City-Data.com
Profiles of many U.S. cities with city photos, maps, satellite photos, stats, geographical data, crime data, housing, businesses, similar cities list, comparisons to averages... If you ever need to research any city for any reason, from considering a move there to just checking where somebody you know is staying, this is the site for you. Top 100 Lists of cities, includes highest income, least crime, newest houses, most females, shortest commute, best educated residents, and more.

Zillow.com
Answers the question "How much is this home really worth?" Zillow.com calculates a free valuation for most homes in the U.S. , including yours. or one you want to be yours... or one you are curious about.

Trulia.com
Homes for sale, real estate guides, and "heat maps" that show price and popularity. Search per zip code and compare.

TheSchoolReport.com
TheSchoolReport.com. This national school reporting service gives FREE in-depth school reports (including SAT/ACT scores, sports, language programs, other statistics, student, teacher, ratio, etc.).

California Appraisers - Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA)
Find an OREA appraiser by zip code (etc.) or find an explanation of OREA license levels.

Transit.511.org
Bay Area travel and transit.

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey)
An unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization providing information and resources on earthquakes, biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water.

CraigsList
This is a MUST if you are not familiar with this clearinghouse of Bay Area services, jobs, housing, local information and happenings. It started here and is now world-wide.

ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments)
ABAG provides information and resource links on Bay Area planning projects, current issues, and services, as well as many other helpful links to solve problems in areas such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development.

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