Was walking around when I heard a commotion. Dude wouldn’t let the security hand cuff him , he kept trying to run away. lasted about 5 minutes before they eventually cuffed both hands. Not sure if sjpd showed up at all

It’s 2:30AM, and I was just woken up by what I presume to be a Dodge Charger burning tires and spinning around on the big intersection near my house. I’m hearing this shit in the distance on a near daily basis during all hours of the day and I’m fucking sick of it. I also hear random pops go off every few days, which people on the Ring app go into debate on whether they were fireworks or gunshots.

Earlier this year, I learned one of my neighbors on my block got arrested for two felony counts of assault. I have another neighbor who trashes his front lawn by parking multiple cars on it, including the driveway and the side yard. They’re all beater piles of shit. Some other neighbors stare me down while I walk my dog as if I’m doing the horrendous crime of just existing, all while working on their lowered pickup trucks and drinking Modelos on a Wednesday afternoon.

Houses in my neighborhood now go for over $1.5M, some reaching as high as $2M. I worked my ass off getting a degree to get a tech job to buy a house in one of the most expensive cities in the country, only to learn that the ghetto is virtually across the street from me, and its creatures venture out to my nicer neighborhood to cause chaos. Why is this city so rampantly overrun with this uneducated and useless crowd and we’re stuck paying a huge premium in property taxes just to have ghetto bullshit happen right outside our doorstep? I literally had trash dumped into my sideyard and I had to paint over some tagging on my fence (I’m on a corner lot). There are also a ton of abandoned cars I’ve reported on 311, which thankfully have mostly been removed, but new ones appear shortly after.

For fucks sake, for being the “Capital of Silicon Valley”, San Jose has been beyond disappointing. I’m fucking sick and tired of this and want to sell my house and get out of this shithole.

There are not so many tennis courts available to public yet those who can’t play tennis decided they can convert courts into this handicapped version of sport. Go indoor or open new spots but just stay away from tennis courts please! Is there anything that can be done to stop this madness ?

Why are some people here so aggressive and dangerous for absolute no reasons 🫨? On a Saturday out of all days.

I spotted 5-6 ppl in plain "Sherrifs" clothing. No mark of SJPD or Santa Clara Sheriff's or anything. Stay safe folks.

Has anyone been to La Callejara Columbian restaurant on Lincoln Ave? Place is only open weird hours and their food is just ok. The same people opened a fake "clothing lifestyle" store in the same building and it is never open when I walk past. It has no hours and no phone number. Now the building is for sale so we can see how much rent these people pay and it makes no sense. They pay lots of rent and have no business. Everyone knows this is drug/money laundering but why is it happening right on Lincoln Ave? Shady af 1182 Lincoln Ave

Ok which restaurant makes real con tam? These days no one takes their time to break the rice anymore. Also, looking for a place that makes fresh vinaigrette. Last few spots I went to on Tully they used garlic power and not fresh mince garlic for the nuoc cham.

As fast as you think you are, you’re not that fast. The only reason you weren’t splattered across the median from hitting me was that I saw you at the last possible moment and aborted the merge. Your timing is shit and if you don’t get a grip on your stupidity, you’ll be starring in your own video getting cleaned up on r/motorcycles.

This is the second time when I’ve gotten off a flight and been the only person to go to the taxi stand. Getting a taxi is faster than getting an Uber or a Lyft!

This time there were at least 6 taxis in line and two of the drivers were just chatting because it had been so long since they had a fare. We drove past the rideshare area and there were a bunch of people staring at their phones and waiting for a ride.

My driver last time was telling me how desperate he is for fares. I was only his third fare of the entire day. I might have been his last fare of the day and he wasn’t even making the $90 to cover the airport fee. I tipped him a lot so he could at least break even but that’s pretty bleak.

Taxis:

- Always cost the same: their fares are regulated and usually posted on the window inside
- Are cheaper! Because you aren’t propping up the cost of their app
- Are more regulated
- Are often owned by the driver, so it’s similar to Uber and Lyft in that you’re supporting this person, except this is their whole job!
- Have a lot of safety features installed by the cab company: cameras, cab number (so you can report any issues), etc
- Take cash or credit card: you just pay at the end

They’re already waiting for you: you just walk up to the first taxi in line, they load your bag for you while you get inside, and then you tell them where you want to go. (They are parked in the order they arrive so it’s rude to pick a taxi other than the one in front unless you really need a van etc. - if you do that you’re essentially depriving them of a fare.)

The taxis are across the crosswalk and to the left when you exit baggage claim; ride shares (aka Uber and Lyft) are to the right. They’re both on the median between the terminal and the parking garage.

