PRIDELY - Bay Area 2023

Renovations

to increase home value

Personalization: We all want to make our home unique to our own character. However, when it comes time to sell, buyers want to envision themselves in the home, which can be difficult if the entire home is personalized to you. Avoid any personalization that is difficult to undo and stick to a nice universal outlook that speaks to everyone.

Landscaping: Just like with personalizing, it’s best to keep it simple. Some home buyers may love how elaborate your landscaping may look, but most of the time they’re considering the cost of upkeep or the difficulty of maintaining that look. A clean lawn with curb appeal is the best first impression to give to potential buyers.

Closet Space: Some of us are minimalist and can do with a larger room by sacrificing closet space, but most potential buyers value the importance of storage. Remember, buyers want to see themselves living in the home, and a lack of closet space might send them looking elsewhere.

Bold Paint: Freshly painted rooms are a great way to brighten up your home. There’s nothing wrong with bringing a little color into your home but keep in mind that buyers may not favor the same colors you do. Stick to keeping the colors subtle with small accents and focus more on neutral tones to appeal to potential buyers.

Trendy Designs: Barn doors and patterned tiles may look great to some buyers, but avoid trendy designs that might be outdated when you decide to sell. No matter how tempting the latest home design trend may be, the classic look is always the safest bet.

DIY Projects: Projects that you build yourself are great, but only when they’re done professionally. This is important to potential buyers so make sure if you’re going to do your own home project, that you do it exceptionally well. This also applies to repairs, quick cover ups will only get you so far. These sort of projects can either increase or decrease the value of your home so make sure you know what you’re doing before proceeding.

Long-Term Necessities: When it comes to renovations, keep in mind that not every buyer needs a built in office desk, or a workshop, or anything that may seem like a great idea to you. Tread carefully when adding permanent fixtures, not all buyers have the same vision as you when it comes to changes made. Make sure your room structures allow the flexibility for potential buyers to make their own changes.

Restaurants

Lazy Bear

The revered pop-up gets a permanent setting with this midcentury space serving New American cuisine.

3416 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Phone: (415) 874-9921 | Web: www.lazybearsf.com

Commis

Open-kitchen experiments with unique ingredients to craft inspired New American fixed-price dinners.

3859 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

Phone: (510) 653-3902 | Web: commisrestaurant.com

Californios

Mexican restaurant for inventive tasting menus & small-batch wines served in a cozy, luxe interior.

355 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone: (415) 757-0994 | Web: www.californiossf.com

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Gary Danko

Renowned chef Gary Danko’s menus of American cuisine in an elegant but unstuffy setting.

800 North Point St, San Fran, CA

Waterbar Restaurant

Stylish seafood spot with oysters, a bar & patio with up-close views of Bay Bridge.

399 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA

Top Hatters Kitchen

A light-filled neighborhood venue for seasonal, family-style dishes with an international flair.

855 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro, CA

Benu

Minimalist SoMa spot with innovative, American cuisine and renowned tasting menu.

22 Hawthorne St, San Fran, CA

Juanita & Maude

Intimate neighborhood outpost for wine, cocktails & refined American dishes.

825 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA

Mägo

Stylish neighborhood venue with a rotating menu of woodfired Northern California fare & drinks.

3762 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA

Bellota

Refined Spanish bistro with wood-fired mains, paella, tapas & wines in rustic-chic digs.

888 Brannan St, San Fran, CA

Rich Table

Californian fare from local ingredients, served in a barn-wood space with an open kitchen.

199 Gough St, San Fran, CA

Saison

Open-kitchen space in a historic building known for luxe, innovative French-American menus.

178 Townsend St, San Fran, CA

Acquerello

High-end Italian cuisine & wines served in a converted chapel with vaulted, wood-beam ceilings

1722 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA

FOUR APPS to help you save money for FREE

1. MINT

Mint tracks your expenses and places them in budget categories. It syncs many accounts: checking and savings, credit cards, loans, investments and bills. You can also set limits, and Mint lets you know if you’re approaching those limits.

2. GOODBUDGET

Goodbudget is more about planning for your finances than tracking previous transactions. This app is based on the envelope budgeting system helping you portion out your monthly income toward specific spending categories.

3. EVERYDOLLAR

This apps offers a zero-based budgeting framework that’s simpler than many other apps. You can manually enter incoming and outgoing money throughout the month. Also, you can categorize line items and set reminders.

