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This web helps you explore San Francisco, California, USA; here, you'll find organized and annotated links to Web sites about San Francisco' current conditions, facts, activities, events, places, sports, civic life, media, education, commerce, and reference works. You can view and link to this information in a variety of ways, and your suggestions are welcome. Use the links at the top of this page to navigate and access this information

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Current

See live conditions and views of San Francisco

• Weather: Current weather observations and forecasts
  • Graphic; shows current weather conditions for San Francisco
    
    
  • Radar: National Weather Service radar
  • Forecast: Weather Underground; a look ahead at the weather
  • Satellite: Goestationary infrared image; satellite image for Western United States sector, infrared image; provided by National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Dept of Commerce
  • Air Quality: Spare the Air; Bay Area ozone
  • Buoys: Marine Data; get readings from marine buoys about water and weather conditions through a clickable, graphical map of the Pacific Ocean off the Northwest USA coast
  • EarthCam: San Francisco; view of San Francisco bay; San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park; see the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island
• News: News and reports about what's going on in San Francisco
  • SF Dept of Public Health: San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Bing News: Bing news search
  • AP News: tagged California
  • Media: Media - San Francisco, California, USA; newspapers, magazines, radio, and television covering the area
  • Traffic 511: Driving Times Map; shows near-live conditions for Bay-Area traffic; Java-powered; presented by 511.org
  • Traffic Map: Bay Area Traffic Report Sigalert; shows map of traffic flows or congestion on major roads with popups explaining incidents; from Sigalert
  • Quakes: Berkeley Seismological Lab

Facts

Look up information about San Francisco such as maps, facts, and census information

• Maps: Online mapping services; these allow you to zoom in and out and select specific features to view on the map
  • Open: OpenStreetMap ; zoom down to detailed street features
  • Visitor: SF Convention and Visitors Bureau; a variety of maps including detailed neighborhood maps
  • Map Quest: MapQuest's SF map; integration with digitalcity.com city Internet guide
  • -USA Maps-: More online mapping services; you can use this list of sites to get more maps of the area or specialized maps such as historical, topographic, or satellite imagery
• Info: Look up basic facts about San Francisco from online reference works
  • Almanac: Information Please Almanac; entry for San Francisco; gives a page of basic facts about the city, including a general description and current facts
  • Books: SF Books; a page presenting books about the city
  • CERES: California Environmental Resource Evaluation System information for San Francisco County
  • Encyclopedia: Information Please Encyclopedia; article about San Francisco giving a very brief overview of the city's economy, ethnic diversity, points of interest, history, and bibliography
  • Shaping: Shaping San Francisco archives; a collection of documents and images on the city of San Francisco, California, including its natural history and inhabitants
  • Metro Population: Population statistics ; shows tables and map
  • Census-SF City: City (and County) of San Francisco ; US Census Bureau information for people, business, and geography

Living

Find out about things to do and places to see in San Francisco

Activities

Events, groups, and things to do; People in San Francisco take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups

