what are your 5 favorite websites that are based in San Francisco and bay area?

Fluther :D

Craigslist

http://www.google.com
http://www.craigslist.org
http://www.wikipedia.org (they’re moving to South Park from Florida)
http://www.twitter.com and, of course,
http://www.fluther.com

My favorite sites not based in the Bay Area would be a tougher question to answer.

above (google, craigslist, fluther, wikipedia – which i didn’t realize was local) + 511.org

I’m surprised no one said Digg

I’ve made frequent use of the Internet Archive for my essay research.

www.pico-car.com
Pico-Car is a consumer oriented site that promotes environmentally and economically responsible means of transportation. It provides information and news articles related to fuel efficient vehicles.

I really like http://www.current.com

oh and yelp!