Super friendly staff with an approachable and enthusiastic community. So many choices of equipment!read more

Every member, faculty and staff here is nice, except for one terrible staff, Jay. I used the…read moreprinter once, and he thought I was wasting ink (Although this rule is not written in the lease, agreement, contract, or posted notice) so kicked me out. my course certificate (which I spent $100 just to qualify for 3D printing) here became worthless. After I was kicked out, they refused to refund my membership fee and locker fee, but continued to charge me monthly rent and locker fees until I updated my credit card. And they refused to accept all of my emails, even though they were very important to me.

Tried to take a tour of this place with my husband and kids, only for the receptionist/front desk…read morelady tell us that there's no kids allowed inside. If that was the case, then why put this on your website in your FAQs?? My oldest is 13 so it should be ok for him to look around. Though with my youngest being 7 and will be supervised by me, she's still not able to get in as well? Either word your policy better or put it under the tours question that no kids aren't allowed. Wasted our time there.

Kaytea was awesome! Yesterday I took my team to a private pottery wheel throwing class and everyone…read moretold me how much fun they had. Kaytea is very knowledgeable, funny, and helpful. Me and most of the team have personally never done this before and we appreciated her patience, humor, and story telling. I've always been interested in wheel pottery as a personal hobby and I'm leaning towards coming back here on my own time :) plus the studio is super cute!

Took a beginning intro to throwing on the wheel class last Friday, and I am still glowing from the…read morefun! Jason was the teacher and he made things very welcoming and accessible, even for a first time pottery student. Such fun that I am signing up for a 6-week course as soon as possible!

We went to SF Made this weekend @ Fort Mason to get some stocking fillers and I wish this would've…read morebeen earlier so I would've got some actual gifts. I'm on this supporting community kick and I LOVEd LOVEd and LOVEd this event. It opened my eyes to so many places in the city. I don't know where to start but let me give some shout outs. SFMade staff - Don't change a thing you guys are awesome but think early holiday season next year. Weston Wear - So elegantly cute and sassy. Nosh This - Salty Lemon Caramel has just become my next BIG DEAL! Tcho - Loved your chocolates but get your credit card game going. Everyone accepts ccards. Still see you soon. Heliotrope - My shaving game will never be the same. Aveda who?! Earthbody - You just became the #1 gift spot for all the women in my life. You're a one shop spot for my mom, grandmother, aunt, gf and friends. Kika's Treats - Yeah I would change your name from Kika's Treats to Kika's Rewards that is some yummy stuff. Booty Boutique - Hellloooo is it me your making custom buckles for? Probably made the biggest splash on me with those absolutely sick (in a good way) belt buckle designs. I will be visiting your boutique very very soon with b-days right around the corner. Great job SFMade just makes me love San Francisco even more.

We were at the first SF Made holiday gift Fair, and were happy to be at the recent one…read more This is a great organization, and Im', happy to see the amazing growth they've had. The items sold at the gift fair are unique, high quality and (of course) made and manufactured in SF. There are some very small vendors selling , as well as neighborhood business that fit the bill. Once again, we were able to do a bit of our holiday shopping here. There's such a great variety of items, it's hard to narrow down what to buy. Loved it, and can't wait to come back next year!

Not only is Natasha an extraordinary artist, but her teaching strikes the delicate balance of…read moreguidance and oversight while also inspiring whimsy and allowing the student to fully express their creativity. I felt fully supported in learning a new technique and free to take it where my imagination led me. Just a wonderful experience--highly recommended!

Redemption! When I…read morewas in high school, I wanted to make a rat in a suit in my art class. I remember I had made a really great rat head. And I made a really great suit. But when I went to attach the rat head to the body, both had dried out. I only had a couple of days until the project was due, so instead I made a rabbit in a dress. But I was really upset. I was 16 years old, and I was in a phase in my life when I hated convention. So, I wanted to make a rat in a suit to signify the fact that I felt like everyone around me was just a rat in a suit. Instead, I just became super depressed and thought that I sucked and everything sucks. And why me. And I hate the world. And god, I'm such a loser. And... UGH. To be a teenager. Anyhow, fast forward very very many years (I won't tell you how many :P) ...Now that I am a rat in a suit (kinda...)... I wanted redemption for my perceived failure all of those years ago. I saw the class on Groupon and just had to take it. Natasha is awesome. She's a no nonsense Russian artist with a cheeky sense of humor. Clay is her life. She bleeds clay. It comes out of her body and it's almost seemingly like she waves her hands a little and something beautiful magically comes out of her hands and into the world. She helps you take your ideas and shows you you how you can put it together and gives you ideas on how to make it better. Natasha is incredibly attentive and listens to each student to make sure your project turns out beautiful. If only my high school art teacher was just as attentive maybe my rat head and suit body wouldn't had dried out.... She gave me a B- for my rabbit in a dress because it ended up being a week late. Perhaps that's my next redemption project!

You know you want to volunteer. You know when someone asks you what you did this weekend, it would…read morebe cool to say, "I helped pack meals for the homebound for Project Open Hand" or "I helped with some cleanup at Literacy for Environmental Justice". But you don't feel like you have enough time. Hands On Bay Area is such a cool vehicle for volunteering without commitment. Sign up, show up, do your 2-3 hours and go home. And if you find a project you really love, you can volunteer every month (most are recurring) or contact the agency to become a regular volunteer. I do wish they had more things I could do with my very young girls. I want to raise them to enjoy volunteering, and most of these projects only welcome older children. But we did do a "With Seniors" visit and a good time was had by all. Our new elderly friend Dorothy really connected with my 5 year old daughter. Meet great people, give back to the community, have fun doing it.

**************** REVIEW 427 ******************…read more I've been with Hands on Bay Area when it was Community Impact in Mountain View in 1999. Hands on Bay Area offer volunteers many options of the volunteer opportunities that match their interests, such as: - Adult education and literacy, - Animal support, - Children & youth (- Enrichment and recreations, tutoring, etc) - Community enrichment, - Environment, - Heath & wellness, - Homelessness and Hungers, You can choose from location different counties such as: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marine, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, & Santa Clara Counties! HOBA has a great website, that user friendly, you can RSVP your project that fits you & they email you the info and also reminder for you! You don't need any skill to volunteer! Hands on Bay Area website makes it really easy to do it & if you are new, they will make you go to an orientation, but it's easy & you get to meet many wonderful hearts just like yourself! So lend a hand, make a different in your community!

Love the FCPC! Great way to meet people in the community. We've met some of our best friends…read more(both for the kids and grownups ;) through the club.

Cam was an amazing host! We had such a great time and haven't laughed that hard in a really long…read moretime when we did the dj battle at the end. HIGHLY recommend to anyone looking to have fun with their team.

Fantastic remote team workshop! Everyone loved getting outside their houses and spray painting…read more The few of us in office have these displayed at our desk. Everyone's was original and looked great. The host was engaging and knew a lot about the topic. Kept things flowing. They made the logistics easy for me, as the coordinator. And it was in our budget, great value.