3. Since Buffy didn't have the educational credentials to be a real school counselor, I think her position was more accurately something like "community outreach advocate". I doubt that she made more than $1,000-1,500 per month - $8-ish per hour, 6 hours per day, no benefits, no summer pay. Perhaps there was some awesome grant money for a "troubled" school lying around. Possible, given the death rate...
1, 4. We don't even know what neighborhood Buffy lives in in SF, let alone an address or ZIP. It looks a bit like the north end of town, for example the Russian or Telegraph Hill areas. The area code is 415 for the whole city. She presently works at the Pick Me Up coffeehouse, which could be lots of places in town, but since it primarily caters to a gay clientele I'd guess it's in the Castro (zip: 94114). This has the advantage of being centrally located and close to public transit, which is good for an avid pedestrian like Buffy.
On Jan. 1, 2012 San Francisco's minimum wage rose to $10.24 an hour. We don't know what year it is "in comic", but she's probably making a bit more than that, perhaps $11-12 plus tips. San Francisco also mandates that all employers provide health insurance, even for part-time, low wage workers, usually through a plan called "Healthy San Francisco".
I must revise my theory of the Pick Me Up being in the Castro. Looking at the exterior shot from S8 #40, there is a cable car going by. This could only happen along Hyde, Powell, or California Streets, all of which are well away from the Castro.
1, 4. We don't even know what neighborhood Buffy lives in in SF, let alone an address or ZIP. It looks a bit like the north end of town, for example the Russian or Telegraph Hill areas. The area code is 415 for the whole city. She presently works at the Pick Me Up coffeehouse, which could be lots of places in town, but since it primarily caters to a gay clientele I'd guess it's in the Castro (zip: 94114). This has the advantage of being centrally located and close to public transit, which is good for an avid pedestrian like Buffy.
On Jan. 1, 2012 San Francisco's minimum wage rose to $10.24 an hour. We don't know what year it is "in comic", but she's probably making a bit more than that, perhaps $11-12 plus tips. San Francisco also mandates that all employers provide health insurance, even for part-time, low wage workers, usually through a plan called "Healthy San Francisco".
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