San Francisco
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A major West Coast intellectual center.
Also, a center of gay culture.
Known for its history of major earthquakes.
Site of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Although Hampton, a certified starter, only played in the Chargers’ opening series in Thursday’s preseason loss to San Francisco, he made waves in the two teams’ joint practice on Tuesday by bulldozing several 49ers defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Sharma, who lives in San Francisco, has put on more weight in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Each Friday during the spring semester, students practice the basic techniques of archaeological fieldwork while investigating Mission San Francisco de Potano, a centuries-old site in northwest Gainesville.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
In cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, housing construction slowed down, and that resulted in surging home prices, the Fed researchers said in the report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
In the spring of 1925, when White was still based in Houston, Hoover expressed outrage to him that several agents in the San Francisco field office were drinking liquor.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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