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Any other mid-twenties folks in Dublin/Pleasanton/Livermore?
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I lived in Pleasanton as a kid and just moved back into town, and it feels like I'm surrounded by a never ending sea of families with young children. Any tips on meeting other young professionals around my age??
Top Comment: I don't frequent downtown Pleasanton much, but there are plenty of places in downtown Livermore that you can try. First Street Alehouse, Tap 25, Beer Baron. All have live music and large crowds on the weekends. You can also check out the local sports leagues. Pleasanton and Livermore both have recreation leagues for a variety of sports and if you don't have a team they will try to find a place on an existing team for you.
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Top Comment: Pleasanton is no where near Silicon Valley.
Meadowlark dairy, a nice stroll thru downtown Pleasanton.
Main Post: Meadowlark dairy, a nice stroll thru downtown Pleasanton.
Top Comment: I just moved out of Pleasanton in December, and this is amongst 3-5 places in downtown that I do miss. 🍦
For single guys living wherever in the Dublin/Pleasonton/San Ramon/Pleasanton, do you usually have to mostly commute to SF for general social life and dates with younger women?
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The East part of the East Bay is a gorgeous area so I've been looking very closely at it for either buying or renting. I'm assuming most single younger women (early 35 or younger) are in SF but could be wrong. Social stuff can be all over the place but there are sometimes bigger parties in the SF.
If the answer is yet, is that a pain since it takes 40 min to get into SF and the BART isn't the best option? Do you use Uber/Lyft?
Top Comment: Why is this the second or third time this week I’ve seen this question? Why would you assume there’s no single women in the east bay? Y’all are baffling
Anyone noticed more people in need around Pleasanton/Dublin/Danville/San Ramon?
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I noticed some when I went to downtown Danville last weekend and then today by my local Safeway. They don't look like they are from the area so it seems like somebody drop them off there? Regardless, I gave a little bit. It was a family of three. No one was stopping to help. I just couldn't stand the thought of the baby in the stroller going hungry. What would you have done?
I have seen the fast-food joints around here hiring. County Janitor pays about $28 an hour. ROV is hiring for $24 an hour. I know it's tough but there are jobs out there. I don't even make much myself.
Last month in downtown Oakland, a homeless-looking young man waved me down asking for help. As I took out my wallet to give him some money, he actually said to me, "Can I have $10 for crystal meth?" I was like "WHAT???" I gave him a dollar and walked away thinking it was stupid of me to be naive and kind.
Top Comment: These people are well known and do not need money. They live in Vallejo and travel to affluent areas to pull heart strings and make money. I saw them get into a Mercedes Benz G wagon one time at a Target in Brentwood. I call the police when I see them.
This one has got everything 🥳 - Sycamore Heights, Pleasanton, CA
Main Post: This one has got everything 🥳 - Sycamore Heights, Pleasanton, CA
Top Comment: This is a mansion, on a narrow lot but not cheap and the front/backyard make up for the density.
Moving to Bay Area later this year! Please help!
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Hello,
My fiancee and I are planning to move to the Bay Area to work in Fremont. We are coming from an affluent Chicagoland suburb. We really love it here, but moving for work and family. Any recommendations for where to live? Most people who work in Fremont at our job live in Pleasanton/Dublin/Livermore area due to the commute and price of the homes. We can afford a home between 1.5-1.8M. I would prefer to live closer to Fremont, but obviously a safe area. We don't have kids yet, but plan to in the future. Thanks!
Top Comment: It rarely works out well to buy a property before getting here. Get here and make sure you actually like the area before you commit to a $1m+ purchase. The Chicagoland traffic hasn’t prepared you for California (my family is from there, you’re NOT prepared).
I think the most plausible cause of the Pleasanton crash is ....
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a faulty ADAS system and a faulty battery casing design. I have done quite a research on this and below is my analysis.
We know from the police that "speed might be the cause of the crash". Pleasanton deadly crash: Speed may have played role in car accident that killed family of 4 on Foothill Road, police say - ABC7 San Francisco (abc7news.com) Of course, without the police saying so, we can also see it from the scene: the pole hit to flat line and the car hit the tree so hard that it burnt. So the statement by the police "speed might be involved" does not add anything new (stupid Vinfans, do not jump to the conclusion that high speed caused by the driver, the police just stated the obvious).
What police still not say is what cause the speed: driver's fault or car malfunction? The investigation is ongoing and let's the police do their work.
But I can freely do my analysis here, no interference with the police.
I will lay out all of the data I have and my logic.
Fact: the car hit the pol and the tree hard and burnt, killed for people.
High speed is a fact, the pole was hit to fall flat on the ground.
As said, the driver is an Indian guy with family in car, so it is very unlikely that he was driving under the influence of alcohol (the police has also ruled out alcohol).
