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The store has remained independent and family-owned since its founding, [1] and it is considered a community space for African-American and literary culture in the San Francisco Bay Area. [ 3 ] The former bookstore building, located at 1712–1716 Fillmore Street has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark , since 2013.
San Francisco State University's original campus was on Nob Hill, where it was established as the San Francisco State Normal School on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento Streets. The 1906 earthquake and fire forced a relocation to Buchanan and Haight Streets, where the institution would remain for several decades. [ 155 ]
The Sutro Library is a branch of the California State Library located in San Francisco on the campus of San Francisco State University. The foundation of the library's collection was assembled by former San Francisco mayor, engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Adolph Sutro. The library was deeded to the State of California by Sutro's ...
Paul F. Romberg, then-president of SFSU, proposed the creation of a field station and marine lab at the site. In 1978, the university began acquiring the land from the federal government for $1, under the condition that the site be used for education. [11] [5] The campus was originally named the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Sciences.
The main shopping area in Bernal Heights is Cortland Avenue, with a variety of storefronts that include a health food store, a community center, a yoga studio, bars, bakeries, and restaurants. Many of the quaint, hilly streets in the neighborhood are so narrow that two cars cannot pass in opposite directions without one car pulling over to the ...
The history of San Francisco State University began in 1857, with a teacher-training program at a high school, which led to the creation of San Francisco State Normal School. It became San Francisco State Teachers College , San Francisco State College , and California State University, San Francisco before becoming San Francisco State ...
From January 2011 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Anne M. Finucane joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 37.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a 12.1 percent return from the S&P 500.
The following is a list of notable people associated with San Francisco State University, located in the American city of San Francisco, California. Many alumni may still need to be added to the San Francisco State University alumni category.