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Bay Area (general)
[edit]- Art: Ant Farm (group), Bay Area Figurative Movement, Funk art, Group f/64, Precita Eyes, Street art in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Bands: Factrix, The Lewd, Negative Trend, The Nuns, UXA
- Companies: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Target Video
- Culture: The Deaf Club, On Broadway (nightclub)
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- Geography: Mayacamas Mountains, Vaca Mountains
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- Museums: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- Organizations: Suicide Club
- Parks and preserves: Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve
- People:
- Artists: Joan Brown, Theophilus Brown, Norton Bush, Edwin Deakin, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Ransome Gillet Holdredge, Chris Johanson, William Keith (painter), William Marple, Bruce McGaw, Barry McGee, William Birch McMurtrie, Sonya Noskowiak, Nathan Oliveira, Rigo 23, Frederick Schafer, James Weeks (painter), Thaddeus Welch, Virgil Williams, Paul Wonner, Theodore Wores, Raymond Dabb Yelland
- Musicians: Will Shatter
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- Scientists: William Orville Ayres, Hans Hermann Behr, Lee Bonar, Mary Katharine Brandegee, John Van Denburgh, E. O. Essig, John Thomas Howell, Willis Linn Jepson, Albert Kellogg, E. Gorton Linsley, Elizabeth McClintock, William A. Setchell, Joseph Richard Slevin, Harry D. Thiers
- Writers: Dan Totheroh
- Other: David Carpenter (serial killer)
City and County of San Francisco
[edit]- Buildings: 100 Pine Center, 101 California Street, 101 Second Street, 150 California Street, 199 Fremont Street, 201 Folsom Street, 300 Spear Street, 333 Bush Street, 345 California Street, 425 Market Street, 44 Montgomery Street, 45 Fremont Center, 50 California Street, 50 Fremont Center, 555 Mission Street, 650 California Street, California Automobile Association Building, Chevron Tower, Citicorp Center (San Francisco), Embarcadero Center, First Market Tower, Four Seasons Hotel (San Francisco), Hilton San Francisco & Towers, InterContinental Hotel San Francisco, JP MorganChase Building, McKesson Plaza, Millennium Tower (301 Mission Street), One Market Plaza, One Rincon Hill, PacBell Building, Pacific Gas & Electric Building, Phillip Burton Federal Building, Russ Building, Shaklee Terraces, St. Regis Museum Tower, Telesis Tower, The Paramount (apartment tower), The Summit (residental tower), W Hotel San Francisco, 120 Montgomery Street, 580 California Street, San Francisco Transbay development
- Education: San Francisco Unified School District
- Elementary Schools: Alamo Elementary School, Alvarado Elementary School, Argonne Alternative Elementary School, César Chávez Elementary School, Clarendon Elementary School, Commodore Sloat Elementary School, Edward Taylor Elementary School, Grattan Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School (San Francisco), Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, McKinley Elementary School, Marshall Elementary School, Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, Miraloma Elementary School, George Moscone Elementary School, John Muir Elementary School, New Traditions Elementary School, George Peabody Elementary School, Sherman Elementary School, Sunnyside Elementary School (San Francisco), Sunset Elementary School, Sutro Elementary School, Ulloa Elementary School, West Portal Elementary School, Yick Wo Alternative Elementary School.
- Middle Schools: Aptos Middle School, James Denman Middle School, Everett Middle School, Francisco Middle School, A.P. Giannini Middle School, Herbert Hoover Middle School (San Francisco), Dr. Martin Luther King Academic Middle School, James Lick Middle School, Marina Middle School, Presidio Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School, Visitacion Valley Middle School
- High Schools: George Washington High School (San Francisco), Mission High School (San Francisco, California)
- Community colleges: City College of San Francisco
- Geography: Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California
- Government: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
- History: Playland (San Francisco)
- Landmarks: Ghirardelli Square, Justin Herman Plaza, Vaillancourt Fountain
- Neighborhoods: Cathedral Hill, San Francisco, California, China Basin, San Francisco, California, Cow Hollow, San Francisco, California, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, Ingleside, San Francisco, California, Laurel Heights, San Francisco, California, Oceanview, San Francisco, California, Parkside, San Francisco, California, Portola, San Francisco, California, Polk Gulch, San Francisco, California, Presidio Heights, San Francisco, California
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- Parks: Lincoln Park (San Francisco), McLaren Park
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- Mayors: Thomas Henry Selby, William Alvord, James Otis, Andrew Jackson Bryant, Isaac Smith Kalloch, Maurice Carey Blake, Washington Bartlett, Edward B. Pond, George Henry Sanderson, Levi Richard Ellert, Charles Boxton, Edward Robeson Taylor, James Rolph, Angelo Rossi, Frank Jordan.
