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San Francisco Bay

noun

  1. a bay in western California: the harbor of San Francisco; connected with the Pacific Ocean by the Golden Gate strait. 50 miles (80 kilometers) long; 3–12 miles (5–19 kilometers) wide.



San Francisco Bay

noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific in W California, linked with the open sea by the Golden Gate strait. Length: about 80 km (50 miles). Greatest width: 19 km (12 miles)

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San Francisco Bay

  1. Located in northern California; entered from the Pacific Ocean through a strait called the Golden Gate.

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Its scope was narrowed to eight of California’s 58 counties, targeting heavily urban areas like Los Angeles, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Chief Executive Jason Chang, who is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, had never been to the state before this year but has now visited twice.

Senate Bill 79, which seeks to boost housing production near public transit in Southern California, Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, isn’t a law yet.

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As a young lad growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Pittsburg, my school uniform consisted of corduroys the color of Ash Wednesday, a white dress shirt and a maroon V-neck sweater.

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Ms Kaur, who lived in Hercules in the San Francisco Bay Area, worked for two decades as a sari-store seamstress and paid her taxes.

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