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We’reTexas

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  1. Head-on shrimp is key.
  2. No, the vast majority of America’s housing crisis is due to local zoning regulations that have prohibited supply from keeping up with demand over the past few decades. This isn’t even remotely controversial. I don’t dispute that institutional investment in housing is a problem in certain markets, but national it’s quite irrelevant (~3% of single family homes). “Blackrock” et al have become convenient bogeyman to direct focus from the real problem Oh, and why is institutional money flowing into housing?
  3. Maybe we should building more housing so it isn’t such an attractive asset class for investment.
  4. No, not at all. Presidio has some of the best views of the bridge, and the new Presidio tunnel tops has an incredible vista. You can walk down from them hotel and get coffee in the morning. Also, Tiburon > Sausalito. Specifically, Mai Tai’s at Sam’s.
  5. Everyone goes to Tahoe or the wine country. And yes, as mentioned you can’t see the fireworks through the fog.
  6. Chinatown kinda sucks and is for tourists. It’s gotten better in the past few years. Z&Y, R&G during Dungeness season, Chong Qing Xiao Mian for noodles, Bund Cafe for soup dumplings, Capital for wings, Good Mong Kok for dim sum. Z&Y Peking Duck just opened and is great. Four Kings sounds like the hottest restaurant in town, but haven’t been yet. Casual spot from Mister Jiu’s people (which is one of the best restaurants in the city). Best Asian is on the west side, mainly on Clement and Irving. Dragon Beaux, PPQ Dungeness, Good Luck Dim Sum, Burma Superstar and Mandalay (Burmese is huge here), Lily, Spices. San Tung on Irving is prob my biggest rec - famous for the wings. The Tenderloin arguably has just as good spots, but I don’t recommend venturing around there unless you’re a die hard pho fan (and then I have recs!).
  7. Back vintage Boudignon, imo. Good friend of mine worked that harvest! Said it was an incredible experience working with those folks.
  8. Healdsburg is our favorite wine country town. I recommend Ridge nearby. Iconic Sonoma producer and great views of their Lytton Springs estate. If you want to do Napa, we usually stay in Calistoga. Yountville has gotten absurdly expensive. Chappellet is a great experience imo.
  9. Enshittified.
  10. Uber for sure - or actually, Waymo. It’s all I take these days if I can. Waitlist is a few weeks. Parking is just a massive PITA here and you don’t need to deal with that on vacation.
  11. Think the average age of this audience is above 24.
  12. And best place to stay. The Lodge and the Inn are what we recommend for visitors.
  13. Oh certainly, I was under the impression you wanted to use the Bay as a launching point for a road trip (which is a great idea, lots within three hours). Yes, Muir is an easy to just to drive up to some Redwoods. Are you a hiker? There’s a nice little hotel called the Mountain Home Inn nearby that’s a good base for Mt. Tam hiking. Can access parts of Muir without dealing with the tourists.
  14. West Marin County is great. Sounds like you are down for a long drive? Since it’s summer I’d drive up to Redwood and stop in Mendocino along the way.
  15. Honestly Valette, imo. Roulot is drink now. Baby Clape. ‘22s not great imo.
  16. California, imo. et Dauvissat’s only red.
  17. 1% plus “special assessments” - usually ends up around 1.5%.
  18. Doesn’t matter, it’s the omnicause, bruh.
  19. IMO it’s really more of an example of how bizarre it is that some tiny ethnosectarian fight on the other side of the planet became the central issue of the progressive left. Noah Smith summed it my thoughts perfectly:
  20. Best town in the wine country, imo.
  21. They’re back! They left the fest after 35 years last year because of the cashless system. Glad they returned, grew up with that stuff.
  22. Gahier and de Moor, imo.
  23. As in, absurdly cheap?
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