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- Other: Justin Herman, John McLaren (park superintendent), Michael O'Shaughnessy
- Streets: 49-Mile Scenic Drive
Alameda County
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- Elementary Schools: Marin Elementary School, Wildwood Elementary School (California), Frank C. Havens Elementary School, Egbert W. Beach Elementary School
- Middle Schools: Albany Middle School
- High Schools: Millennium High School
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- Government: East Bay Municipal Utility District
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- Landmarks: Thorsen House
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- Parks and preserves: Idora Park
- People: Paris twins
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- Representatives: Barbara Lee
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Contra Costa County
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Marin County
[edit]- Cities, unincorporated communities, and neighborhoods: Bel Marin Keys, California, Black Point-Green Point, California, Bolinas, California, Corte Madera, California, Dillon Beach, California, Fairfax, California, Inverness, California, Inverness Park, California, Kentfield, California, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California, Larkspur, California, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California, Marshall, California, Muir Beach, California, Nicasio, California, Olema, California, Paradise Cay, California, Peacock Gap, California, Ross, California, San Geronimo, California, Santa Venetia, California, Sausalito, California, Strawberry, California, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California, Tomales, California, Woodacre, California
- Education:
- Elementary Schools: Reed School, Bel Aire Elementary School, Reed Union School District
- Middle Schools: Del Mar Middle School
- High Schools: San Rafael High School, Tomales High School
- Community colleges: College of Marin
- Folklore: The Sleeping Lady
- Geography: Alamere Falls, Big Rock Ridge, Carson Ridge, Marin Headlands, Mount Tamalpais, Marin Hills, Ring Mountain (Tiburon, California), Rodeo Lagoon, San Geronimo Valley, San Pedro Hill, Tennessee Valley (California), Tiburon Peninsula, Bolinas Ridge
- Government: Marin County Open Space District, Marin Municipal Water District , Marin County Transit District
- History: Marincello
- Landmarks: Marin County Civic Center, Point Bonita Lighthouse, Point Reyes Lighthouse
- Organizations: Headlands Center for the Arts
- Parks and preserves: Audubon Canyon Ranch, China Camp State Park, Mount Tamalpais Watershed, Olompali State Historic Park, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, Tomales Bay State Park, Marin County Open Space
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- Other: John Thomas Reed
- Streets: Panoramic Highway, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Napa County
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San Mateo County
[edit]- Buildings: Sixteen-mile House
- Train stations: San Bruno (Caltrain station), Burlingame (Caltrain station), San Mateo (Caltrain station), Hayward Park (Caltrain station), Hillsdale (Caltrain station), Belmont (Caltrain station), San Carlos (Caltrain station), Redwood City Sequoia Station, Menlo Park (Caltrain station), Atherton (Caltrain station)
- Cities, unincorporated communities, and neighborhoods: Princeton-by-the-Sea, Kings Mountain, Loma Mar
- Education:
- Elementary Schools: Meadows Elementary School, Lomita Park Elementary School, Green Hills Elementary School, Spring Valley Elementary School, Millbrae Elementary School District, Franklin Elementary School (Burlingame, California)
- Middle Schools: Taylor Middle School, Burlingame Intermediate School, Bowditch Middle School
- High Schools: Mills High School, Aragon High School, Hillsdale High School (San Mateo, California), San Mateo Union High School District, Summit Preparatory Charter High School, Sequoia Union High School District
- Community colleges: Skyline College, College of San Mateo, Cañada College
- Geography: Pilarcitos Creek, Pilarcitos Lake, Pescadero Creek, Naples Creek, Crystal Springs Reservoir, San Andreas Lake, Arroyo de en Medio, Denniston Creek, Pillar Point Harbor, Colma Creek, Guadalupe Creek, Flower Garden, Colma Canyon, Sierra Point, Brisbane, California, Merced Valley, Point San Bruno, San Vicente Creek, Millbrae Creek, San Mateo Creek, Boreal Hill, Skeggs Point, Sierra Morena
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- Landmarks: Pulgas Water Temple, Crystal Springs Dam
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- Parks and preserves: Butano State Park, Portola Redwoods State Park, Peninsula Watershed, San Mateo County Memorial Park, San Pedro Valley County Park, Crystal Springs Park, California, Sawyer Camp Trail, Spur Trail
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- Streets: Broadway Street (Millbrae)
Santa Clara County
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- Buildings: San Jose City Hall
- Train stations: Stanford (Caltrain station), California Avenue (Caltrain station), San Antonio (Caltrain station), Downtown Mountain View station, Sunnyvale (Caltrain station), Lawrence (Caltrain station), College Park station, Capitol (Caltrain station), Blossom Hill (Caltrain station), Morgan Hill (Caltrain station), San Martin (Caltrain station), Gilroy Rail Station, Evelyn (VTA)
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- Libraries: King Library
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- Geography: Black Mountain (near Los Altos, California), Santa Cruz Mountains
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Solano County
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- Parks and preserves: Jepson Prairie Preserve
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Sonoma County
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- Geography: Petaluma River, Sonoma Mountains, Tolay Lake
- Government: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
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