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Piedmont: The Best of All Worlds
Piedmont is nestled in the East Bay, and its allure is tough to resist. Piedmont is a small city located in Alameda County, California, United States, completely surrounded by the city of Oakland. Quaint and bucolic with five city parks comple...
The Best Filipino Restaurants to Try in the East Bay
The best Filipino restaurants to try in the East Bay specialize in classics done right. But it can be hard to know where to go. Many of the restaurants have been around for decades, and their owners tend to be older Filipino immigrants who...
Investment Property Basics: What You Need To Know?
Investment property as a way to achieve financial freedom is a smart idea. How does investing in property work in practice? Investment property may cause you a lot of stress, but we believe you'll find a way to get through it. The majority of ...
California Property Tax Overview
Keep up to date on California property tax timing with this simple guide.
Sonoma Valley: A Piece of Paradise
Sonoma Valley is a paradise that makes for an amazing getaway. It's known for its art galleries and the colonial-era plaza. Sonoma Valley is the perfect wine country escape. Located just 40 miles north of San Francisco nestled in the picturesq...
Potrero Hill: A Treat at Every Turn
Potrero Hill, in many ways, defies the odds. Sunshine is plentiful (or, at least, it’s one of the first places in the City to enjoy sunny skies). You get a small town vibe with big city views. Potrero Hill is one of the sunniest neighborhood...
Filipinos in San Francisco: a Celebration of Cultural Diversity
Filipinos in San Francisco have been driven by longstanding ties between U.S. and the Philippines. In the nine-county greater Bay Area, there are about 400,000 Filipinos, with 40,000 or more in San Francisco. In 2019, the United States had...
Chinese Immigrants in San Francisco: a Brief History of Diversity
The first Chinese immigrants arrived in the 1840s, pushed by poverty, famine, and difficult economic conditions in the southern portion of China. Chinese immigrants were drawn by the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills. As a resul...