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If you’re moving to San Francisco in the near future, there a loads of solid resources.  I’m going to keep an ongoing list of the best ones here for new movers coming to the city.

For finding a rental:

Obviously use, http://craigslist.com.

Googlemaps mashup http://padmapper.com, http://mapskrieg.com,http://housingmaps.com

Some apartments at http://rentwiki.com

Get price estimates (think zillow for rentals)

http://www.zilpy.com/US/California/San_Francisco_County/San_Francisco/

http://mullinslab2.ucsf.edu/SFrentstats/

For reviews and ratings on areas and apartments:

http://apartmentratings.com

http://rentwiki.com

http://www.sfgate.com/neighborhoods/

http://tdsf.blogspot.com/

For reviews on restaurtants and nightlight:

http://yelp.com

http://zagat.com

http://chowhound.com

For events or to meet people:

http://meetup.com

http://upcoming.yahoo.com

http://garysguide.org

http://eventbrite.com

For crime stats:

http://everyblock.com

Let me know if I missed any.