dump was $3K. No thank you.
I wonder if the (wealthy) elitists and their corporatist politicians have thought about what's going to happen to this city when the tech burst occurs?
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Posted by International Troll Society Member #12360969212 on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 2:50 am
What kind of person chooses to pay 4K a month for a place they don't even like? You should either pay what it takes to get the place you want and just accept it. Or - and here's the shocker - move elsewhere.
The shortened version of this article reads like this: There is a whole set of people in SF who feel entitled to live in SF without having to pay the true cost of that. Their outrageous sense of entitlement and self-absorption demands that someone else pay part of their rent just so they can live somewhere "cool". Inevitably, they are evicted.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 4:44 am
Some politicians and their supporters have created the false impression that tenants can rent the same property at reduced rates for the rest of their lives.
The false impression does not align with the current reality of an extreme housing shortage combined with economic and demographic change.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 8:22 am
Beautifully framed and stated comment, ITSM member! The reality is that there is little to no action taking place in the financial services sector both here and nationally. More layoffs, little or no investing, tons of company money overspent on tech garbage and systems, and the well versed ones are all waiting for SAN FRANCISCO'S WONDERFULLLLLLL TECH BUBBBBBLLLLLEEEE to burst to smithereens.
The sooner it happens, the better.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:04 pm
SF RE prices are booming.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:16 pm
The problem isn't high rents and home prices, because everywhere rents or is sold at those prices. They are affordable, just not to you.
So why not move? Why do you feel you have to live in a place you know you cannot afford. Isn't that a decent definition of insanity?
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 4:40 am
Because rental prices are not some "divine right". These rents are NOT affordable, and our lives aren't going to be dismissed by the phrase "They are affordable, just not to you".
No, they are NOT affordable to the great mass of human beings who have every right to live here in a city which once prided itself upon its humanism, social justice, and progressive values.
Please take your own greed infested cancerous advice and beat it!
Posted by Greedy Landlords Are Ruining San Francisco on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 2:06 pm
affordable. A property owner does not need everyone to be able to afford his rent. He only needs ENOUGH people to be able to afford it.
Not everyone can afford a Mercedes either, but ENOUGH people can afford them because they all sell.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 2:21 pm
And everybody else can just go off and die, right? What's important is P R O F I T at all and any cost, no matter what suffering that evil greed inflicts upon other human beings with feelings, hearts, and bodies.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:06 pm
where they should have lived all along based on their fiscal power.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:17 pm
"If you make money the center of your value system, then finally you have no value system, because money is not a value."--Georg Simmell
Posted by Eddie on Feb. 10, 2013 @ 8:35 am
they harbor the delusion that they somehow deserve to live in one of the most expensive cities on the planet when they know they lack the means to credibly do so.
Posted by anon on Feb. 10, 2013 @ 9:07 am
in the healing process. You've admitted you can't afford it here so reclaim your power and find someplace else where you can! YOU are in control!! Set your boundaries and then stick by them - there are nice places in Daly City, Marin City and Contra Costa County right across the bay which fit your budget and the weather is even nicer there than here.
Posted by Lucretia Snapples on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 10:55 am
The state has a right to claim and to 'inherit' capital and property -- on condition that the state look after the welfare of its citizens by apportioning to each an equal share of the resources.
Posted by Moses Hess on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 1:45 pm
to the poor and the homeless. They just try and make other people do that. The hypocrisy is stunning.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 1:58 pm
You're not welcome here, Lucretia Snapples. Your mind set is toxic. Please take your own wicked advice and leave as soon as possible.
Trust me, the vast, vast majority of San Franciscans will be happy to see the likes of you vanish!
Posted by Greedy Landlords Are Ruining San Francisco on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 2:07 pm
here. Too bad, huh?
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 2:23 pm
You've got lots of cowardly bluster from behind your screen, "Guest of Hell".
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:18 pm
"Priceless"? I'm glad you've realized that not every thing has a price, "Guest of Hell".
But I suspect that enlightening moment came and went.
