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Congressman concerned about America's Cup port...Southern California. BMW Oracle Racing, owned by software mogul Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp., is backed by San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club and has been testing its giant trimaran in San Diego since last fall. Royce called RAK "an... In this article: Edward Royce, America's Cup, State Department, BMW Oracle Racing, All rights reserved, E-mails, and Ras al-Khaimah |
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Charlotte Observer | July 22, 2009
Pa. woman charged in neglect of exchange students
...unknown Wednesday. It was not clear if she had an attorney. Burgette worked for Aspect Foundation, a San Francisco-based agency that paid her $400 for each student she placed. Aspect fired her, and was penalized by the U.S. State...
In this article: Pennsylvania, Waste, U.S. State Department, Scranton, San Francisco, and Norway
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 06, 2009
Sea turtle advocates sue State Department
...shrimpers based in the historic village of Mayport, Fla. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, accuses the State Department of failing to enforce the use of TADs by foreign shrimp vessels and demands additional...
In this article: State Department, United States, San Francisco, Florida, and Endangered Species Act
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USATODAY.com | June 17, 2009
Attempted Iran media clampdown meets Internet age
...of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. delayed the planned 90-minute shutdown, citing the role Twitter was playing in Iran. To stop citizens from getting out their text messages,...
In this article: Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Tehran, U.S. State Department, All rights reserved, Reporters Without Borders, Facebook, and Ethan Zuckerman
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SFGate: Entertainment | August 13, 2009
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene
...the Bay Area arts scene Answering his country's call, San Francisco actor-playwright Dan Hoyle is bringing his one-man tour-de-force "Tings Dey Happen" to the country he portrays in the multicharacter show, Nigeria. The State Department...
In this article: State Department, San Francisco Chronicle, Lagos, San Francisco, New York, and Nigeria
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Wikipedia | August 01, 2009
Ali Alyami
...Saudi Institute in Washington, D.C.,the director of the Educational Peace Program for the American Friends Service Committee in San Francisco, and as a Representative for the Arab Organization for Human Rights in North America. He has...
In this article: Democracy, United States Congress, American Friends Service Committee, Department of State, Pentagon, and North America
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San Francisco Chronicle | August 30, 2009
Theater offerings in the fall
(415) 626-0453, www.zspace.org. Tings Dey Happen: Dan Hoyle brings back his long-running San Francisco and New York multi-character, solo show hit to answer his and another country's call. He's reviving his hilarious and eye-opening...
In this article: San Francisco, Berkeley Rep, Magic Theatre, William Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, Broadway, San Jose, and Chaim Potok
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ESPN.com | April 07, 2008
ESPN - Clinton calls for partial boycott; torch protesters scale Golden Gate Bridge - Olympics
...over the weekend before the Olympic torch run there. The State Department said it was working to support local San Francisco officials in security preparations for the torch relay. When asked if similar protests in San Francisco would be...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, San Francisco, Tibet, Golden Gate Bridge, Peter Ueberroth, George W. Bush, Beijing, China, Students for a Free Tibet, and USOC
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voices.washingtonpost.com
Eye Opener: Obama administration's gay outreach continues
...prohibits HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country. Obama also awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to former San Francisco mayor and gay activist Harvey Milk. He picked John Berry to serve as director of the Office of...
In this article: HHS, The Eye, Defense Department, Tax, Twitter, White House, and Beneficiary
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Fox News | October 09, 2009
Walnut Creek Real Estate Agent Convicted Of Human Trafficking
...in fleeing. He said a San Francisco-based legal services group, La Raza Centro Legal, brought the case to the attention of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, which then investigated the crimes together with the U.S. Department of...
In this article: Walnut Creek, Joseph Russoniello, United States, California, and Peru
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The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 14th most populous city in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 764,976. Among the most densely populated cities in the country, San Francisco is part of the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan area, which is home to more than 7.2 million people. The city is located at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, with the Pacific Ocean to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, and the Golden Gate to the north.
In 1776, the Spanish settled the tip of the peninsula, establishing a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi. The California Gold Rush in 1848 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth, transforming it into the largest city on the West Coast at the time. After being devastated by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. During World War II, San Francisco was the send-off point for many soldiers to the Pacific Theater. After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors gave rise to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a liberal bastion in the United States.
- Name:
- Representation
- Also Known As:
- The City by the Bay, San Fran, Frisco, The City That Knows How (archaic), Baghdad by the Bay
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra
- Government type:
- Consolidated city-county
- Founding Date:
- June 29, 1776
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 231.92
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 46.7
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 185.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 52
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Standard Time
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