** there’s so much to put here – we’re updating slowly. Keep checking back!
Resources We Are Using
Books
Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities,by Diana Leafe Christian, DianaLeafeChristian.org/Creating.html
The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community,by attorneys Janelle Orsi and Emily Doskow, published by Nolo, SharingSolution.com
Online Tools
groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBNLC
PivotalTracker.com (A free, award-winning agile project management tool that enables real-time collaboration around a shared, prioritized backlog)
xmarks.com/topic/mortgage_calculators
Cohousing Websites
cohousing.org/cm/article/temescal (The story of five families who purchased three adjacent duplexes together in Oakland and later used easements to add two adjacent houses)
cohousing.org/what_is_cohousing (Descriptions of some cohousing communities)
directory.ic.org (Intentional Communities Directory)
nstreetcohousing.org (Neighbors in Davis who gradually took down the backyard fences between 17 homes)
Government Websites
ccld.ca.gov/PG487.htm (Community Care Licensing, California Department of Social Services)
cde.ca.gov/sp/ps (California Department of Education)
dbiweb.sfgov.org (SF Department of Building Inspection)
sfassessor.org (SF Office of the Assessor-Recorder, Parcel Information)
sf-planning.org (SF Planning Department, Codes & Zoning)
Legal Websites
AndySirkin.com (This website of the law firm Sirkin & Associates has many useful articles about buying property in San Francisco as tenants in common with space assignments.)
g3mh.com (This website of the law firm Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad & Harris has fewer articles than the Sirkin site, but they have additional information and are more current.)
hsc.org/legal101.php (“The Legality of Homeschooling: Complying with California Law,” by the HomeSchool Association of California)
Real Estate Websites
EveryBlock.com
maps.google.com (satellite and street views)
Redfin.com
SanFranciscoRealEstateBrain.com
sfarmls.com (SF Multiple Listing Service)
Zillow.com