4. PERSONAL CAPITAL

This is primarily an investment tool, but its app includes features helpful for budgeters looking to track their spending. You can connect and monitor checking, savings and credit card accounts, IRAs, 401(k)s, mortgages and loans.

Apr 28

Battle of the Decades

Monroe is a boutique venue inspired by 1960’s Mod crossed over with Art Deco aesthetics known for its whimsical, high-octane events. Every Friday Fly down memory lane while sipping on the happiest drink prices in SF! The earlier you get there, the cheaper the drinks. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

May 5-6

San Francisco Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl

Cinco de Mayo is on a Friday in 2023, so get pumped up for two days of pub crawlin’ fun. CrawlSF brings you the Official Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl in San Francisco. Grab some event tickets and head over to Polk Street and leave your stress behind as you gather with friends, throw back some delicious drinks, dance the night away and celebrate the Holiday in a big way. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

May 6

Chocolate & Wine CRUISE on San Francisco Bay

The day’s adventure takes place onboard a luxury yacht, where you will taste wines from a local winemaker, along with samples from a curated selection of local chocolate, confections, and wine. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

May 11

Socially Inept: Roast of Silicon Valley

The final season of humanity sucks. Musk as the villain is boring and “helpful bot kills everyone” has been done a million times. Take a break from life’s shitty storytelling and come watch us publicly shame tech nerds for the unspeakable horrors they have so awkwardly unleashed. Learn more at eventbrite.com

May 15

Queer Bowling

Pride may only be once a year, but Queer Bowling is at MBC every month! Join us on the third Monday of each month to support our community

and raise awareness of local non-profits fighting the good fight. Complimentary bowling is sponsored by select brands who support LGBTQIAP+. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Jun 3

Lips and Lashes

The show features a rotating cast with a range of talents from drag illusionists, burlesque, live vocalists, dancers, and more. You can expect lots of laughs, delicious food, tasty specialty cocktails. Featuring drinks by Herradura Tequila & Jack Daniels. Doors open at noon with the seatings at noon & 2:00pm. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Jun 24

TORO Pride

TORO is back! TrophyDad’s Friday night kickoff party for Pride Weekend in SF will fill both floors of CLUB SIX with music by Jesus Montanez all night upstairs and Jose Lagares (Spain) all night downstairs. Created in the spirit of the Bull, the aura in the club will ignite your most primal drives. The Funktion-One sound upstairs will sing to your soul, and the spectacular lighting and visual production by Young Rigging will charge the air with excitement! Join us and experience the passion of TORO! Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Jul 20

Queer Bedtime Stories

This is the bedtime stories reboot you’ve dreamed of: all the stories are queer! Queer Bedtime Stories (QBS) is an opportunity to re-seed the fertile ground of your imagination with poetry, memoirs, and history from our people: LGBTQ+ ancestors and creators alive today. Together, let’s uncover the richness of our shared history and, if we’re lucky, catch a glimpse of the blossoming future. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Aug 12

Blankets and Wine Comedy

Join us for a cozy evening of outdoor comedy & wine! BYO booze &

EATING THE PSYCHOLOGY

Control weight gain and compulsive eating behaviors by making better choices about the food that you eat.

Control

weight gain and compulsive eating behaviors by making better choices about the food that you eat.

ConsumptionSome of us more than others realize that what we eat can effect how we feel such as eating too little or too much. We should be able to enjoy what we eat but also feel better when we do.

Eating healthy is a challenging task that many of us

strive to achieve but often fall short.

InfluencesCultural, social, family, and economical factors may be a direct influence linked to our food and eating behaviors. However, a more serious influence such as stress, boredom and anxiety can play a larger role as many of us eat as a coping mechanism. Although it can

sometimes help bring relief and ease feelings, it often leads to regret and build more negativity. Avoiding the problem with food will often create another problem with self-image when suffering from weight gain or other negative affects caused by unhealthy eating.

Weight ManagementHere are tips to help you manage your weight.

For starters, never skip a meal. By skipping a meal, you’re allowing yourself to become

hungry later which can result in reckless binge eating. Be sure to plan your meals ahead of time and limit night time snacking. This will allow you to always be one step ahead

of your weight by creating a routine. If you’re getting a craving between meals, try to exercise or find another way to distract yourself from food.

