Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco will require all shoppers make an appointment. The controversial move could solve a major headache.

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The Saks Fifth Avenue Club in Napa, California. The San Francisco Union Square location is also transferring to the "Club" model, which requires an appointment to shop.

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Elon Musk may be souring on San Francisco with a move to sublease X's headquarters

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Elon Musk previously said that he tried to turn one of the company's offices in San Francisco into a homeless shelter.

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I'm a tech CEO who moved from California to Nevada after my home was burglarized. I feel safer in Las Vegas, which has nearly everything San Francisco had and more.

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Teddy Liaw left California for Nevada in January 2021.

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A 3-bed apartment in San Francisco is on the market for $488K. The catch? You can't move in for 30 years.

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An aerial view of Russian Hil, an upscale neighborhood in San Francisco.

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A millennial shares why she left pricey San Francisco and settled in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where it's 'much more accessible to buy a lovely larger-sized home'

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Jesse Rosenthal and Rachel Pohl traveled around the US for around a year, and they now live in Tennessee.

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A couple who achieved financial independence and retired in their 30s shares their $280,000 a year budget raising 2 kids in San Francisco

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Sam Dogen retired at 34 and hasn't worked 9-to-5 since 2012 despite living in San Francisco.

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A financially independent couple with 2 kids shares how they both retired by 35 and haven't returned to the office since

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Sam Dogen and his wife both retired at 35.

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The 'Full House' home is on the market for $6.5 million, but there's no '80s decor or red door in sight. Take a look.

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The home pictured as the Tanner residence in "Full House" is listed at $6.5 million.

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A San Francisco Gen Xer quit his job to escape 60-hour workweeks and spend his time being an 'older dad': 'I'll be 70 when my son graduates from high school'

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Randy Gerstbacher quit his job to spend less time at work and more time with his son.

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We're millennial brothers and business partners who left San Francisco's tech bubble for the Midwest manufacturing scene. We never would have been able to afford to launch our startup in California.

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John Yuksel (left) and Matine Yuksel moved from San Francisco to Dubuque, Iowa in 2020. The brothers and business partners now live in Cincinnati.

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