San Francisco, County and City, “city of the world, world within a city, forty-nine square miles of ups and downs…and four seasons in one day” as wrote Herb Caen, San Francisco’s famed chronicler. It is everyone’s favorite city according to those around the world who just heard that one is from San Francisco. Cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge, Victorian houses, Chinatown, Coit Tower and the fog are the images everyone has in mind. Since the Gold Rush days San Francisco has been a magic city. Its proximity to the Silicon Valley puts San Francisco on the new world business map. Its Opera and Ballet Companies, Symphony Orchestra and museums as well as popular groups like the Jefferson Airplane or the Grateful Dead put San Francisco in a world-class category when entertainment is considered. Its major league baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, put the city back on the winning sport map and the upcoming America’s Cup will bring its water front back to life.

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