There's a lot to see in the area surrounding Alamo Square: the gorgeous view of downtown from Eastern side of the park, the house everyone mistakenly assumes was the setting for Full House, the non-stop dance party on The Wiggle. Given this veritable cornucopia of interesting and visually appealing sites, it makes perfect sense that Alamo Square has increasingly become a hotspot for tour buses over the past decade. But this trend has started to rub the neighborhood's inhabitants the wrong way. BLOG POSTS | George Heymont: Fishing Expeditions From ancient tales of the lost city of Atlantis to Jules Verne's 1870 classic, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, life under the sea has been a never-ending source of fear and fantasy. | | Logan Nakyanzi Pollard: How Do You Take Back Your Life? Last weekend Wendy Ida emailed me that she was going to an event. It being a holiday, I was thinking it'd involve the beach. But no -- Ida was gearing up for a competition, and went on to win two first-place trophies. Ida's 60 years old. | | Ellie Knaus: Why We Sweat the Small Stuff Some of us would rather pretend our hard battles don't exist and invent a war over the trivial instead. Half the time, we don't even know we're doing it. But there's hope. | | Michelle Chen: Nurses, Patients Voice Frustration Over Avoidable Hospital Staffing Crisis The National Nurses Union and California Nurses Association, a founding affiliate, have called for RN-to-Patient staffing ratios, which would help ensure a set number of qualified nurses proportionate to the patient population. | | Preeti Vissa: Double Standards at Work So sure, let's have a strong Volcker Rule. But how about a second rule -- call it a Common Sense Rule: Banks big enough to tank the world's economy should be held to standards at least as strict as the standards struggling homeowners have to meet. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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