TechShop is amazingly cool. Noisebridge scared me. Unless it's moved since 2014, it's in a dilapidated building in the mission pointlessly cluttered with ornamental mid 20th-century scientific equipment and it seemed to me that all it needed was a match to go up in flames.
> ...it seemed to me that all it needed was a match to go up in flames.
The space has been inspected by both the fire marshal and professional electricians and is not a fire hazard and is (after some work during the Great Noisebridge Reboot back in mid 2014) up to code. :) Appearances can be (and often are) deceiving.
If you're in the neighborhood, maybe pop on by during open visiting hours to see if the changes alleviate some of your concerns.