Posted by San Francisco's Lovely Soul Murdered by Greed on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:31 pm
The guest who claims he is anonymous or the guest who claims that we all are?
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
San Francisco has become a more popular places among the tech heads who work or start their own companies. Going urban has become the big thing, live in a city, retire in a city, remember not all people are in the tech industry. That means you can't blame the tech.
Evicting people is not a good thing to happen, just ask people from New York City or any major city. S.F has a very poor record when it comes to building, NIMBY makes the costs of building here so high, add that to the recent booms. In the days of the 60's and 70's you did have people fleeing the city to those outlaying area.
It has swung back the other way. Urban dwellers.
The whole Bay Area on whole is terrible for housing, unless you want to live in Richmond or Oakland where I can tell you this. You will have the same kind of deal of evictions, displacement of residents, bad press on how a group with money will be changing a older working class place.
Posted by Garrett on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 10:47 am
NIMBYS everywhere, who would imagine that urban agglomerations mass people together and they end up organizing to keep things from deteriorating into tech tenements and slums.
Posted by marcos on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 11:00 am
THe problem starts when someone is a NIMBY but then says we should have affordable housing - hard to do if you never build any.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 12:26 pm
You know, this conversation never ends, nor begins, nor has a middle .... why are so many folks against home-ownership? having had been a tenant who was evicted twice, with my family in tow, now I'm forced to sell my 2nd City home because the cost of living is impossible and I don't wat us to be debt slaves. yes, my tenants will be at the mercy of new owners but, too bad, when you buy property in SF you buy tenants. AND, tenants don't OWN the property - get that through your activist heads. they don't pay the PROPERTY TAXES, they don't have to buy INSURANCE for the property, they don't have to worry about the City foisting some damn tree and its maintencance on them. so why do you continue to harp about the poor tenants? buy some property, then suffer the consequences - then, finally, start complaining, believe me you'll have a different point of view.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 10:59 am
Sounds like you didn't have enough money to make the investment in a second "home" in the first place. I read that it takes a landlord about 12 years to start profiting off the rental income. Tax laws help them to break even during that time, but yeah, I see what you mean, if the tenants have rent control, you can't charge a rent that fits with the top of the market price you paid to buy the building. Either be rich to invest in 2nd property in SF or don't do it. Saves you and the tenants a lot of trouble.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 3:11 pm
RC buildings are cheap because of the low-rent tenants with a lifetime lease.
So buy, Ellis, TIC and sell. Easy 100k per unit profit.
Posted by anonymous on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 4:46 pm
Golly, you're sooooo doggone smart.
We need more insipid soul-dead bottomliners like you in San Francisco.
Posted by San Francisco's Lovely Soul Murdered by Greed on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:33 pm
rather than people who leech on others in order to live in a place they know they cannot afford.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 7:41 pm
San Francisco does much better with lower levels of investment.
Posted by marcos on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 8:45 pm
deficit and has to make layoffs and service cuts, thene xpanding the tax base is a way to prevent that in the future.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 7:36 am
through unproductive activity, making or creating nothing.
Posted by Eddie on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 6:25 am
Most jobs are now lawyers, bankers, accountants, realtors, brokers, developers, investors and so on. People in suits who shuffle money around. It's what America does - we leave making things to the Chinese.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 7:28 am
Real estate development, along with health care provision, are the few things that cannot be outsourced and which Wall Street is using to work its will on a supine nation.
Did you all know that Obamacare expands Medicaid which is stakes economic claims on the "estates" of the poor to recover end of life medical expenses? Talk about a death tax!
Posted by marcos on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 7:39 am
small minority of the jobs in the United States. Your universe consists of the non-productive money shuffling class, living off of other people's labor.
Posted by Eddie on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 8:35 am
You rely on China making cheap crap and Mexicans fixing everything.
Posted by anon on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 2:27 pm
Often, as I type my deep, important thoughts into various websites, knowing that my insights will be archived into a carefully architected database for future reference, I pause and think: developers really don't create anything.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 09, 2013 @ 1:01 am
cultural and entertainment complexes, transportation hubs and infrastructure.
