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Welcome to fall! If you are a San Francisco resident, you know it's an amazing time in the city to be outdoors events calendars are packed with events. After the record heat, fall brings not only everything pumpkin (YUM!) but also cooler evenings, Perfect for a night on the town or just a long evening stroll.

If you’ve ever wanted to live the renegade life of an undercover spy assassin, now’s your chance.StreetWars is a nearly month-long immersive tournament you play all while living out your daily lives. Join as a team or solo to “kill” at least one enemy combatant per week with designated weapons (water guns, water balloons, your deadly good looks). For more info go to http://www.streetwars.net. If you missed this year, sign up for notifications for next year and find other incredible and low cost events at fun & cheap San Francisco.

And if part of why you live in San Fran is because you love food, make sure to check out the top 40 food festivals in the city. See it here. whether it's seafood, steak or beer, you can tickle your taste buds' here. (Beer's a food right?) check back anytime of the year to see what great festivals are going on. 

With many things to do, we have no choice but to trust that when we leave our homes, that everything will still be there when we get back. However, that is never promised and if you don't secure your San Francisco home with an ADT Home Security System, you are taking a chance every single time you step out. Unfortunately, many people wait till they've become victims of burglary, to realize the importance of an ADT home security system. A wise first step is to stay informed of what's going on in your neighborhood by checking out the San Francisco crime page. 

If you talk to most any home security expert, they will tell you that home security is about layers. The more layers of protection there are between you and danger, the safer than you are. Crime in the U.S. is up and police budgets across the nation are slashed every year. That said, the very first "layer" of protection is FREE. That's right, free. The first layer of protection is deciding to be aware and taking action to be safe. Things like locking doors, motion lights, trimming bushes back so that burglars can't hide and enter your home, basically summing up your home and lifestyle and making changes to be more conscience of safety.

At this point, many clients come to California Security Pro because they decide have a home security system in their home the basic next step in home security. As amazing as the home security systems are these days, there is a whole world of options to take your home security experience to Extreme Home Security.  A monitored security system, along with your smarts, make up the heart of any security plan. Check out some very budget worthy and budget exploding options that can take your system to the extreme!

September is an eventful month for the city of Oakland. Now we can all say goodbye to summer on a good note as we enjoy the festivities and events going on in Oakland, here are a few that may be well worth a visit. Get your Oakland groove on at Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid food trucks, music, and more! Join OMCA every Friday for a family-friendly take on a festive night market, with the best in Bay Area curbside cuisine from gourmet food trucks, local beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Welcome to Sacramento in the fall, with normal temperatures reaching 100 degrees during the summer months, fall is a welcome dip in temperatures. The pleasant temperatures bring lots of activities to partake in. Visit some of the Farm to Fork festivities. Come face to face with local fares and the men and women that provide it to you! You will  find food, wine and beer from regional eateries and purveyors, as well as live music, cooking demonstrations, a kids’ zone, interactive booths from local grocers, farms and ranches, and more. Find more info. here. For some time with the tots, visit Wee Wednesday at Crocker Art Museum. Children ages 3 to 5 and their grownups are invited to this gallery-based art experience. The adventure begins in Tot Land with groups leaving at 10:30 and 11:00 AM. Find this and other Crocker Museum events here. There are oodles of other events, for a more detailed list of all the events taking place during the month of September, check out the September events calendar  here.

With ADT Pulse Voice App when You Speak, Your Home Listens...

 **Updated September 2, 2015 to show that voice functionality is now integrated into the standard ADT Pulse App. You no longer need to have one app for manual control and another for voice control. It's all in one!**

ADT Announces Availability of ADT Pulse Voice Features integrated into the ADT Pulse APP, the First and Only Voice-Controlled Smart Home Security App. “You Speak. Your Home Listens” – New Voice Recognition Feature Allows Users to Safely Manage their Home with Personal Commands, now integrated into the ADT Pulse App for voice or manual control within one app.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jul 01, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading security and home automation provider ADT today announced availability of ADT Pulse® Voice, a new app that combines the ADT features customers know and love with the security and convenience of personal voice commands. ADT Pulse Voice technology is the first of its kind in the smart home space, enabling homeowners to log in and log out of the Pulse Voice app via custom technology that recognizes unique voice signatures. Once logged in, users can arm and disarm their Pulse security panel, control their home’s lighting, adjust thermostats, lock and unlock doors, and check the overall status of their home – all verbally and virtually touchless through an iOS or Android smart phone. It’s a new frontier in the world of smart home technology, and it’s brought to consumers first by ADT. Read more of this article on MarketWatch.