The police also has ruled out foul play, like someone deliberately change the car to kill the driver, or some other driver hit the car or someone crossed the road. I have looked up the location on the web, it is just a normal junction, and a local redditor near the scene also said in the comment section that the road is just a normal road, not the kind with sharp turn or difficult. You can use google map and street view to examine the road and surrounding area:
I even use google street view to simulate the driving of the crash:
I have also looked up and find the guy home on Holland Dr which is nearby (might be true or not but there is a guy with same name and age lived at that address), so the guy must be familiar with this road. It is not like he is a traveller coming into town and not familiar with the road and get a surprise twist.
No alcohol, no foul play, the driver was a local living nearby, the driver was a highly educated guy with his family in the car. That rules out the driver fault.
Then it must be the car's fault. There is a deadly accident, there must be a cause.
It is either driver's fault or car's fault or both. Since driver's fault is ruled out, then it must be the car's fault.
But what is it?
Because the car hit the pole at high speed, that rule out the case of battery dead fault. For a battery dead, the car stops.
When reading the report at NHTSA, this report strucks me:
And I have also seen this ADAS problem reported in other places, on VF US facebook's group and in other Vietnam's reported accidents (did not capture screenshot then, some people have time can dig up this now). People complained about weird ADAS behavior.
So the reason that the car was speeded up is likely due to a faluty ADAS system. (I used the word likely). The ADAS uses algorithm to determine lanes and objects and at a low light condition at night (9pm), the Vinfast ADAS system wrongly identified a "ghost obstacle" (maybe the shade of trees or house ahead) and it swerved the car fast to avoid it and in the process, hit the pole and the tree hard. Due to the angle of the hit, the pole plate also went through the battery pack and that caused a thermal chain reaction and the whole back exploded in fiery fire. The family was engulfed in flame and has little chance to escape and died painfully from severe burn.
Tesla also caught fire in collision before but they learnt and provided additional protective casing for the battery, and later, Tesla collision did not cause battery exploded though a high speed crash still killed people (of course, like the case a guy ramp his Tesla at 80-100 mph).
So, in the case of the Pleasanton crash, it is very likely that a faulty VF8 is the prime reason for the crash and the faulty is in two places: a faulty ADAS system and a faulty battery casing design.
A faulty ADAS is hard to prove because it is not replicatable: cannot reproduce the condition of the scene, which is what the procedure in forensic is: to recreate the thing. Vinfast will deny it and dare the police to prove. Unfortunately for justice, this is hard to prove. I will leave it to the lawyers to hire AI / computer experts.
A faulty casing is easier to prove and reproducable.
Well, I have said, 99% law suit is coming.
I also predict the following things:
1/ Vuong Pham will preemptively offer the family $1M in cash (the figure might be different, this is a guess). I encourage the relative of the family do not take the money and sue Vinfast in court, let's the authority work out the details. In court by jury trial, with punnitive damage, Vinfast can be fined $100M and that is justice for the lost of 4 people. The lost is sos huge for the relative of the family that even $100M is not worth it, if the relative can pay $100M to bring back his family with his children, they would do.
If you know the family and their relative, send this post to them.
2/ Vuong Pham will disable ADAS on new VF8 by default. This make VF8 a dumb car and should cut price in half.
3/ Vinfast engineers might already be working on fixing ADAS and on the reinforcement of the battery casing (well, if Vuong Pham still has money). This is temporary for a limited time because Vinfast will be bankrupt and go out of business but any action to prevent possible future life loss is better than none (as if it is meaningful, it is best that Vinfast stops selling the buggy cars compeletely and stop using customers as guinea pig for car testing).
There, I have laid out all the data and logic for every one to see, and I have made very clear that this is my analysis and I have the right to do so. You can have different opinions and wait for the police but be civil. For Vinfans, f'ck off. It is life and death.
If you do not lease a VF, you have many other choices, but if you lease a VF, you might risk your life in the worst case, if you are unlucky (if you think you are lucky, well, go ahead). The family of Tarun George is a prime example.
People should stop buying VF cars, do not risk your life over cheap lease. If you currently lease one, return it and lease from other companies, there are many good EV deals now out there.
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Vinfans and non Vinfans urge me to stop and wait for the police. NOT.
I have done and will do analysis of Vinfast and Vuong Pham as I like. With data and logic.
This story is a big deal, it is about safety, it is life and death.
Top Comment: Vinfans will attack me and spew stupid ideas and bad words. They only make fool of themselves. And they will never stop me from continuing to expose their idol's Vuong Pham's shadiness. For you who do not support the shady Vuong Pham, you don't have to say anything: share posts, vote up posts. Let's the truth work out its force. There is nothing better than the smell of desperation by Vinfans.
Thinking of moving to Dublin... thoughts from any transplants or current residents?
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Currently in SF... I hear a lot of Asian folks have moved over, too, so definitely curious about AAPI takes on it.
Top Comment: Lived in Dublin for 10+ years. Not Indian/Asian. Schools are good. Although very crowded. Getting around town can take a while, and there's no "downtown" area, if that appeals to you. Generally quiet and safe. Although proximity to freeway means petty crime is fairly common. Good spot for families. Singles would likely be bored.