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Eating Diary - This is a great tool to keep track of your eating habits. Record what food you eat and when you eat it. Also take note of how you feel after eating and if you were doing anything while eating such as using your phone or watching TV.

By recording your habits, you will be able to pinpoint which foods and activities to avoid. The diary can also assist you when you’re working with a dietitian to help you make the best decisions.

blankets, and enjoy some refreshing comedy from the Bay Area’s best. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Sep 6 Drag Bingo

Join us every Wednesday for some hilarious Drag Bingo shenanigans with a rotating host of seductive queens. Prizes will be awarded for winners. Stay till the end to enjoy a fabulous lip sync performance after bingo. Don’t forget to bring cash to tip your hard working host! They didn’t just wake up like that. If you are hungry you can enjoy delicious food and beverage off our pan pacific menu. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Sep 16

San Francisco Rum Festival

Saturday offers the opportunity to attend the Grand Tasting and seminar events. Four independent sessions are happening on this day. The USA is considered one of the most important countries for the entire rum industry. Before the American Revolution, rum was the most consumed spirit, and now an awakening is occurring. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Oct 13

Comedy Night at the Valencia Room

Some of the nation’s greatest talents have passed through this room. You’re guaranteed to see someone hilarious. This show is perfect for a date night, a birthday, or just a fun time out with friends after work. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Nov 5

Smit Show Comedy Night

Smit Show Comedy assembles the best lineups of stand up comedians from the Bay Area and beyond for an evening of laughs at Fogbelt Brewing. The Smit Show is the longest running comedy show in Santa Rosa. Each and every month, new comics come to the brewery for an evening of live stand up comedy. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

BILLY DEFRANK LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CENTER

Provides community, leadership, advocacy, services and support to the Silicon Valley’s LGBTQ+ People and their Allies. Web: defrankcenter.org.

PACIFIC

CENTER FOR HUMAN GROWTH

The Pacific Center for Human Growth, or simply the Pacific Center, is a community center focusing on LGBT people. Web: www.pacificcenter.org

SF LGBT CENTER

The Center supports the needs of the entire LGBTQ community and allies through robust programming. We also connect people to a rich network of organizations in San Francisco serving the LGBTQ community. Web: sfcenter.org

SOLANO PRIDE CENTER

Working to ensure that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex individuals have a network of resources and educational tools to meet their needs. Web: solanopride.org

QUEER LIFESPACE

Providing affordable queer mental health services for the LGBTQIA+ community in San Francisco and beyond. Web: queerlifespace.org

PFLAG SF

PFLAG SF promotes the health and well being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender expansive persons, their families and friends, through support to cope with an adverse society, education to enlighten an ill-informed public, and advocacy to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Web; pflagsf.org

THE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) is the world’s first openly gay chorus. Since its premiere performance on the steps of City Hall with 100 members singing to stand up against discrimination and bigotry, the chorus has inspired the worldwide LGBTQIA+ choral movement. Web: sfgmc.org

Dec 2

House of M’s Barrelhouse Drag Brunch

Providing drag entertainment with a diverse cast of stunning performers every weekend. Along with an assortment of house made craft cocktails including non-alcoholic beverages. Food provided by Hot Johnnie’s. Doors open at 1pm show starts at 2pm. All at the Castro’s original video bar the Midnight Sun. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Jan 7

Las Fresas Brunch

Las Fresas is a variety drag show with a rotating cast of show stopping stunts, performances, drag, food and drinks. Whether you are a Plastic a Bella or one of the Chanel’s, our entertainers are so Fetch they’ll leave you screaming Yass Qween with every Bend and Snap. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Feb 3 Day Thinking Trivia Brunch

Join us for food, drink, and 4 rounds of questions starting with a crossword puzzle, with a music round sprinkled in, and a drunk host by the end. The Golden Squirrel, just a couple blocks from the Rockridge Bart, opens at 11:00am for brunch, we hand out the crossword starting at 11:30, and live trivia starts at noon. Prizes for top score and for best team name. Learn more at eventbrite.com.

Mar 20

KILLDOZER: Chaotic Neutral Comedy

KILLDOZER is an immersive comedy show that brings together the best comedians from the Bay Area and beyond on the underground stage of a legendary Mission district rock club. Always hilarious and never predictable, it’s the best way to spend a Wednesday! Learn more at eventbrite.com.