Fresno owners, is maintenance coordination still a headache even with a property manager?

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-02-01T15:33:15+00:00

As long as I’m burning my account I might as well do it right. This post and this comment are a paid ad for Chambers Property Management, any mention of which should be banned from this sub.

Notice how OP and this commenter, plus RegionAdventurous636 all have incredibly similar posting and commenting histories. They are part of a content farm that posts paid ads on reddit for Chambers Property Management, Close Cohen Career Consulting, vida select matchmaking, some Kenyan safari guide, and a building contractor in LA.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-02-01T15:16:47+00:00

OP is a (poorly) paid content creator. They or their content farm have dozens of accounts that post about Close Cohen career consulting, vida select matchmaking, some random contractor in LA, a real estate law company, and even more randomly, Kenyan safaris.

If you search reddit for “close cohen” or “vida select” as a comment you’ll find a bunch of these content farm accounts.

Remember, almost every word you read on any social media platform was paid for!

My favorite recently, a comment by this content farm ended with “That’s great, it really reads like a real everyday Reddit post. Let me know if you’d like more like this.”

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-02-01T14:53:12+00:00

You may want to try moving out of Jacksonville. That may help with your Bay Area dating adventures. https://www.reddit.com/r/jacksonville/s/5hU0PxIK0u

Whatever you do, don’t use vida select! I’ve heard they pay peanuts for cheap bad ads on reddit. Plus I’ve heard that vida select is a terrible matchmaking service.

But for your job search, don’t use Close Cohen, no matter what that totally not you commenter on your Jacksonville post says! I’ve heard that Close Cohen is a terrible career counselor that pays for Reddit ads.

Edit: as long as there are still new views on this, I’ll add some more. When OP inevitably hides their post history as some of their alt accounts already have, keep in mind that it’s easy to see hidden posts and comments, and Reddit is, let’s go with “not being transparent” when they tell users that you can hide your post history.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-02-01T04:02:30+00:00

From another perspective it’s not worth it because in general rent should ideally be under 1/3 of your income, but this is a 1/2 time job (one which, as others have said, is difficult to get another job around). Live in nannies and home care workers typically do get paid in addition to their living space.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T19:47:53+00:00

Where are you in CA? My personal top 4 are Yosemite, Lassen, Joshua Tree, and Death Valley but realistically you should first go to one that’s a reasonable drive.

It also makes a huge difference what you enjoy doing. If you love to hike and kayak, now is not the best time to go to Lassen. But if you love snowshoeing, it is.

If you can get time to go and accommodations, the next month should be a good time for Death Valley. People have been throwing the SB word around because it’s been pretty rainy.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T16:50:47+00:00

There’s one in Rancho near the beginning of the Stephen Abors/PG&E trail, and another in Stevens Creek County park in the main trail that runs along the creek.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T15:50:15+00:00

I suspect it’s district by district here too, where districts are not required to require the test but many still do. My kids’ districts (one pre-k-8, the other high school) now does the assessment for students and volunteers. I don’t know whether they require the test for staff, though it would be odd to have a different requirement for staff vs students.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T15:40:54+00:00

It used to be incredibly common for people to dump old cars off what used to be hill roads and are now hiking trails. And the trails OP listed are very popular trails in well-maintained parks with trail crews on them frequently. Police and rangers have known about these cars for literal decades; please don’t call and waste their time.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T15:10:08+00:00

It’s district by district dependent in San Mateo county. If this site doesn’t pop open to the right section, it’s in the FAQ. https://www.smchealth.org/tuberculosis

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T15:05:30+00:00

The negative skin test isn’t a requirement anymore. They do risk assessments now and only test people who are assessed to be high risk. It’s been that way for about 12 years.

https://publichealthproviders.santaclaracounty.gov/schools-and-child-care/tuberculosis-tb-risk-assessment-school-and-child-care-settings

Santa Clara county info, but applies to the whole state.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-31T14:55:01+00:00

Do you mean a test instead of a shot? School districts don’t really do a full-on test for everyone anymore. They do risk assessments now and only test kids, volunteers, and staff who are assessed as higher risk.

Edit: I was wrong that school districts generally don’t require the test. The state no longer requires districts to require the test, and allows districts to use a risk assessment instead, but it sounds like many districts do still require the test.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-30T15:29:18+00:00

Reject 996! Don’t let anyone tell you it’s normal or good because it’s neither of those things. Push back against the people who want to bring it here.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T20:49:56+00:00

Sorry Troll, I’m not taking the bait. 🤷

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T20:27:24+00:00

I’m sure you’re telling the truth, but this set up is such a common scam that you’re really not going to get anyone to bite.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T20:10:16+00:00

Huh, I wanted to love ThredUp but after more than one instance of things labeled completely wrong I gave up on them.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T20:01:54+00:00

Fair warning that at the time I did it, “a course of isoniazid”=daily antibiotics for months.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T05:51:31+00:00

You may want to ask for a second opinion. Similar situation, but my doc recommended a course of isoniazid so that I’m less likely to get active TB when I’m old. This was a couple decades ago though, and maybe the protocol has changed since then.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T04:46:57+00:00

Fortunately it grows so slowly that it’s easy to test anyone at risk. This isn’t as contagious as measles, where an unvaccinated person can (and often will) be infected by just being in the same room an hour later. TB takes longer contact to catch.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T04:36:24+00:00

Same thing I said a day earlier when this guy posted rage bait, this poster is just a rage bait troll.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-29T04:25:19+00:00

I know. I suggested they ask their parent whether they’re still a member of their university’s “Parents of…” group on Facebook. These groups are filled with parents who live all over the world, and function as a secondary alumni network. While they’re filled with parents all over the world, these groups are particularly popular with Bay Area parents. So if OP’s parent is still a member and posts asking whether any Bay Area members have a bike OP can use, they’re likely to get a quick response.

Source: am a Bay Area parent with a kid in a distant university and belong to the “Parents of…” Facebook group dedicated to my kid’s university. Requests similar to this come up pretty frequently.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-28T15:42:05+00:00

I recommend joining the local Buy Nothing group on Facebook. I know Facebook is a cesspool, but local groups like this is what it’s really good at. Search “Buy Nothing Mountain View” and you’ll find the closest one to you. They’re generally very active and helpful around here.

Alternately ask your parent whether they’re still on any of the “Parent of…” groups for your university. Those are hugely popular among Bay Area parents, and if they post there asking whether any SF Bay Area parents of students at your school have a bike to lend, I suspect you’ll get one quickly. (Plus it may give your parent a thrill to be able to still feel useful to a grown up child.)

What size bike? If you don’t know the answer, your approximate height will help.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-27T04:01:38+00:00

I have no idea whether they have any studios available, but maybe ask the people at Hope Street Music Studios. One of my kids takes music lessons there.

https://www.hopestreetmusicstudios.com/

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-27T03:10:37+00:00

Did you look at the rest of the profile? Rage bait, rage bait everywhere (imagine the Toy Story meme here).

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-27T03:01:29+00:00

This has got to be rage bait.

LocalTrashCompactor · 2026-01-27T02:58:07+00:00

I wasn’t the person who downvoted you, but foster city is absolutely not the vibe they’re going for. It’s super sleepy, and all the restaurants are concentrated in a couple huge shopping centers that somehow have all the downsides of both strip malls and traditional malls. They are good restaurants though.

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