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Opium was brought to San Francisco on the clipper Ocean Pearl in 1861, and use of the depressant increased gradually, with estimates ranging from 16%-40% of the total Chinese population being opium users, and 10%-20% of the total Chinese population being termed "far gone addicts." [12]
San Francisco Evening Bulletin; San Francisco Examiner; San Francisco Herald; San Francisco Independent; San Francisco Progress (1918–1988) [7] [8] SF Weekly; Shinsekai asahi shinbun (New World Sun, 1932–1941) [1] Shin sekai (New World, 1912–1932) [1] Sinhan Minbo; South San Francisco enterprise (1907–1938) [1] Star Presidian (1952 ...
The James C. Flood Mansion is a historic mansion at 1000 California Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California, USA.Now home of the Pacific-Union Club, it was built in 1886 as the townhouse for James C. Flood, a 19th-century silver baron.
San Francisco health officials announced H5N1 detection in city wastewater last month, after birds at a live market were positively confirmed with the virus. San Francisco is the only California ...
After seeing a news story about a similar find being valuable, Serino dug up the stone, learning that the rock is really a six-carat rare lavender pearl worth about $15,000. ... USA TODAY Sports.
Bay Area punk and New Wave bands performed there, and it was an important touring stop for bands from beyond the San Francisco Bay Area. Among the local bands that performed regularly at the Mabuhay Gardens were Avengers , Dead Kennedys , The Contractions , The Nuns , Crime , Dils , Fear , Pearl Harbor and the Explosions , the Tubes and Wall of ...
In an effort to make housing more affordable in the San Francisco Bay Area, the billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $8 million in late September to a local nonprofit that acquires ...
During the early 20th century, "running north from Market Street to the Barbary Coast, Kearny Street was an avenue of honky-tonks and saloons frequented by racetrack tipsters and other shady professionals. On election nights it was the scene of torch-light parades and brass bands", as summarized in the 1940 WPA guide to San Francisco. [6]