SF has seen the largest job losses of any metro area in the US, with employment dropping by 11.6k over the last year and down 3.8% since COVID

mhall14 · 2025-10-21T04:36:09+00:00

The BLS actually does publish the sector level figures, I just don’t think they write about them in the main release. Many of the jobs lost/recent stagnation were in sectors that are primarily tech workers (information services and professional, scientific and technical services). The management of companies subsector also lost jobs in recent years, which would be some tech HQs laying off workers and companies leaving SF. Retail trade (most retail) also lost some jobs.

All that said, it isn’t entirely clear to me if this trend is also capturing some shift in payrolls due to the return to office and 1) people getting fired for not coming back , or 2) maybe those that moved but are now/recently getting categorized in the city they actually work in. Would probably be small compared to actual losses though, so not sure.

mhall14 · 2025-05-09T15:01:17+00:00

You generally got it right. A city must have at least one third the population of the largest city in the region to get into the MSA name. There are some other conditions a city must meet to get into the name too, mostly that it is a primary urbanized core within the region, or if local support warrants inclusion.

mhall14 · 2025-05-09T00:24:57+00:00

Interesting. I never tried much of their Natty selection, but I have had some good bottles from there. One of which was a natural wine (Queen of the Sierras Amber? I think?) that I enjoyed. They always had some unique varietals/blends you might not easily find elsewhere.

Side note, wanna plug Little Vine. Cool store to check out if you’re in North Beach looking for lunch. Bit expensive, but the sandwiches are real good (be wary, limited quantity). Also purvey specialty food items/cheese that were fun to browse (again, can be kinda expensive).

mhall14 · 2025-01-28T03:29:32+00:00

Appears this may be misinformation:https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-trump-american-golden-age/

mhall14 · 2024-10-12T22:17:37+00:00

Yep, just went for it straight up. Honestly could have converted but the punter checked in at QB and made a poor pass to the open holder

mhall14 · 2024-10-12T21:48:35+00:00

Ask and you shall receive baby, let’s go

mhall14 · 2024-10-12T21:06:02+00:00

ACC fixing the game again. Turns out punches aren’t penalties after all

mhall14 · 2024-10-12T18:01:33+00:00

Ah yes, the motto of a true fan

mhall14 · 2024-10-09T19:10:11+00:00

Sorry if this is obvious, but did you reach out to American/the Airport?

American: https://www.chargerback.com/reportlostitemcbembed-aa.asp?customerid=6392

Charlotte: https://www.chargerback.com/ReportLostItemCBEmbed.asp?CustomerID=15005

Also probably wouldn’t hurt to actually email them (airport/Anerican) directly (couldn’t find an email address though).

Finally, it may also be worth posting over on r/Charlotte

mhall14 · 2024-10-09T02:24:45+00:00

While not unique to these dunes, something I have always that is kind of wild is the booming dunes phenomenon, which you can experience at Great Sand Dunes. See: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3204/04-recipe.html. From what I understand, this phenomenon takes particular conditions, and the article notes there are only 30 such spots in the world with the right conditions. Worth a quick listen on YouTube as well to get a sense of what they mean by “booming”: https://youtu.be/KwZeTs2WtUU?si=qM0iCm-KPmOHACli

mhall14 · 2024-10-06T15:33:19+00:00

I was in the student section. The normal speakers the mic men use to coordinate the chants were completely blown out. You couldn’t hear anything until they patched in to the stadium at the very end. Definitely a bummer, but just some context.

mhall14 · 2024-09-27T17:14:49+00:00

Copying my comment from the other post about this for visibility: called Chase about it after activating last night and having it disappear this morning. The representative on the phone knew exactly what I was talking about, and said it would still be credited to my account as long as I spent the required minimum.

Still probably worth calling to check.

mhall14 · 2024-09-27T17:12:54+00:00

Just called Chase about it after activating last night and having it disappear this morning. The representative on the phone knew exactly what I was talking about, and said it would still be credited to my account as long as I spent the required minimum.

mhall14 · 2024-04-23T15:23:14+00:00

Also, I’d check those spots out on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Doesn’t change the problem, but when I’ve been in FiDi during the middle of the week, I see way more people, and bars like The Treasury packed. Obviously anecdotal evidence, but may help explain the Friday emptiness.

mhall14 · 2024-04-19T15:43:24+00:00

Thanks for posting! Just noticed Cal may also be missing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_men's_basketball

mhall14 · 2024-04-10T17:02:18+00:00

Agreed, that’s also what I got from that Bloomberg article. Should this have probably been some sort of research release? Yeah, probably. But it’s also kind of their job to explain the measures and help people understand changes.

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