We're Bay Area transplants and their native friends. We love laughter and shouting over the dinner table, appreciate caustic, witty senses of humor, political incorrectness, the arts, indie film, food & wine, staying fit and real friendships. We are…

“ I have two Malteses, Megan and her husband Arthur. They are both champion lines with pure white coat. They love to stay at home and backyard. I would like to exchange experience with other owners of Malteses. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet new people and learn from other with this new found passion of photography. ”

“ Dining and meeting people about the Bay Area are favorite pursuits of mine; see my Yelp blog at http://josephcjackson.yelp.com . ”

“ IM A MEMBER OF GREEN PARTY - MALE 41 Y - LIKE IN SAN RAFAEL - IN MY LIFE A VOTER HAVE LIVED IN SAN ANSELMO AND NOVATO - ON NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CAMPUS GREENS AND STARTED GREEN PART CAUCUS FOR CalSACC - IM AN ARTIST, WRITER AND FILMMAKER ”

“ Hi. I am Joanne and I am new to the Bay Area. I moved here from Boston and have had fibroids for the past twelve years. I look forward to meeting all of you! ”

“ greetings. programmer since the '60s, network engineer since the '80s, information security specialization for many years, usually had a foot in research/academia and a foot in the real world. still use "hacker" with its old and honorable meanin ”

“ I spent my 20's in Philadelphia and my 30's and 40's in Texas and Europe. Now here I am in Bay Area. Looking forward to meeting other transplants from the East Coast. ”

“ I'm NYC but have lived in the bay area since 1974 so I'm not exactly a new transplant. This sounds like a great group with varied activities so I figured I'd give it a try. ”

“ sounds interesting - let me know! ”

“ Hi - my name is Gloria and I enjoy meeting new people. What a great idea this group is - for women between 40-50. I'll look forward to socializing with some new women friends. I enjoy outdoor activities - hiking, biking, casual lunches, BBQs, festiva ”

“ we are oliver and connie; we live in san mateo and are members of the sf meetup, but would love to have a more local group. alma, joanne has also responded. ”

“ I join this group because this music can makes me feel good. ”

“ Looking to make new friends, especially for travel. ”

“ I just relocated back to the Bay Area and am looking to help out anyone that is in need to get their business off the ground . There is a wealth of talent here in the Bay Area, and if we can share and help each other it will be a win win for all. ”

“ What a great way to meet and have a good time. What's not to like about that? ”

“ Hi, we recently moved to Campbell and are looking forward to new friendships. ”

“ Hello, I'm new to the area and interested in making some new friends while doing things I enjoy--having a good conversation, walking on the Baylands, going to movies, speaking Spanish, and enjoying good food and wine. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am married for 28 year and my married geting down she kind don't like hug or kiss and cudale so i am trying to find one local woman to have talk and find out how i can make life more happy. ”

“ Hello! Would you be interested in being a volunteer in a preschool classroom in SF? You'd work in a one-on-one relationship with a preschool child to build his/her literacy skills in preparation for kindergarten. My e-mail: taryn.tong@jstart.org ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'd like to meet new people, develop new friendships, share new experiences and ideas, have some fun, and do things besides work. Many of my friends have left the area. kathyv2600@hotmail.com ”

“ Hi, I'm Samantha and interested in making friends and socializing with other women in the area. I had a moms group in Santa Cruz but there wasn't much interest so I'm looking for a group just for me now. ”

“ i d like t meet mums from the area !! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it would be nice to make friends my age. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because, while the 15-25 age group is getting all the media/news attention, I believe this is where the real energy, experience, fun is. At least that is what I think --:) ”

“ Hi, I am pretty much a beginner who plays nine holes. Would like to play weekdays esp afternoons. ”

“ HI LIKE THIS SUBJECT DOT ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am over 50 years of age and I would like to meet people in the same age group and perhaps share activities, hiking, traveling dining and or bunco.... ”

“ I want local BabyBoomers Meetups because we have a lot in common--the past. But more importantly, let's talk about the future as we're headed for new territory as "boomers". ”