Lisa Thompson

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What factors were considered when drafting new elementary attendance areas?

Balancing enrollment with the size of the school.
This included taking into account the size and location of schools, where students live now and where enrollment changes are expected in the future, historical choice patterns, and historical enrollment patterns.
Avoiding major roads, highways, and natural topography such as [...]

While not all inclusive, here is a handy guide to making reservations at local restaurants in your neighborhood.
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San Francisco & Bay Area…

Restaurants, wine, arts, sports, nightlife, things to do with kids and dogs, biking, hiking, transit, real estate, maps and other online resources.

May 25 – May 26, 2010 (Tuesday and Wednesday) Street Closures: President Obama Visiting S.F. On Tuesday May 25th and Wednesday May 26th President Obama will be visiting San Francisco. The following streets will be affected due to high security precautions. 1) Fourth St. between Market and Mission beginning on Tuesday afternoon Approx. 2:00 PM [...]

Two of the many things that make San Francisco such a wonderful place to live and work are the appreciation for what’s most important in life and the care we take of one another.

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The Artisan Group is a strategic alliance of locally-owned, high image real estate companies who have joined forces to create a greater level of service for our clients. We offer individualized local service through an expanded network of professional, meticulously managed real estate brokerages. Our dedication to building relationships in the local and extended communities is a time-proven asset to our clients. Through our alliances, we are able to provide top-quality service in an expanded market area.

No matter where you decide to buy or sell, we connect you with an agent from a company that offers you the personalized service you expect. The Artisan Group agents know the neighborhoods, schools, shopping, zoning, and commuting conditions that are relevant to buying a home in any community of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe region.

Here are a few of the Luxury Listings with the Artisan Group:

Paragon Real Estate // San Francisco

336 17th Avenue, San Francisco (Central Richmond)
$1,749,000
http://www.paragon-re.com/ParagonListingDetail.aspx?ID=2911

2777 Pine Street, San Francisco (Lower Pacific Heights)
$1,850,000
http://www.paragon-re.com/ParagonListingDetail.aspx?ID=2924

Sixteen farmers markets are going on around the city, and most are running now!

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As part of efforts to address the City’s unprecedented budget deficits, MUNI SCHEDULE CHANGES are effective May 8. New schedules and other information are at www.SFMTA.com (printable PDF brochure of the changes) or call 511 for specific transit information.

Transbay Blog has a good overview of the changes coming up:

Paragon consistently achieves the highest average sales-price-to-original-list-price percentage & the lowest average days-on-market of the top 10 brokerages, when acting as listing agent.

When even a half percentage point in sales price equals thousands of dollars…

Paragon agents average 1.5% – 5.5% above other top SF brokers and 9.5% above the city’s overall average sales-price-to-original-list-price percentage of 88%.

Typically, when a buyer feels a sense of urgency to act quickly, they also offer more money. And when multiple buyers feel a sense of urgency, they bid against each other.

Paragon’s average days-on-market figure as listing agent is 5 weeks below the city average of 92 days.

Home sales include houses, condos, co-ops, tenancies in common, and 2-4 unit buildings. Sales over $3 are often confidential and distort the averages.

Hire an agent who knows how to: Price it correctly. Prepare it thoroughly. Market it comprehensively. Negotiate offers effectively. Protect your interests aggressively. It can make a difference of many tens of thousands of dollars.

By: Katie Worth
Examiner Staff Writer
December 19, 2009

The Examiner compiled a range of facts and figures about neighborhoods across The City — including how much it costs to live there and the percentage of people with access to a supermarket — to show that aside from the commonly held assumptions about the areas, there are vast differences among the places San Franciscans call home.

San Francisco

Population: 808,796
Average household size: 2
Percentage of families with children under 18: 40
Percent married: 34
Violent crimes, Sept.-Dec.*: 1,103
Nonviolent crimes, Sept.-Dec.*: 5,623
Median sales price, Sept.-Nov.*: $640,000
Average rent for two-bedroom apartment*: $2,737
Median household income: $71,451
Percentage of households within half-mile of supermarket: 84

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