• Groups: People in San Francisco take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
  • AIDS: San Francisco AIDS Foundation
  • Animals: San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; animal welfare organization; saving homeless cats and dogs; helping pets stay in loving homes; cultivating respect and awareness for animals' rights and needs
  • Architecture: San Francisco Architectural Heritage; encourages appreciation of the built environment and understanding of the value of preserving significant San Francisco architecture
  • Bicycling: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition; alliance of bicycle riders who want to encourage people to ride bicycles for everyday transit as well as recreation
  • City Guides: City Guides; trained volunteers who share the fun of discovering San Francisco and its neighborhoods
  • Chinese Culture: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
  • Chinese History: Chinese Historical Society of America
  • Computer Recycling: Computers & Education and Computer Recycling; promotes the re-use of computer and electronic equipment; recycles unusable items to keep them out of landfills
  • Dining Menupix: Restaurants with menus in San Francisco; browse restaurants by area, neighborhood, cuisine, delivery, etc.
  • Dog: San Francisco Dog Owner's Group
  • Film Society: San Francisco Film Society; arts and educational organization dedicated to celebrating international film and the moving image
  • French: Alliance Française San Francisco; French language and culture organization in San Francisco
  • Friends of 1800: Preserve significant historical buildings; landmarks and the architectural heritage of San Francisco
  • GLBT History: Gay and Lesbian Historical Society; collections of primary source material about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history
  • German: Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes San Francisco; German culture and language
  • Globalization: International Forum on Globalization; seeks change in the thinking of people about globalism
  • Goodwill: Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties; aims to help people with barriers to employment with jobs, job training, and job placement services
  • History CA: California Historical Society
  • Humane: Peninsula Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; builds healthy relationships between people and animals
  • Oceanic Society: Marine life preservation; expeditions, conservation, education, and researcher; offers whale watching cruises
  • Pacific Isl: Pacific Islanders' Cultural Association
  • SPUR: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association; research, education and advocacy to promote good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Tenants: San Francisco Tenants Union; tenants and renters' rights
  • Travel Coupons: Discounts for visitors; San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf, Wine Country, Sausalito and The Bay Area
  • Volunteer: Bay Area Volunteer Information Center
  • Women's Bldg: Women's Building; a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-service center for women and girls
  • Zen Center: Being Buddha
  • -USA Directories-: San Francisco is home to hundreds of organizations; search for associations, societies, and nonprofits in SF covering many interests; many of these are based in SF; these directories help you locate an organization
• Commerce: Organizations promoting business, opportunities, and markets in the San Francisco area
  • SF Chamber: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; works to attract, develop and retain business in San Francisco
  • SF Made: local manufacturing; developing local manufacturing in the area
• Listings: Connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where
  • SF Station: Calendar of Events; shows list of upcoming events
  • Theatre: Theatre Bay Area; information about productions, events, half-price tickets, advance tickets
  • Lectures: City Arts & Lectures
• Performing: San Francisco is home to many performing arts and cultural groups
  • ACT: American Conservatory Theater
  • Ballet: San Francisco Ballet
  • Beach Blanket: Beach Blanket Bablylon; musical spoof, with big hats, of pop culture; long running (since 1974)
  • Chanticleer: Full-time classical vocal ensemble
  • Contemp Music: Contemporary Music Players
  • Lamplighters: Lamplighters Music Theatre; year-round musical theatre company in San Francisco
  • Lyric Chorus: San Francisco Lyric Chorus
  • Opera SF: San Francisco Opera
  • Opera Pocket: Pocket Opera; presents professional performances of operatic works
  • SF Playhouse: theatre company
  • Symphony: San Francisco Symphony
  • West Coast Live: Radio variety show; produced live-to-satellite in San Francisco; music, ideas and humor
• Periodic: San Francisco has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows
  • Auto Show: San Francisco International Auto Show; presented by the San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com; supported by the California Motor Car Dealers Association
  • Bay to Breakers: Walking and running race; 12 km, from the Bay (Howard & Spear) to Breakers (Ocean Beach); supports a variety of charities
  • Bluegrass Fest: San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival; week-long, multi-venue traditional music festival featuring national and local acts
  • Blues Fest: San Francisco Blues Festival; longest continuously running blues festival in the United States
  • Book Fest:
  • Carnaval: Multi-ethnic music, dance, and artistry; two days of dancing Salsa, Samba, Reggae, Tango, Hip-Hop, Merengue, Calypso, Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia and Mambo
  • Castro St Fair: Castro Street Fair; generates funds for charitable causes important to the Castro Community
  • Chinese New Year: Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Festival & Parade
  • Comedy Day: Free outdoor comedy; San Francisco's professional comedy community joins together for laughs
  • Dia Meurtos: Annual Dia de los Muertos; Day of the Dead Procession & Altars; art, music, and ritual; honors ancestors and celebrates the present community
  • Festa Coloniale Italiana: Francisco Italian Athletic Club; a celebration of Italian culture, tradition and community friendship in the heart of San Francisco’s historic North Beach district
  • Film Indie: San Francisco Independent Film Festival
  • Film Intl: San Francisco Film Society; presents the San Fancisco International Film Festival
  • Fleet Week: Celebrates the United States Navy;
  • Free Folk Fest: San Francisco Free Folk Festival
  • Haight-Ash St Fair: Music, arts, crafts, food on Haight Street; Haight and Masonic to Stanyan Streets
  • Intl Art Fest: San Francisco International Art Festival
  • Jazz Fest SF: San Francisco Jazz Festival
  • Moon Festival: San Francisco Chinatown Annual ATA Autumn Moon Festival
  • Open Studios: Artspan; artists around San Francisco open their studios to the public
  • Playwrights Fest: Bay Area Playwrights Festival; juried
  • Pride Parade: San Francisco Pride; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade
  • Rodeo: Grand National Rodeo; rodeo, stock, and horse show
  • St Pat's Parade: Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade; United Irish Societies
  • Shakespeare Fest: San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
  • Stern Grove: Stern Grove Festival
  • Tea Fest: San Francisco International Tea Festival
  • Webby Awards: What's considered cool in Webs

