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  2. List of San Francisco placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    A man was charged in the 1988 incident, and San Francisco city officials stressed the cost of removing the stickers in the 2009 incident. Per a 1918 San Francisco Chronicle article, Bush Street is named after a physician, Jonathan Platt Bush (J.P. Bush). Cabrillo Street: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: California Street: State of California: Capp ...

  3. San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco, [23] officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center within Northern California.With a population of 808,988 residents as of 2023, [14] San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the state of California and the 17th-most populous in the United States.

  4. Nicknames of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The City by the Bay – refers to San Francisco Bay [12] The City of Love – as seen in Cool, Gray City of Love by Gary Kamiya [13] and in the lyrics of "San Francisco" by German eurodance group Cascada [14] The City that Knows How [15] The Golden City – in reference to the California Gold Rush and golden brown grass on hillsides in the dry ...

  5. Tenderloin, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    Part of the western extent of the Tenderloin, Larkin and Hyde Streets between Turk and O'Farrell, was officially named "Little Saigon" by the City of San Francisco. [4] The area has a reputation for crime and has among the highest levels of homelessness and crime in the city. It is the center of the fentanyl crisis in San Francisco.

  6. History of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The history of the city of San Francisco, California, and its development as a center of maritime trade, were shaped by its location at the entrance to a large natural harbor. San Francisco is the name of both the city and the county; the two share the same boundaries.

  7. List of city nicknames in California - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Gate City [9] San Fran (locally disparaged) [118] San Jose. Man Jose; The Capital of Silicon Valley [9] San Jo (pronounced SAN HO) [119] Teal Town; Fin City; Tan Jose; The Garden City [120] Richest City in the USA; San Leandro – The 'Dro [121] San Luis Obispo. S.L.O. (as in, Experience the SLO Life) [122] Happiest City in America ...

  8. Government of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The government of the City and County of San Francisco is defined by the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, which is similar to the other counties of California. Pursuant to its charter, San Francisco causes to be published several codified version of its ordinances and regulations, the San Francisco Municipal Codes .

  9. Yerba Buena, California - Wikipedia

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    The uninhabited northeastern area of San Francisco was called El Paraje de Yerba Buena (The Place of the Good Herb), derived from the Spanish geographical term paraje, meaning "place", "camp", or "stopping point" and yerba buena, the Spanish name for plants in the mint family, used in Alta California for Clinopodium douglasii, which grew abundantly in this area.