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The DMV is part of the California State Transportation Agency. It is headquartered in Sacramento and operates local offices in nearly every part of the state. As of December 2017, the DMV employed over 8,900 people—35% at headquarters and 65% at 172 field offices (and various other locations). [2]
Table of the Universities and Colleges in San Francisco Name Public or private Type Founded Enrollment Colors San Francisco State University: Public: 1899 [1] 27,815 University of San Francisco: Private: 1855 [1] 11,086 Golden Gate University: Private: 1901 [1] 5,120 University of California, San Francisco: Public: Medical school: 1864 [2] 5,908
City Lights was the inspiration of Peter D. Martin, who relocated from New York City to San Francisco in the 1940s to teach sociology.He first used City Lights, in homage to the Chaplin film, in 1952 as the title of a magazine, publishing early work by such key Bay Area writers as Philip Lamantia, Pauline Kael, Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan, and Ferlinghetti himself, as "Lawrence Ferling".
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. [ 77 ]
Location Postmile [21] [1] [22] Exit [23] Destinations Notes; San Mateo SM 0.00-R30.15: San Gregorio: 0.00: SR 1 – Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz: Southwest end of SR 84: Woodside: 14.95: SR 35 (Skyline Boulevard) – San Francisco, Santa Cruz: 21.54: I-280 (Junipero Serra Freeway) – San Francisco, San Jose: Interchange; I-280 exit 25: Redwood ...
The Booksmith is an independent bookstore located in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. When first opened in October 1976, the store was located at 1746 Haight Street, below the former I-Beam nightclub. In 1985, the store moved to 1644 Haight Street at Belvedere, about a block and a half from the intersection of Haight and Ashbury.
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 ...
Moe's Books is an American bookstore near the University of California, Berkeley, located on Telegraph Avenue. With four floors, the bookstore stocks over 200,000 new and used books in various genres. Founded in 1959, it is considered by many news outlets to be one of San Francisco Bay Area's historic and culturally significant bookstores.