Places

The San Francisco area has many sites, entertainment venues, museums, and other places with Web sites

• Sites: Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, and neighborhoods
  • Alcatraz: Alcatraz Island; visit "The Rock" and see how prisoners were once held here; part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; National Parks Service
  • Angel Island: Angel Island State Park; 300 hectare island in San Francisco Bay; hiking, biking, camping, boating
  • Botanical: San Francisco Botanical Gardens; 22 hectares of landscaped gardens; 7500 varieties of plants from around the world
  • Buildings Emporis: Skyscrapers of San Francisco; shows information about SF's office and other buildings
  • Castro: The Castro; neighborhood west of downtown known for its gay and lesbian community; bordered by the Haight, Fillmore, Noe Valley, the Mission, and Diamond Heights
  • Chinatown: San Francisco Chinatown
  • City Hall: San Francisco City Hall; information about visiting as well as government information
  • City Lights: famous bookstore in the North Beach area; co-founded by poet/painter Lawrence Ferlinghetti; see photo
  • Cliff House: Restaurants, shopping; on the west end of San Francisco on Point Lobos
  • Cole Valley: Neighborhood in SF
  • Embarcadero Ctr: Multi-use retail and office complex
  • Fillmore St: Information about the Fillmore neighborhood
  • Fisherman's Wharf: Fisherman's Wharf Merchant's Association; popular tourist spot for restaurants, attractions, and the historic waterfront
  • Fisherman's Wharf Visit: Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District
  • Flower Mart: San Francisco Wholesale Flower Mart
  • Fort Mason: Fort Mason Center; in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in the piers and buildings of Lower Fort Mason; offers activities in visual and performing arts, humanities, education, ecology, and recreation; houses nonprofit organizations
  • Fort Point NHS: Fort Point National Historic Site; in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, located in Presidio of San Francisco; National Parks Service
  • Geary Blvd: Geary Boulevard Merchants Association
  • Ghirardelli Sq: Historic San Francisco shopping area; waterfront dining; near Fisherman's Wharf; art galleries
  • Golden Gate Bridge: Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
  • Golden Gate NRA: Golden Gate National Recreation Area; 30,500 hectare park--about two and one-half times the land area of San Francisco itself; park includes Alcatraz, Marin Headlands, Fort Funston, Fort Mason, Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, and the Presidio of San Francisco; National Parks Service
  • Gulf of Farallones: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; 3,250 square kilometers of water area off the northern and central California coast; National Ocean Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
  • Haight St: Haight Street; the legendary street that played a role in counterculture of the 1960's, now frequented by tourists, yuppies, and panhandlers
  • Japan Town: Nihonmachi; west of Union Square; part of Western Addition; established 1855
  • Liberty Ship: National Liberty Ship Memorial S. S. Jeremiah O'Brien; US ship used in the liberation of Europe in 1944; Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf
  • Library: San Francisco Public Library
  • Maritime NHP: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park; park includes the fleet of national historic landmark vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and a maritime library; National Park Service
  • Metreon: Downtown entertainment complex; shopping, dining, theaters, events; Sony
  • Mission: Mission District guide; events, galleries, theaters, housing
  • Mission Dolores: Basilica; founded 1776 as La Misión de Nuestro Padre San Francisco de Asís; National Historic Landmark
  • Neighborhood Guides: City Guides; trained volunteers who share the fun of discovering San Francisco and its neighborhoods
  • Neighborhood Link: Neighborhood Link; neighborhood and nonprofit group information
  • North Beach: Little Italy; neighborhood north of downtown, historically settled by Italian-Americans and populated by the Beats (1950's writers); now supporting a wide range of people, businesses, cafes and restaurants
  • Parking-USA: USA Parking; links to information about automobile parking and services that serve a national audience
  • Pier 39: Entertainment complex; dining, shopping, entertainment at Fisherman's Wharf
  • Presido: Presidio of San Francisco; in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; former military post under Spain, Mexico, and the United States; National Parks Service
  • Sports Hall: Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
  • Transamerica Pyramid: Financial District skyscraper
  • Union Sq: Union Square Shopping District
  • Union St: Union Street; shops, restaurants and points of interest near the entrance to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Visitors: San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau; guides and tourist information
  • Zoo: San Francisco Zoo
• Venues: Places for performances, concerts, athletics, conventions, tradeshows, gatherings
  • ACT Th: American Conservatory Theater; opened in 1910 as the Columbia Theatre; called the Geary Theater until 2006
  • Ballpark: 41,503 seat baseball stadium; home of the Giants; formerly SBC Park and Pacific Bell Park; formerly AT&T Park; formerly Oracle Park; check Web site for current name