Posted by anon on Feb. 09, 2013 @ 12:08 pm
ah, it seems that you misunderstood one thing - my "2nd" home is not in addition to my "1st", I sold that to purchase the other. Oh, and my tenants are family, so understand that you never get a good return from them. kindness don't pay no bills, and rent control doesn't even enter into this dialogue. hope you see this ...
Posted by Guest on Feb. 08, 2013 @ 11:08 am
Because "home ownership" is an idiotic myth. That's why.
Posted by Greedy Landlords Are Ruining San Francisco on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 2:08 pm
The fact that you are too much of a lame loser to be able to ever afford to do that doesn't make those who are more successful than you "mythical".
We are very real and kicking your ass.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 2:24 pm
I am reading many comments from people who suggest that those who can not afford to live in San Francisco simply relocate elsewhere. What is being suggested is a a form of economic segregation.
Why is one group of people more or less entitled to live somewhere? Most people living in rent controlled apartments moved into them when prices in the City were not at a crazy level before the tech invasion.
Most have jobs (although usually not earning overpriced tech salaries, or did work and became disabled, or are seniors,portraying them as moochers is unfair and shortsighted, and quite honestly very mean spirited.
I would also note that all you naysayers about rent controlled apartments would be no more be inclined to move than anyone else.
Posted by GuestSJG on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 11:22 am
It is unfortunate. What do you propose we do?
Posted by Guest on Feb. 06, 2013 @ 11:45 am
Build more low income housing with fixed and minimal rent increases every few years.
Case closed.
Result? A San Francisco once again filled with creative artists, spiritual rebels, experimentalists, and what Ms. Solnit calls "relics", those who made SF a marvelous place to live, instead of a Temple of Tech Twit Greed.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
And why do you think SF needs any more poor people, under-employed people, homeless people, bad artists and outcasts?
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 6:20 pm
The world hasn't changed for thousands of years. Landlords have always been calling the shots and tenants have always been treated like dirt. The legal system treats landlords better than tenants. The tax system treats landlords better than tenants. And the government is always there to bail out the banks when the real estate system collapses every 20 years or so. Lowly tenants pay a high rent cost when real estate prices are booming, and pay a high tax cost when real estate is collapsing.
Private landlords are an insidious, vile institution that should have been outlawed centuries ago. The fact the government makes the landlording institution even more vile and ruthless with laws that favor landlords over tenants is even more insulting and degrading.
Selfish, heartless landlords are a dime a dozen wherever you live. Human greed and human domination over others is the same regardless of culture or nationality. Landlords have been taunting and abusing tenants since the beginning of human history. Until private landlords are outlawed, the situation will never change. Landlording is one major reason people buy a home 40 miles from where they work, just so they can escape the vile, selfish landlord institution. It's not working out that much better for them either, becoming a slave to a mortgage bank and the oil companies instead of a slave to a private landlord.
The goals of landlords, banks, and most government leaders are completely aligned: denigrate and humiliate the lower and middle income levels of society and forever enslave them with high housing costs and high regressive taxes. Sometimes I most envy the religious types who envision a better, more peaceful afterlife, while ignoring the hellish landlord system that confronts them when born onto this earth.
As far as the "treasured relics," if they live in a 2-6 unit rent-controlled building, they should cherish their days in SF for as long as they can, because eventually they will be discarded from the city. The land speculators, government, and sheriff will make sure of it.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 7:14 pm
get an education and a good job, and try and pay for the lifestyle you want.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 7:40 pm
The Vile Landlord Institution is diluted by the Ellis Act. Penitent landlords can save themselves and exit the greedy, selfish business.
Posted by Guest on Feb. 07, 2013 @ 7:56 pm
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ARTHUR: What?
DENNIS: I told you. We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take
it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.
ARTHUR: Yes.
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This will be interesting to read. Apparently, Obama called up Rep. Conyers to complain that Conyers was "demeaning" Obama by being critical of him. Conyers replied:
Sitting in the Judiciary Committee's conference room two days after Obama delivered his speech on Afghanistan, the 23-term lawmaker said he wasn't in the mood to "chat."