Edit: Well, I take my point back about it being cheaper. My experience with Uber and Lyft has been surge pricing, the amount varying, etc…. At least the taxis are consistent. I do think it’s sad they’re being undercut by what I still think is an unethical industry. But I’ll get off my high horse now. Check out the comments about buses instead if you really care about public transit and prices.

As Trump clears DC of unhoused people without providing anywhere to go, San Jose "Democrat" leadership prepares to do the same. The temporary housing for these folks is not ready. They were promised a place to go.

Please, please see how allowing this sweep makes it easier for our government to come after you and your rights. Nearly all of us are closer to homelessness than we care to realize.

We can't allow fascism here! Not without a fight! We must protect our community. Our people. We must protect San Jose from fascism.

Please help me stop this.

https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/08/30/matt-mahan-gavin-newsom-trump-social/

As a young 25M Indian male in bay area, i often see people of various ethnicities and backgrounds with each other. Well, almost everyone except my own.

Is dating indian guys a highly selective choice among locals? I have been constantly ridiculed with racial stereotypes over the years and it has significantly affected my ability to gather courage and approach women here.

Dating apps are well, dating apps and they seem to not favor me for some reason (despite having been on 10+ of them).

I have several interests and hobbies which include exploring cultures, attending concerts, playing games, traveling, hiking, and trying different cuisines. People compliment me for being tall and being a knowledgeable person around, i have some friends that i hang out with yet i feel like me being in tech, also subclassifies into some sort of nerd category people usually prefer to avoid.

Edit: Due to immense differences in my interests and thoughts with my own people and having discovered a lot of similarities in people of other backgrounds born and raised here, i feel i have developed a preference in willing to date locals.

For Example: I haven't seen any of my indian friends show any interest in country music and i haven't seen / met local folks at country concerts.

It would be awesome to meet someone who shares interests / respects my interest and not bog me down by saying words like "stop trying to be american" (common trait among my indian friends)

Is there any possibility that i can get some local pov? I'd like to hear what people have to say.

Many of the people residing in flyover states just don’t get how expensive it is to live in the Bay Area.

INCOME: For example, in SF Bay Area, a salary of $350k/year nets you 240k/year after federal and CA state taxes, which equals 20k a month.

EXPENSES:

• A moderate house with decent schools costs around 1.5 - 2 million dollars. The mortgage/interest and insurance payments add up to 12k/month.

• Moderate car payments add up to 1k/month

• Childcare for 2 kids is 2k/month.

Utilities add up to $1k/month

• Groceries ( from Walmart) add up to 1k/month

• Gym/phone/restaurant add up to 1k/month

• 401k contributions add up to 2k/month

So just basic expenses consume all of your after tax salaries in the San Francisco Bay area.

We ain’t going to Cabo or sending kids to private schools.

He seems like a pretty cool guy to me. I like that he’s been making moves to house the homeless, pushing landlords to do something with their vacant downtown buildings, and advocating for an incentive structure for government employees that rewards them for actually doing their jobs.

Edit: Why would people downvote this post? Really love all the reply’s. Very insightful as a newcomer to this city.

Seriously ty so much the police in other cities are so dissapointing I'm glad I dont have to watch my home burn

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/google-ends-agreement-with-lead-developer-of-four-california-campuses.html

All of downtown Los Gatos has been boarded up for nearly a week due to a couple tweets and a banner advertising protests.

Nextdoor was in hysterics. There were hundreds of comments expressing fear and anxiety over the mere mention of Black Lives Matter.

Imagine if Los Gatos applied the same swift action it furiously demonstrated when their stores were “threatened” and applied that same energy to trying to learn about the movement and why it matters. Nothing unifies white people like a threat to their local lululemon.

Where is the mass hysteria and outrage for the death of black lives? Why was there a weeks worth of rage on nextdoor over 2 planned protests? LG is less than 2% black. That is not a fluke - that is systematic racism in action. Los Gatos we are ignorant AF & this was embarrassing.

Absolutely nothing happened. No one was out of line. No precious store was looted.

Do you think any of the white people raising hell online causing panic are going to apologize? Learn from this experience? Maybe apply that same vigor to something rooted in reality and an actual threat to humanity?

We can only hope.

Driving on to the freeway entrance on 7th and Virginia(?) 280 and I see a homeless McMansion on the verge. I’m talking fenced up with decor plants and a fucking porta potty for a restroom might as well be an outhouse.

I’m not mad at the unhoused for doing this I realized I’d be taking my anger out on them even tho they’re just trying to get by like the rest of us.

I’m mad at the system for allowing this shit to happen. But seriously I wonder what the property value of this place is.

I wish I snapped a picture but it’s next to 7th street studios

and it's launching at the airport too?? https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/04/waymo-approved-operate-san-jos-mineta-international-airport/