  • Bill G Civic: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium; 7,000 seats; at historic Civic Center Plaza
  • Bimbo's 365: Bimbo's 356 Club
  • Boom Boom Rm: Blues & Boogie
  • Cow Palace: Multi-event showplace; regular shows include Grand National Rodeo, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, the San Francisco Sport & Boat Show, the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show, and Disney on Ice; the Cow Palace is a State agency of the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Division of Fairs and Expositions
  • Fillmore: Historic music performance theater
  • Fort Mason: Various venues for rent; Festival Pavilion, Herbst Pavilion, Cowell Theater, Southside Theater, Conference Center, Firehouse, Gatehouse, Meeting and Activity Spaces, Fleet Room, SFMoMA Artist's Gallery
  • GreatAMH: Great American Music Hall
  • Levi's Stadium: New football stadium in Santa Clara for the San Francisco 49ers
  • Masonic Ctr Nob Hill: Nob Hill Masonic Center for Events; auditorium, exhibit hall
  • Masonic Ctr Scottish: San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Center; auditorium, banquet hall
  • Moscone Ctr: Meeting and exhibition facility; in the downtown district; 18.5 hectares of building area
  • SFWMPAC: San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center; includes War Memorial Opera House 3,146 seats; site covers 3 hectares in San Francisco's Civic Center Historic District; opera, symphony, modern and classical dance, theatre, recitals, plays, lectures, meetings, receptions, special screenings, and galas; facilities include Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, War Memorial Opera House, War Memorial Veterans Building, Herbst Theatre, Green Room, Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall
  • Shoreline Amp: Shoreline Ampitheatre; 25,000 capacity; Mountain View
  • Slim's: Live music nightclub
  • Warfield: The Warfield Theatre; 2,300-seat theater; opened in 1922 2,300-seat theater; opened in 1922
• Museums: Displays of objects; includes planned educational activities related to art, history, culture, or science
  • Art Asian: Asian Art Museum; devoted exclusively to Asian art
  • Art Camerawork: San Francisco Camerawork; photography and related media
  • Art Cartoon: Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Art DeYoung: de Young Museum;
  • Art Legion: Legion of Honor; a three-quarter-scale adaptation of the 18th-century Palais de la Légion d’Honneur in Paris
  • Art Mexican: Latino art throughout the Americas
  • Art SFMoMA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Art SFO: San Francisco International Airport Museums
  • Art YB: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; confusing, difficult to use Web site
  • Bay Model: Bay Model Visitor Center; 6,000-square meter operational model of San Francisco Bay and Delta; San Fransisco Bay ecology, history and culture
  • Cable Car: San Francisco Cable Car Museum; shows off the history of the cable car and an operating power house
  • Cal Academy: California Academy of Sciences; natural history museum
  • Children's BADM: Bay Area Discovery Museum; just north of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • City: Museum of the City of San Francisco
  • Craft and Design: San Francisco Craft and Design Museum
  • Exploratorium: museum of science, art and human perception
  • Fire: San Francisco Fire Museum; displays of equipment and articles that tell the story of fire fighting in San Francisco
  • History: San Francisco Museum and Historical Society; presents the natural and human history of San Francisco; formed in February 2002 following the merger of the San Francisco Historical Society and the Museum of the City of San Francisco
  • Italian American: Museo ItaloAmericano; Italian and Italian-American art and culture
  • Jewish/CJM: Contemporary Jewish Museum; a non-collecting institution that partners with national and international cultural institutions to present artistic exhibitions
  • Magnes: Judah L. Magnes Museum; art reflecting the Jewish experience throughout history
  • Maritime: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Association; USS Pampanito submarine museum & memorial at Fisherman's Wharf
  • MoAD: Museum of the African Diaspora; African Diaspora is "the scattering of people from Africa and the sowing of their cultures globally;" museum presents exhibits on the themes of origins, movement, adaptation, and transformation
  • Performing Arts: San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
  • Pez: Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia; Pez dispensers and memorabilia
  • Pioneer: Society of California Pioneers and the Seymour Pioneer Museum
  • Railroad: Golden Gate Railroad Museum
  • Railway: Market Street Railway; a "museum in motion"; supports the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) in its daily operation of vintage transit vehicles including the famous cable cars (which are National Historic Landmarks) as well as the F-line vintage streetcar, tram, and trolley service
  • Randall: Arts, sciences, cultures, and environment
  • Ripley's: Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum; the strange and amazing
  • Wax: The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf; celebrities in wax
  • Wells Fargo History: Museum of Wells Fargo; San Francisco museum includes displays of a stage coach and gold dust
  • Zeum Art & Tech: Hands-on art and technology center; difficult to use Web site

