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I believe you are confusing this with the California Reparations Task Force. That is a state initiative, not a SF initiative. As Cal Matters reports, the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom will decide on reparations, and it’s unclear what they will do with the task force report. The task force report has been controversial, to say the least.

An important part of this story is that the Old Navy store is more than 72,000 square feet. That is HUGE. A Target or Walmart is in the range of 100,000 - 150,000 square feet for reference, so 72,000 is really big for an Old Navy store. Given all the changes going on in retail in the last decade, I'm surprised this store did not close years ago given that big flagship stores (as well as department stores) are a dying breed. They just don't need that much space. Gap says they expect to open a new, smaller Old Navy store elsewhere downtown. They already opened a new one in their headquarters building on Folsom Street. And this is not the first downsizing: the big Banana Republic flagship store closed, and is being replaced by a new smaller store on Geary Street. So much of this has to do with dynamics in retail that are playing out everywhere. I suppose when the new Old Navy store opens, the media will not bother to report it, since it seems they're only interested in writing about the bad stuff. But having said all that, there are problem areas downtown, but also there are areas that are doing fine. It's patchy. Market Street around Old Navy and Westfield have seen better days, but they are not as bad as the media reports would want people to believe. The blocks of Powell Street from the cable car turnaround up a couple of blocks, on the other hand, are positively dreadful. But walk a couple of blocks over to Grant Street and things are looking really good. Union Square itself looks good. A big part of the problem is that downtown employment has not come back to the financial district. Employees love working remotely, and the types of jobs downtown lend themselves to remote work. So the financial district feels very empty, and there is not the foot traffic that used to support the retailers and other businesses. I've read a number of reports that indicate that San Francisco has been the slowest of all US cities to recover from the pandemic, and that is because so many employees continue to work remotely. As for the suggestion that the city is planning to place homeless in dormitories in the vacant stores, I have not heard that. I follow this stuff pretty closely and I'd be surprised if that was true, but by all means correct me if you can cite the source.

Yes, Nima Momeni.

This kind of thing happens from time to time in this pastime, on both the client’s and provider’s side. Technology is always in the background, making surprising connections. It’s usually best to not mention it to the other party, just let it sit unless he suggests connecting once you’ve met. Some providers have public-facing social media that they use to promote themselves, so that’s different than if it’s a personal profile with friends and family stuff. If it’s promotional social media, then that’s different and I’d see no issue with connecting… that’s what it’s for. I have this, and I like it when a client connects and engages. But if it’s a personal account, best to let it lie. Worth mentioning is that another common way people may inadvertently reveal their identity is through the payment apps. When people send me payment through Venmo it more often than not shows their real name. I never say anything other than acknowledge the payment, but if someone is concerned with privacy this is something to consider.

I'm thinking it could be a change in the spam filters, and they are doing a better job of catching spam. But then wouldn't it just result in more messages going into the spam folder rather than the usual inbox? Not sure. The office I work in just installed Office365 across the network, and a whole bunch of things changed including spam messages going away. Every day or two I get an email summarizing messages that have been quarantined, and they're the usual suspects. The only difference is I don't see these spam messages anywhere, neither in my inbox or the junk folder. The only reason I know they exist is because of the quarantine message, otherwise I'd have no idea they were sent at all.

This is absolutely correct. Basically it’s the escort saying he’s not available now but will be back in the future. Of course if they froze their ad and forgot about it, maybe they won’t be back? I’m not sure whether there is a time limit on freezes. Without a freeze the ad just expires.

I’m starting with Hello Fresh this weekend. We’ll see how it goes! They show the nutritional info for each meal so I was able to identify a few low sodium choices. But I expect this will be some trial and error.

Thanks for this report. Much appreciated! And congrats on losing your lapdance virginity 😛

Thank you everybody! These are great suggestions. We may try more than one. This gives a great place to start. I’m sure mom and dad will be grateful too, even if I can’t fully explain where I got the recommendations 😝

I'm looking to set up meal delivery for my parents. The two most important criteria is that the meals are fully prepared or mostly (not kits to assemble), and that there are low-sodium options. I've looked at some of the usual suspects such as Hello Fresh and Blue Apron, but colleagues tell me the amount of prep involved with these kits is not insignificant. My mom has a hard time standing for long periods of time so I'm looking for something that requires minimal prep and can more or less just be heated up. My parents are here in the Bay Area if that makes any difference. Any suggestions?

Yeah, it looks like they were here to promote their OF, but it's still a good conversation topic! One of my first videos was four of us guys, and we each came into the same martini glass. Then the last guy drank the whole thing. It was hot! I like eating my own cum, or anyone else's. For those of us who came of age during AIDS safe-sex I think there was a stigma with eating cum... if you came in a guy's mouth he might be angry or spit it out, like it was dirty. So it took me some time to get comfortable with it, but now I love it.

Hiring a guy to try or learn something new is a great idea. Like @DWnyc mentions, it is a good way to try things without the pressure or reactions you might get from a guy you've met on an app or somewhere. Let the guy you're hiring know what you want to try and learn, and let him know you're being truthful (so he knows it's not just a "first time fantasy" ploy, though he'll figure that out soon enough). I'm curious though why you say you are feeling pressure to fuck. Don't do something just because you think everyone is doing it or it's expected. There are plenty of things to do besides fucking, and lots of guys are just fine with that. But then again, fucking can be really awesome, and it sounds like you have a guy in mind who you'd like to try it with. You can do it. I suggest you post in the Deli forum asking for recommendations for someone to show you the ropes, and be sure to say where you are located. I'm sure you'll be able to get some recommendations.