Nob Hill
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Nob Hill had a reputation as a relatively well-to-do enclave, but here, in its outer reaches, the vacancies were becoming hard to ignore.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
“The vibration from San Francisco goes up to the steppes of Kazakhstan,” said Sanzhar, who is staying at a hotel in the Nob Hill neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
Housing: San Francisco legislators have halted a project that would have replaced a single-family Nob Hill home with 10 townhouses, after neighbors objected to the plan, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said a man walked into a Circle K convenience store at Nob Hill Boulevard and 18th Street in Yakima at 3:30 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
There were only two noted locations in the Nob Hill area.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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