I'm sure we could collectively get a list together! I'll start with a few I like:

• https://byalicelee.com
• https://sebastianabboud.com
• http://www.danielhaire.com
• https://jenniferhom.com
• http://carlydraws.com
• http://justinpervorse.com
• http://rosacarbo.co.uk
• https://dribbble.com/megdraws
• https://www.dmitrilitvinov.com
• http://christinejopling.com
• https://studiovoila.com
• http://www.jetpacksandrollerskates.com
• https://dribbble.com/Pro_Art
• https://dribbble.com/gytis
• https://dribbble.com/krugli
• https://dribbble.com/zrestudio
• https://dribbble.com/dmitrymoi
• http://camellianeri.co
• http://anna-hurley.com
• https://www.bluebed.net
• https://www.xoanaherrera.com

Great list! A few I haven't seen mentioned yet:

• https://bighuman.com
• https://turtleinc.com
• https://maido.com
• https://inputlogic.ca (shameless plug)

I still love Dribbble and most of the designers I know still love it and use it as intended... for sharing and viewing fragments of lovely visual work as inspiration. I like your idea about a community for deeper conversations, but maybe it's not Dribbble. How about using DN that way?

I've always done both design and front-end development, the two are a natural fit for each other in my opinion. Front-end development is just another tool to create the layouts you come up with in Photoshop or Sketch.

Recently, as in within the last 5 years I've started backend development as well, thanks to Node.js, it feels great to create products from top to bottom.

That said, my friends who have focused 100% on design in their careers are better designers and I am, in my opinion. There's a trade-off of time spent.

Wow, thanks Andrew, the events calendar at Noisebridge is jam packed:

https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Events

Eventbrite seems to have a few things. Also, there's an outdoor startup conference in Redwood City on May 14 or 15 but the tickets are pricey ($100+)...

Here's a calendar I found:

https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/silicon-valley

Also, there are Coworking spaces around that might have their own event calendars:

Boost VC (San Mateo) Rocketspace (San Francisco) Plug n Play (San Francisco) Nest GSV (Redwood City)

Could check with any if them about events?

Ha, I'm also a designer visiting the Bay Area for the month of May, from Vancouver, Canada. I went to a StartupGrind Meetup on Tuesday but haven't found a ton if other things, so locals, speak up! ;)

Adbel is doing a great job with this site - nice work dude.

We're big fans of Rackspace Cloud.

Hey Paul, I'd love to chat with you about QuoteRobot integration :) This looks awesome.