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While a loose alliance, consisting of the Chinatown police, Donaldina Cameron, the courts, and the Chinese community itself tried to stem the tide of the fighting Tongs, it was the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fires caused by the earthquake that was the death knell for the Tongs in San Francisco, as it destroyed the brothels ...
The history of the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway system begins in the early 1970s, when the traffic-choked region began planning a rapid transit system. The first dedicated busway opened along I-10 in 1973, and the region's first light rail line, the Blue Line (now the A Line) opened in 1990.
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The system is popularly known as "Muni", a shortening of the "Municipal" in "San Francisco Municipal Railway" (and not an acronym). [10] Muni's logo is a stylized, trademarked "worm" version of the word muni. [11] This logo was designed by San Francisco-based graphic designer Walter Landor in the mid-1970s. [12]
The property sold to George Dong was the Thompsons' original home built in 1895, along F Avenue where George rented a room. The properties sold to Lloyd Sr. included the house they were renting ...
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation is facing backlash after boasting about a “first-of-its-kind” bus shelter structure. “La Sombrita” — Spanish for “little shade” — was ...
1912 − The cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Oakland establish lodges. 1915 − A new national charter is adopted to form the Chinese American Citizens Alliance under a Grand Lodge based in San Francisco. [4] 1921 – Built a National Headquarters in San Francisco. 1924 – Alliance publishes Chinese Times as its official newspaper ...
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service -- less than a week after California regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite traffic and safety concerns. Then the ...