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  • Where is the wind harp in South San Francisco?

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    The Wind Harp is located on the Point San Bruno knoll at the center of the Genentech campus on the east side of South San Francisco, formerly the Cabot, Cabot and Forbes Industrial Park. The prominent 92-foot-tall steel sculpture is open to the public and accessed on foot by a short pathway next to Building 28 on DNA Way. Visit Read more...
  • Where are YouTube’s headquarters?

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    YouTube’s headquarters are located at 901 Cherry Avenue in San Bruno, California. The Google-owned video-sharing platform moved into the offices in 2008. They were the former corporate headquarters of The Gap, Inc. Read more...
  • Where was the San Bruno pipeline explosion?

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    The San Bruno pipeline explosion occurred near the intersection of Glenview Drive and Earl Avenue in the Crestmoor residential neighborhood of San Bruno, California. On the evening on September 9th, 2010, an underground natural gas pipeline owned by Pacific Gas & Electric exploded and fire quickly engulfed nearby houses. Eight people died and 38 houses were destroyed. Read more...
  • Is South San Francisco a separate city?

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    Yes, South San Francisco is a city separate and distinct from the city of San Francisco, and the cities don’t even border one another. Sometimes colloquially called South City, South San Francisco is located in San Mateo County, south of Daly City and Brisbane, and north of San Bruno. Read more...
  • Can you hike to the South San Francisco sign?

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    Sign Hill Park has several trails leading to the big concrete letters forming the SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO THE INDUSTRIAL CITY hillside sign. The Ridge Trail runs above the sign along the crest of Sign Hill from Ridgeview Court (where there is a small parking lot) to Spruce Avenue. At the water tank, you can descend below the letters on Letters Read more...
  • Where is George Moscone buried?

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    George Moscone’s grave is in the St Michael section of Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California. The serving Mayor of San Francisco was shot and killed at San Francisco City Hall on November 27th, 1978, aged 49, by former city supervisor Dan White. Read more...
  • Where was the last Beatles concert?

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    The Beatles’ final live commercial concert took place on August 29th, 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, although they performed unannounced in January 1969 on the Apple Corps building rooftop in London. Former Beatle Paul McCartney returned to Candlestick in August 2014 to perform at the last ever event at the sports stadium before it was demolished for redevelopment. Read more...
  • Where is Wyatt Earp buried?

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    Wyatt Earp, who died on January 13th, 1929, was cremated and his remains are interred in a burial plot at the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, a Jewish cemetery in Colma, California. At the time of his death, the former Old West lawman was living in Los Angeles with his Jewish wife, Josephine Marcus, and she arranged for Earp’s ashes Read more...
  • Where is Levi Strauss buried?

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    Levi Strauss was laid to rest in a dome-roofed mausoleum in the Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California. The founder of denim jeans manufacturer Levi Strauss & Co died in San Francisco on September 26, 1902. Read more...
  • What is the NPR station in San Francisco?

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    The NPR member public radio stations in San Francisco are KQED which broadcasts on FM at 88.5 MHz, and KALW, broadcasting at 91.7 MHz. Both stations also stream online. Read more...
  • Where are the KOIT radio studios?

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    The 96.5 KOIT radio studios are located on the third floor of the DC Station building on Junipero Serra Boulevard in Daly City, California. The Adult Contemporary format radio station relocated here in 2020 from its former studios in downtown San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. The broadcast facilities are shared with three other Bonneville-owned Bay Area FM stations, 99.7 NOW (KMVQ), Read more...
  • Is there a 24 hour Starbucks in Daly City?

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    The Starbucks Coffee at the Westlake Shopping Center on John Daly Boulevard in Daly City is open 24 hours daily. Read more...
  • Where was the first dynamite factory in the United States?

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    Commercial production of dynamite in the US started in 1868 at the Giant Powder Works near the site of what is now Glen Park Recreation Center in San Francisco. Producing dynamite under licence from Alfred Nobel, the short-lived factory was destroyed in an explosion in November 1869. Read more...
  • Where do the Golden State Warriors play?

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    The Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team plays its home games at the Chase Center arena in San Francisco. Read more...
  • Does San Francisco have a basketball team?

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    The Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team relocated in 2019 to the Chase Center in San Francisco from their previous home arena across the bay in Oakland. The San Francisco Dons NCAA men’s college basketball team also plays some games at the Chase Center when not playing at the Sobrato Center. Read more...
  • Where was the first Gap store located?

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    The Gap’s first store was in San Francisco’s Ingleside district at Ocean Avenue and Fairfield Way, next to the El Rey Theater. The store opened in 1969, initially selling only Levi’s jeans, records and tapes, but closed in 1974 as The Gap grew into a chain of clothing stores. Read more...
  • How did Oakland get its name?

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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...
  • Where is Anchor Steam beer made?

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    Anchor Steam Beer is brewed in San Francisco by the Anchor Brewing Company at its brewery on Mariposa Street and De Haro Street in Portero Hill. The company was acquired by Japan’s Sapporo in 2017. Read more...
  • How accurate is the Ingleside Terraces sundial?

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    The accuracy of the Ingleside sundial in San Francisco varies throughout the year. Its longitudinal location means it runs anything up to 24 minutes behind Pacific Standard Time for most of the year, being slowest around February 11th. Ignoring the hour difference caused by daylight saving time, the Ingleside sundial is within a minute or so of clock time from Read more...
  • What do the curb colors mean in Oakland?

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    Curb colors in Oakland, California, indicate the following parking restrictions: Red curbs: no stopping, standing or parking at any time. Yellow curbs: between 7 am and 6 pm, stopping restricted to loading and unloading of passengers and materials for no more than 3 minutes unless the vehicle has commercial plates. Yellow curb restrictions do not apply on Sundays and parking Read more...
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