[232][233] Sing Tao Daily claims to be the largest of several Chinese language dailies that serve the Bay Area. Opposite the de Young stands the California Academy of Sciences, a natural history museum that also hosts the Morrison Planetarium and Steinhart Aquarium. In 2013, 25 people were killed by car and truck drivers while walking and biking in the city and 9 car drivers and passengers were killed in collisions. Its private golf course has hosted the U.S. Open on five occasions. Noe Valley to the southwest and Bernal Heights to the south are both increasingly popular among young families with children. [341] Bay Wheels, previously named Bay Area Bike Share at inception, launched in August 2013 with 700 bikes in downtown San Francisco, selected cities in the East Bay, and San Jose. [190], Tourism is one of the city's largest private-sector industries, accounting for more than one out of seven jobs in the city. [103] San Francisco's weather is strongly influenced by the cool currents of the Pacific Ocean on the west side of the city, and the water of San Francisco Bay to the north and east. Marathon: 26.2 miles of feel-good pain", "San Francisco selected to host America's Cup", "The Fittest and Fattest Cities in America", "Board of Supervisors – Does San Francisco have a City Council? [319], Transit is the most used form of transportation every day in San Francisco. Urban planning projects in the 1950s and 1960s involved widespread destruction and redevelopment of west-side neighborhoods and the construction of new freeways, of which only a series of short segments were built before being halted by citizen-led opposition. supervisors OK Warriors arena for Mission Bay", "Haight-Ashbury Journal; Love and Hate Linger in Ex-Hippie District", Climate of San Francisco: Narrative Description, "Cutting Through the Fog: Demystifying the Summer Spectacle", National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "Blizzard of awesome: The San Francisco snowfall of 1976", "Secretly Awesome: The Lower Haight Weather Station", "San Francisco hits 106 degrees – shatters all-time record", "San Fran Mission Dolore, California (047772) Period of Record General Climate Summary – Temperature", "California Interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map", "San Francisco/Mission Dolores, CA Climate Normals 1961–1990", "Declines in Mammalian Foraging Efficiency during the Late Holocene, San Francisco Bay, California", "QT-P3 – Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2010", "California – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990", Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles, "Chung: Chinese 'peasant' dialect redeemed – The Mercury News", "Chinatown Decoded: What Language Is Everybody Speaking? "Liquefaction Damage in the Marina District during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake", "The Lure of the Creeks Buried Beneath San Francisco's Streets", The Official San Francisco Chinatown Website, Depicting Otherness: Images of San Francisco's Chinatown, "S.F. [citation needed], There are more than 220 parks maintained by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department. The Pac-12 Network is also based in San Francisco. [240][241][242], San Francisco's War Memorial and Performing Arts Center hosts some of the most enduring performing-arts companies in the country. [334] San Francisco's Vision Zero plan calls for investing in engineering, enforcement, and education, and focusing on dangerous intersections. [326] The Golden Gate Ferry is the other ferry operator with service between San Francisco and Marin County. In 2016, it attracted the fifth-highest number of foreign tourists of any city in the United States. By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our. At the collegiate level, the San Francisco Dons compete in NCAA Division I. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010. [citation needed], During World War II, the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard became a hub of activity, and Fort Mason became the primary port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater of Operations. [106] On average, there are 73 rainy days a year, and annual precipitation averages 23.65 inches (601 mm). tourism picks up, but spending stays flat", "Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. Cities 2015–2016", "San Francisco Travel Reports Record-Breaking Tourism in 2016", "San Francisco Visitor Industry Statistics", "Alcatraz Island : Explore Sensational San Francisco : TravelChannel.com", "SFPort – James R. Herman Cruise Terminal Project at Pier 27", "San Francisco by the Numbers: Planning After the 2000 Census", "San Francisco's Home Prices Remain Among the Highest in U.S.", "Median Family Income (In 2003 Inflation-adjusted Dollars)", "It may not feel like it, but your shot at the good life is getting better.
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