Sports

San Francisco is home to major-league basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer, and NCAA sports

• Pro: Professional sports in San Francisco
  • 49ers: San Francisco 49ers National Football League team
  • Giants: San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball team
  • Warriors: Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association team
  • A's: Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team
  • Sharks: San Jose Sharks National Hockey League team
  • Earthquakes: San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer team
• College: Area colleges with athletic activities
  • Dons: University of San Francisco
  • Gaels: Saint Mary's College of California
  • Gators: San Francisco State University
• Community: Amateur, organized sports clubs, and special community sporting events
  • Boardsailing: San Francisco Boardsailing Association; promoting safety, providing education, ensuring access and improving facilities
  • Hiking: Bay Area Hiker
  • Marathon: San Francisco Marathon; 42.2 km footrace
  • Paragliding: San Francisco Bay Area Paragliding Association
  • SK8 ice: Skating Club of San Francisco; U.S. Figure Skating Association club

Civic

San Francisco civic life

Government

San Francisco's government and representatives at all levels

• Local: City, county, and regional government; links to Web sites of the principal local governments and agencies
  • San Francisco: City and County of San Francisco government portal
  • Bay Area: Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG); regional planning agency
  • Sheriff: San Francisco Sheriff's Department
• State: State of California access
  • California: Welcome to California; portal to information about the State, including government and visitor's information
  • Governor: Office of the Governor of California
  • CA Senate: California State Senate
  • CA Assembly: California State Assembly
• Federal: The United State's government has a presence in San Francisco through elected representatives and some facilities
  • US Senate: United States Senators
  • US House: United States Representatives
  • Army Cor Eng: US Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District
  • Coast Guard: US Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco
  • FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation San Francisco Division Office; serves the Northern and Central Coast regions of California; resident agencies in Concord, Eureka, Hayward, Monterey, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Jose, San Rafael, and Santa Rosa
  • FEB: San Francisco Federal Executive Board; exchanges information between Washington and the local area; coordinates Federal programs; includes a page of links to Federal Web sites in the area
  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency (Oakland) Region IX; FEMA Region IX serves Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Reserve Bank: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; regional Federal Reserve Bank; branches in Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Seattle
  • -USA Federal-: USA Federal Government links; links to major top-level Web sites related to the United States government; you can use these to locate federal services available in the area

