Category Archives: Bed Bugs San Francisco

Seattlest Icky: Too Skittish For Puns About The Bedbug ScourgeSeattlestSeattle is only part of a nationwide trend in increasing reports of bedbug activity; according to the KOMO News story, the top five cities in the US with increased reports of … Continue reading →

MarketWatch Atchoo! How to battle dust-mite allergiesMarketWatchMove over, bed bugs. Dust mites — microscopic bugs that feed on dead, shed skin cells, are more adept at causing actual human misery, especially in bedrooms. For people sensitive to them, proteins in … Continue reading →

Social network hooks up strangers for cheaper tripsPittsburgh Tribune-Review"The second time, she told me she had bedbugs at her place. I thought that would be a good time to try CouchSurfing. I had met a few people who had done … Continue reading →

The Guardian Open City by Teju Cole – reviewThe Guardian… as varied as the slave trade, the music of Mahler, the paintings of John Brewster, Anthony de Hooges, an early Dutch settler, Belgian politics, the Liberian civil war, the Hungarian … Continue reading →

SFist Twentysomething: Broke-Ass StuartSFistNowadays it may have bedbugs! It didn't used to be like that…sad face. You visited many cities around the country to film your new IFC show, Young, Broke, and Beautiful — which is the best city to … Continue reading →

msnbc.com As Luck would have it, Stanford's QB returnsmsnbc.com"That's profound right there," said Harbaugh, now the San Francisco 49ers coach. "That always resonates with me." When it comes to making big decisions, Luck doesn't go the conventional route. The strong-armed … Continue reading →

Travel Q&A: No way to guarantee bedbugs won't invade your hotelSan Jose Mercury NewsBedbugs remain a problem at hotels across the country, but an online registry allows users to report incidents, keeping future guests informed. (Orkin) Q Are bedbugs still … Continue reading →

Nova Scotians post to online bedbug registryTheChronicleHerald.caThat puts the province at a relatively high rate of communication about bedbugs: about one post for every 11000 people, as compared to the rate for Ontario, excluding Toronto, of one post for roughly … Continue reading →

Cries of San Francisco Part IMission LocalAmong them: the bed bug, the boll weevil, the locust, the tick. Mission Local welcomes comments, but we ask readers to keep discussion civil and on-topic. We reserve the right to delete material that … Continue reading →

SFist San Francisco 10th Most Bed Bug-Plagued CitySFistWhile bed bugs are nothing new to New York City, other major cities should heed the big apple's warning. Like, for example, San Francisco. According to a recent list, Baghdad by the Bay … Continue reading →

When the Bed Bugs BiteBaristanetWe've all heard stories about bedbugs in hotel rooms. But when the bedbugs show up in apartments, the often strained relations between tenants and landlords can become that much more intense … and more »

Dog Detectives Now Sniffing Out Bedbugs in San Francisco, Atlanta, and DCRedOrbitUsing dogs to detect bedbugs is more accurate, quicker and cheaper than other methods. According to a report by entomology researchers at the University of Florida, well-trained dogs can … Continue reading →

Bedbugs and pickpockets: a non-travelers taleSan Francisco Bay GuardianI experienced some authenticity along with all that atmosphere: in the lush upholstery, bedbugs, and among the tides of travelers, at least one very skilled pickpocket. Picture me: a steaming pot of … Continue reading →

Bedbugs: What San Francisco Can Learn From New York CitySF Weekly (blog)Supervisor Jane Kim, who has taken charge on combating bedbugs in San Francisco, told SF Weekly that earlier this week she met with Barbara Garcia, the chief of the … Continue reading →

San Francisco Lets the Bedbugs Bite (But A New Study Might Put A Stop To That)The San Francisco AppealBedbugs, the scourge that's sent a thousand mattresses into the streets of our nation, are currently on the rise in all 50 … Continue reading →

SF Bedbugs: So Many Cases, So Few InspectorsSF Weekly (blog)Chief Housing Inspector Rosemary Bosque said during a Monday afternoon hearing that in her 26 years doing code enforcement in San Francisco, she's never encountered a public safety hazard quite like … Continue reading →

MiamiHerald.com San Francisco's handling of bedbug problems comes under fireSan Francisco ExaminerAlden Lougee, one of those who spoke in the public comment period, said he filmed thousands of bedbugs crawling out of a crack in the wall of a room … Continue reading →

Babble (blog) If So Many Celebs Are Breastfeeding in Public, Why Do Some Mothers Still Feel …Babble (blog)Sunny Chanel resides in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, beagle and a tarantula named Lulu. She has strung words together for the … Continue reading →

Kansas City Star Aliens bombard the multiplex — what's the attraction?Kansas City StarAfter San Francisco and San Diego fold, Los Angeles becomes the last human stronghold on the West Coast in "Battle: Los Angeles." Watch the skies. They're coming to … Continue reading →

Five key labor and employment issues hospitality employers need to be aware of …Lexology (registration)Bed bugs have increasingly become a worrisome issue for the hospitality industry. An infestation or the appearance of an infestation in a hotel or a movie … Continue reading →

Open File Scratching below the surface of Toronto's Bedbug RegistryOpen FileThe site, created by computer programmer Maciej Ceg?owski in 2006 to deal with bedbugs in San Francisco, now includes data for New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Vancouver, as … Continue reading →

Beware of Leo Babauta's minimalist lifestyleBrazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk (blog)(For example, losing all my possessions to bed bugs.) Plus, I discredit all straight men who do not have a wife or kids and claim to be minimalists. They are … Continue reading →

Oakland Menlo Hotel owner charged with arson scamBay Area Indymedia… over a lack of elevator service, bad plumbing, poor heating, roach and bed bug infestations, and other problems at the low-income residential hotel. … and more »

Back to BullishHotel Interactive, Inc.Despite a heightened sense of bedbug paranoia among travelers, 85 percent report that fears over bedbugs did not negatively impact their operations in the …

Wealthy Menlo Hotel owner charged with arson scam is back in courtSan Francisco Bay View… old and am the initiator of the lawsuit against the Menlo Hotel for the problems with the elevator, bedbugs, cockroaches and many other problems there. … Continue reading →