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Google does not own Moffett Field. The site, between Mountain View and Sunnyvale, is on federal property controlled by NASA. In 2014, Google subsidiary Planetary Ventures LLC entered into a 60-year lease on a 1,000 acre portion of the NASA Ames Research Center site that includes Moffett Federal Air Base, the three large aircraft hangars, and golf course. The corporation Read more...
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The Brooklyn Bridge can be crossed on foot in approximately 30 minutes, depending on factors such as numbers of other pedestrians and the weather. The walkway is segregated for pedestrians and cyclists, and sightseers stopping to take photographs and not keeping to the designated lanes can slow the flow of other pedestrians and bike traffic across the bridge considerably. Read more...
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Rob Hill Campground, the only campsite within the city of San Francisco, is situated in a forested area of the Presidio above Baker Beach. This group campsite is open seasonally between April 1 and October 31, and has restrooms but no showers, no RV camping and no hookups. Advance credit card reservations are required and the maximum stay is three Read more...
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The Filbert Steps up Telegraph Hill start near Filbert and Sansome Streets, east of Levi’s Plaza, where you’ll see signs for “Stairs to Coit Tower”. The stairway continues after crossing Montgomery Street, eventually emerging on Telegraph Hill Boulevard near Coit Tower. Read more...
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British musician and comedy actor George Formby is buried in the Roman Catholic Section B of Warrington Cemetery on Manchester Road in Warrington, Cheshire. Famed ukulele player Formby, whose real name was George Hoy Booth, died on 6 March 1961, aged 56. He is buried with his parents, George and Eliza, in a grave that was already marked with a Read more...
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Oakland, California was named after the oak groves growing in the area, particularly until the mid 19th century. Spanish settlers referred to the area spanning present-day Emeryville, Piedmont, and parts of Oakland, as Encinal de Temescal, derived from encina, the Spanish word for the evergreen oak. Oakland was incorporated as a town in 1852 and as a city in 1854. Read more...
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During a free performance by U2 to 20,000 people in San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza on November 11th, 1987, lead singer Bono spray painted “Stop The Traffic” and “Rock N Roll” on the Vaillancourt Fountain. Footage of the act can be seen in the band’s 1988 concert film, Rattle and Hum. Read more...
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The fire hydrant at 20th and Church Streets in San Francisco is painted gold in recognition of its role in providing water to extinguish fires after the 1906 earthquake. The hydrant, located near the southwest corner of Mission Dolores Park, is said to have continued supplying water after others had run dry, helping to save many local structures from fire Read more...
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San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge never gets repainted from end to end. Instead there is continual program of spot painting and corrosion repair undertaken by a dedicated maintenance team. Read more...
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Cupid’s Span is a sculpture in San Francisco created by husband-and-wife artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Installed in November 2002 in Rincon Park on the Embarcadero, against the backdrop of the Bay Bridge, the 60-foot-high sculpture depicts a bow and arrow partially embedded in the ground and is thought to represent Cupid’s arrow. Read more...
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The Caltrain commuter rail line terminates in San Francisco at 4th and King Street Caltrain Station where there are connections to Muni bus lines, E Embarcadero historic streetcar and Muni light rail services. Read more...
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Stand at a brown and white Cable Car Stop sign. As the cable car approaches, raise your hand to signal the driver to stop. Pay the conductor after boarding (with $20 notes or less) if you don’t already have a ticket or pass. If the cable car does not stop, it is likely full. Between 8 am and 5 pm, Read more...
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Tolls on the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge (also called the John F McCarthy Memorial Bridge) are collected in the westbound direction towards San Rafael at the toll plaza on the east side of the bridge. Read more...
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In-person help at the San Francisco IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) is available by appointment only, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. To make an appointment call 844-545-5640. The TAC is located in the south lobby of the Phillip Burton Federal Building at 450 Golden Gate Avenue (between Polk Street and Larkin Street) and government-issued photo ID Read more...
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Swimming is allowed at Lake Anza in Berkeley’s Tilden Regional Park in the designated beach area on weekends and holidays from around the end of April and on weekdays from the end of May until around mid-September. Swimming is prohibited from November onwards and when periods of poor water quality are identified by East Bay Regional Park District. When lifeguards Read more...
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Presidio Golf Course is a public 18-hole course with driving range, practice facility and a public clubhouse with restaurant and golf shop. Tee time reservations may be made online or by phone and discounts are offered to residents of San Francisco and Northern California. Note that the separate Tudor-style clubhouse fronting onto the 9th green is a private members facility Read more...
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The three-sided glass tower on the Mulberry Union building opposite UCSF Medical Center on Parnassus Avenue houses a historical working mechanical clock designed by Seth Thomas that was salvaged from the old campus Medical School Building prior to its demolition in 1967. After a period of storage, the mechanism of the clock, which also tells the day of the week, Read more...
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The two windmills on the western edge of Golden Gate Park originally pumped groundwater for park irrigation. The Dutch Windmill, and the Murphy Windmill located to the south, were completed in 1903 and 1908 respectively and operated until 1913 when electric water pumps were introduced. Both mills subsequently fell into disrepair but have since been restored with turning sails, and Read more...
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The Golden Gate Bridge’s suspension span, including the main span and side spans, is 1.2 miles (or 1,966 meters) long. The length of the main span between the towers is 4,200 feet (or 1,280 meters). Read more...