Services

Support for human needs and infrastructure

• Human: Health and human services
  • Public Health: San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Social Security: Social Security San Francisco; serves Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan
  • Physician Finder: San Francisco Medical Society's Physician Locator; helps you find a physician
  • VA Medical: San Francisco Veteran's Administration Medical Center
  • -USA Human-: National Health and Human services; you can use these directories to find doctors, hospitals, dentists, and other health and human services
• Transport: San Francisco offers transit options as one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and part of the highly-populated Bay Area
  • 511.org: Phone number and Web consolidating Bay Area transportation-related information; information on traffic, public transportation routes and fares, carpool and vanpool referrals, bicycling information; covers counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma; managed by public agencies led by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the California Highway Patrol, and the California Department of Transportation
  • Google Transit: map your transit route and schedule; can plan trips on the following agencies in this area: AC Transit, Altamont Commuter Express, AirBART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bear Transit, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, County Connection, Fairfield and Suisun Transit, Golden Gate Transit, Marin Transit, Menlo Park Midday Shuttle, PresidiGO, Rio Vista Delta Breeze, Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry, Baylink, Golden Gate Ferry, Blue & Gold Fleet, Alameda/Oakland Ferry, Muni, Stanford Marguerite Shuttle, and VTA
  • MTC: Metropolitan Transportation Commission; the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area; projects include TransLink transit fare card and FasTrak toll payment
  • Muni: public transit system; "Muni" stands for San Francisco Municipal Railway; vehicles include light-rail (Metro streetcars), electric trolley buses, diesel buses, cable cars, and a collection of historic streetcars
  • CarShare: City CarShare; car-sharing; ditch your car then walk, bike, take transit, and rent a car only when you need it, rather than paying for a car continuously while it sits idle most of the time, just taking up space; you can rent an apartment without parking, get around without worrying about traffic, improve your health, and save money
  • Cable Cars: Information about San Francisco cable cars; site includes interactive demos on how cable cars work, cable car route maps, cable car fares and how to ride
  • BART: Bay Area Rapid Transit; 153 km light rail system which operates above ground, below ground, and under San Francisco Bay in a 6km tunnel; serves the San Francisco Peninsula and East Bay (including Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward, Richmond, Walnut Creek, Fremont).
  • Caltrain: Rail service between San Francisco and San Jose; weekday commute-hour service to Gilroy
  • Golden Gate Dist: Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District; operates the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry
  • SFO Airport: San Francisco International Airport
  • SF Park: parking management system; uses sensors, new meters, and real-time parking data to take the guesswork out of parking; makes parking easier to find and more convenient; benefits to drivers, Muni riders, bicyclists, pedestrians, visitors, merchants, and more; SFpark sensors installed in parking spaces and in City-owned garages track in real-time parking availability
  • SF Port: Port of San Francisco; public agency managing the 12 km of San Francisco Bay shoreline from the Hyde Street Pier in the north to India Basin in the south
  • Blue & Gold Fleet: Bay tour and ferry boats
  • Red & White Fleet: Bay tour boats
  • Greyhound Bus: National commercial bus company; connections all over the US, Canada, and Mexico
  • GotoBus: Bus reservation system; buses connecting many cities including San Francisco
  • Car Free: Possible in the Bay Area; with good walkability and extensive transit systems, you could easily live without a car in the Bay Area
  • Car Sharing: Avoid owning a car; be car-free as much as possible, but keep the idea that you can rent or borrow a car only when you need it--for a big project or trip to far-out areas, for example
• Facilities: Institutions, units, organizations, or systems that build, distribute, plan, or and keep area resources or infrastructure working
  • Air Quality: Bay Area Air Quality Management District
  • Energy: PG&E Corporation; an energy-based holding company headquartered in San Francisco; parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc.
  • SF Estuary: San Francisco Estuary Institute; protect and enhance the San Francisco Estuary

Media

Access information about and in many cases read (or listen to) San Francisco' media outlets

• Periodicals: San Francisco's many publications offer Web sites with online content
  • SF Gate: San Francisco Chronicle online presence; Hearst Communications Inc.
  • Examiner: San Francisco Examiner
  • Bay Guardian: San Francisco Bay Guardian
  • Business Times: San Francisco Business Times
  • SF Mag: San Francisco Magazine
  • SF Weekly: San Francisco Weekly
  • Bay Area Reporter: Bay Area Reporter
  • Macworld: Mac Products
  • Wired: Technology magazine
  • Beyond Chron: alternative online daily; news, commentary, theater, cabaret, and movies
• Broadcast: Broadcast communications; San Francisco' media broadcasters; directories give current listings of stations for radio and tv
  • Radio-locator: List of radio stations within listening range of San Francisco; from radio-locator.com
  • TV Index: Television stations in the San Francisco-Oakland market
  • Radio Streema: Web-based radio stations in San Francisco; from streema.com
  • TV Streema: Web-based tv stations in San Francisco; from streema.com
  • HD Radio: search for HD Radio Stations in San Francisco, CA (ZIP code 94102); this form requires a zip code for searching; click the city name in upper right-hand corner; then enter 94102 for San Francisco (the zip code of San Francisco City Hall)