Obama's move to send in 30,000 troops to Afghanistan by the summer of 2010 has clearly disappointed Conyers.
He said he intends to press his case in writing soon.
"I want something so serious that he has to respond in writing, like I am responding in writing to him," he said.
"Calling in generals and admirals to discuss troop strength is like me taking my youngest to McDonald's to ask if he likes french fries," Conyers said.
Many on the left have argued that military leaders routinely respond to crises by calling for more troops.
"I've been saying I don't agree with him on Afghanistan, I think he screwed up on healthcare reform, on Guantánamo and kicking Greg off," Conyers said, referring to the departure of former White House counsel Greg Craig.
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The liberal Conyers has been an outspoken proponent of a single-payer healthcare system and a critic of U.S. involvement in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
He has also been at odds with White House policy on extending expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, crafting legislation that is to the left of the Senate's version.
There might be another division coming too, over what to do with borrowed TARP funds that are being returned to pay off the dept. The banks and firms like GS are in much better shape now, having amassed funds from the Gov't at low rates and profitably trading securities. The Republicans want to return the dept to deal with the over 12 trillion deficit, and Democrats want to use the money for a jobs program.
It would seem likely that Obama will try and cut it down the middle, spending while saving, figuring out some proposal along the lines with what he usually proposes, like escalating troops in Afghanistan while simultaneously talking about a pullout date.
On that latter point, you had to be in awe of the political machinery in the WH that takes the research & polling pulse to figure out how to best frame the least terrible of miserable alternatives that the military handed Obama to decide upon.
And yet, "Obama's Plan for Afghanistan Finds Bipartisan Support: Overall, 51% of Americans support the new policy, while 40% are opposed"wrote Gallup:
Well less than half of Democrats agree either with the level of new troops the U.S. is sending or with the specifics of the new timetable. Similarly, less than half of Republicans agree with either of these two components, and almost three out of four Republicans disagree with the concept of setting a timetable at this point.
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It may be that while Democrats disagree with the specifics of the timetable as announced, they approve of the idea of having any timetable included. And it may be that while Republicans strongly disagree with the having any timetable included, they approve of the general idea of an increase of troop levels.
"How much longer would you be willing to have large numbers of U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan - less than a year, one to two years, two to five years, five to ten years, or as long as it takes?"
27% Less than 1 year
22% 1 to 2 years
14% 2 to 5 years
1% 5 to 10 years
31% As long as it takes
It's amazing that 31% would be willing to stay in Afghanistan for decades to come, no matter what the cost. The vast majority want this over asap.


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Babies 0-24 months are invited to enjoy books, music, movement & activity with their parent or caregiver. Develop budding early skills & social development in this energetic lapsit storytime. For ages 0-24 months. No registration required.
Activities include book discussions and reviews, games, and crafts. For grades 1-3. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Reservations required.
Homework help is available to all children in grades K-12. Please come in and sign up before 7:30pm each day, to ensure that you will receive help.
Read fun and interesting teen titles and complete crafts and other activities. This program is for teens in grades 6-12.
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Lindsay Lohan's 'Liz & Dick' Ripped by Critics and Viewers - How Can She Get Her Career Back?The embattled actress' performance in "Liz & Dick" left much to be desired by many. Can she ever recover her once very promising career?
Anne Hathaway Says 'Les Mis' Haircut Made Her Look like Her Brother - Plus 3 Other Chameleon-Like StarsAnne Hathaway chopped her hair off for her role in "Les Miserables" and she says it made her look like her brother.
Is Anne Hathaway's Next Big Project a Baby? - 3 Reasons She'd Be a Great MommyActress Anne Hathaway wants a baby, and we think she'd be great at parenthood.
Legendary Director Martin Scorsese Turns 70! - A Look at 3 of His Best FilmsOne of the greatest auteurs in American history hits a milestone birthday.Also published on:
'Twilight' Franchise Finale Has a $141 Million Opening Weekend - Plus Two Other Hit Film Franchises Adapted from BooksWith the vampire coming of age saga drawing to a close, we look at some other very successful films based on beloved books.
