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  2. History of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange was founded in 1882. [ 24 ] By the 1890s, San Francisco, like many cities across the United States, was suffering from machine politics and corruption, and was ripe for political reform.

  3. San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco, [25] 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, [16] San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California behind Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose, and the 17th most populous in the US.

  4. Timeline of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    Golden Gate Park [9] and San Francisco Microscopical Society [24] established. Population: 149,473. [17] 1871 – San Francisco Art Association and St. Luke's Hospital [14] [25] established. 1872 – Bohemian Club and Bar Association of San Francisco founded. [8] 1873 Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating. Polish Society of California ...

  5. List of oldest schools in California - Wikipedia

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    Saint Mary's College of California is founded in San Francisco. It later moved to Oakland, and moved again in 1928 to its current location in Moraga. San Jose High Academy, the oldest public high school in San Jose, is founded. Heald College was founded in San Francisco. Eventually, Heald College expanded to twelve campuses in California ...

  6. Timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific-Union Club in San Francisco (pictured) is founded as a merger of two earlier clubs: the Pacific Club (founded 1852) and the Union Club (founded 1854) The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is founded in San Francisco; Mayacamas Vineyards is established on the Mayacamas Mountains within the Napa Valley

  7. University of California, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, ... UCSF was founded as Toland Medical College in 1864.

  8. Ashton Kutcher-backed fintech Brigit nears $460 million sale ...

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    Founded in 2017, Brigit provides financial services including cash advances and credit-profile building through its subscription-based digital app. Brigit counts more than 7 million users of its ...

  9. History of California - Wikipedia

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    Presidio of San Francisco, founded by José Joaquín Moraga in 1776. In 1780, the Spanish established two combination missions and pueblos at the Yuma Crossing: Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer and Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción. Both these pueblos and missions were on the California side of the Colorado River but were ...