Education

San Francisco' educational opportunities

• Higher: The San Francisco City area has many institutions for higher learning offering degrees
  • Academy of Art: Academy of Art University; proprietary comprehensive; offers undergraduate, graduate degrees
  • CIIS: California Institute of Integral Studies; "integration of body-mind-spirit;" offers undergraduate, graduate, PhD degrees
  • City: City College of San Francisco; State and locally supported 2-year; offers undergraduate degrees; part of California Community College System
  • Golden Gate: Golden Gate University; independent; offers undergraduate, graduate, PhD degrees
  • Keller: Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University; masters and undergraduate degrees for professionals; campuses across the USA; the downtown San Francisco Center is located on the southeast corner of Market and 1st Streets
  • Lincoln: Lincoln University; Independent; offers undergraduate, graduate degrees; Oakland, California
  • St Mary's: Saint Mary's College of California; Independent Roman Catholic; offers undergraduate, graduate, PhD degrees; Moraga, California
  • SFAI: San Francisco Art Institute; offers undergraduate, graduate degrees
  • SFCM: San Francisco Conservatory of Music; independent; offers undergraduate, graduate degrees
  • SFIA: San Francisco Institute of Architecture; Master of Architecture
  • SFSU: San Francisco State University; state-supported; offers undergraduate, graduate, PhD degrees; part of California State University System
  • Steiner College: Rudolf Steiner College; Waldorf teacher education college; offers undergraduate, graduate degrees
  • U of Pac: University of the Pacific School of Dentistry; private
  • UC SF: University of California at San Francisco; graduate study health sciences; part of the University of California System
  • U of SF: University of San Francisco; independent, Roman Catholic; offers undergraduate, graduate, PhD degrees
• Schools: San Francisco' primary, secondary, career, and trade schools
  • K12: San Francisco Unified School District
  • Circus: San Francisco School of Circus Arts; includes a professional performing company, the New Pickle Circus; and a student performing troupe, the San Francisco Youth Circus
  • Cooking: Tante Marie's Cooking School; private professional culinary and pastry courses
  • Dance: Dance Mission Theatre; classes in dancing
  • NHI: National Holistic Institute; massage therapy school

Reference

Works to help you find out more about San Francisco

• Guides: Learn more about San Francisco with online guides that describe area attractions
  • SF Station: SF Station; city and information resource guide, giving information on entertainment, city features, happenings, and articles about events about town
  • SF Toursim: Tips for tourists
  • Mr SF: Documents culture and people of San Francisco; created and maintained by San Franciscan Hank Donat
  • MapWest: Bay Area Guide; this site also serves as a guide to the area with information about attractions, tours, and shopping
  • SF ToDo: Things to do; do, stay, get around
  • Virtual Tours: Yes San Francisco virtual tours; navigate like in a computer game between photos
  • Posthoc: Upfront Guide to San Francisco
  • City Guide: CTguide.com; slick visitor guidebook from San Francisco magazine and In-Room Cityguide publisher
  • Bay City: Bay City Guide Magazine; San Francisco guide to sights, attractions, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment
  • TripSavvy: entry for San Francisco
• Indexes: Access online information about San Francisco through general and specialized indexes
  • City search: Citysearch index to San Francisco; entertainment, restaurants, events, hotels, movies, businesses
  • zSF: z San Francisco; "An eclectic guide to an eclectic city"
  • Noe Valley: Index of Businesses in Noe Valley
  • Yellow Pages: Search form; find businesses and organizations using the SMARTpages.com directory
  • craigslist: Yellow pages for San Francisco
  • USA index: An index for the United States; resources to help you locate information about activities, events, places, sports, government, media, commerce, and reference information in the USA; You can use this page to locate information on other cities or information you couldn't find here
  • -USA General-: General reference section of USA Index; lookup information in national directories for classified ads, jobs, discussion, or lookup resources