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Only the Good Die Young: A Look at Three Songs Written in Tribute to the DepartedA look at three songs written "for" others in tribute of their lives cut short to soon.
JJ Abrams Says No 'Star Wars' in His Future - 3 Directors Who Should Jump at the ChanceMaybe JJ Abrams doesn't want to helm the next "Star Wars" film, but we'd like to see any one of these three directors take it on.
3 Things All Modern Music Venues Should HaveA wish list for all venues that host live music.
Anne Hathaway Turns 30! -- A Look at Her Most Memorable RolesActress Anne Hathaway turns the big 3-0 today.
Steven Spielberg Says No to Directing the Next 'Star Wars' Film - 3 Reasons We Hope He ReconsidersIt's a shame Steven Spielberg doesn't want to direct the next Star Wars film, but maybe he'll change his mind.
Three Must-Have Live RecordsThe live record, when done right, is a thing of beauty. These three albums do it very right.
3 Things Every Musician Should Be Thankful ForThese three things have made life in the modern era much easier for musicians everywhere.
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Uma Thurman Gives Her Baby Girl an Incredibly Long Name - Plus a Look at Her Most Memorable RolesActress Uma Thurman has announced the name of her baby girl.
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Olivia Wilde Dishes Details on Her Sex Life with Jason Sudeikis - What Do the Two Have Coming Up?The "Tron: Legacy" star opens up about her love life before and after she and the funny man got together.
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The Compact Disc Turns 30 Years OldOn October 1st, 2012 the compact disc, or CD, will turn 30 years old.
3 Potential Upsets to Watch for at the 2012 Primetime Emmy AwardsThese three nominees might make a big splash by taking home an Emmy this Sunday.
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Lancs Girls U13s & U17s - National Champions 2012
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Congratulations to both the Lancashire Girls U13s and U17s on winning the ECB County Championship in their respective age groups.
The Girls U13s beat Hampshire in the final at Wokingham CC and the U17s beat Yorkshire in the final at Reading CC.
Well done also to the Girls U15s who finished third nationally after beating Somerset at Dunstable CC.
The LCB would like to congratulate all 3 teams and everyone involved with the squads. For a report and details of scores please follow Jenny Laycock's Blog titled: Whirlwind Week ends on a high.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a measure that provides funding for the investigation and prosecution of crimes against women and imposes mandatory restitution. For the first time, the bill "would make grants available for strengthening and enlarging programs to provide outreach and services to LGBT victims of domestic violence. In addition, the bill would prohibit grantees of VAWA funds from discriminating against survivors because of their sexual orientation or gender identity."
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This is the time of year schools all over the country put on Christmas shows, plays and pageants. While all of them are special in their own way, the students from Madonna Learning Center in Germantown put on a very special Christmas show at the Germantown Performing Arts Center."It has always been for special needs children there was a man who had a dream that his son could have the same education as other children and in a loving and nurturing environment that understood his differences," said Jo Gilbert, executive director for Madonna Learning Center.That was back in 1969 and since then thousands of children have learned about life and love and giving at Madonna. But it has been the Christmas plays that have taught the rest of us just how special these kids are."We had three shows at Madonna Learning Center and had over 400 people in attendance," Gilbert said. "We had to simulcast into the cafeteria and so this year the GPAC, Paul Chandler, opened the doors for us to have it here and we are so excited. The children are very very excited."The excited Madonna children entertained to a packed GPAC house with their music and dance and love."You give them a mic and give a stage and move out of the way, cause they love to perform," Gilbert said.So you want to feel the sprit of Christmas? Well, this is it. The children of Madonna Learning Center give back with all they have, saying thank you to all those who have touched their lives."If people just allow these special children to enter their hearts, they will be touched forever," Gilbert said.
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It's a movie role taken on five other times. Now, it's Leonardo DiCaprio's turn to play Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel 'The Great Gatsby.'The movie opens nationwide May 10. Click the video player to hear DiCaprio's interview with Lee Thomas.
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