San Francisco, CA Visitors to San Francisco are never far from one of
the many attractions that has put this coastal city on
the map. One of the distinctive local attractions is
the Haight area of the city. Once synonymous with
hippies and the counter-culture, today the corner of Haight
and Ashbury Street is a confluence of modern, trendy
shops and piercing salons and alternative bookstores.
San Francisco is well known for its support of
alternative lifestyles, as is evidenced with the annual Bay to
Breakers Run, which routinely sees families and frat
boys pounding the pavement next to nudists and artists.
Film enthusiasts flock to the San Francisco
International Film Festival, which occurs in April and features
over 200 acclaimed films from around the world.
population
San Francisco grew rapidly throughout the 19th and
early 20th centuries, increasing in population from
57,000 in 1860 to 417,000 in 1910. Although the population
leveled off during the 1930s, rapid growth resumed in
the following decade, fed by the huge demand for labor
by war industries during World War II. By 1950 the
population had reached 775,000. After 1950 the city's
population slowly declined as the surrounding suburbs
grew.
In 2000 the population of San Francisco was 776,733.
In 2004, the city?s population was estimated at
744,230.
weather
San Francisco has an atmosphere of genteel chic mixed
with offbeat innovation and a self-effacing quality so
blatantly missing from brassy New York and plastic LA.
Its hilly streets provide some gorgeous glimpses of
the sparkling bay and its famous bridges.An average of
52 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius) in January
rises steadily through to a peak of approximately 68
degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in July. Summers
are usually warm and pleasant with plenty of sunshine
and virtually no rain at all from the beginning of
June through to the end of September.The weather is
probably at its most inviting in spring and autumn, with a
surprisingly pleasing October temperature of 70
degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius). From November
through to spring, San Francisco's rainfall can be frequent
and often heavy.
Employer
In addition to the computer industry, which despite
the downturn still boasts the largest number of jobs in
the area, other active industries in San Francisco
include retail, health, insurance, manufacturing, and
real estate. The likes of Dolby, The Gap and Sega are
headquartered in San Fran, while quite a few biochemical
companies and university laboratories dot the Bay
Area, offering a range of jobs to those trained in the
hard sciences. And let's not forget the service industry,
supported by the constant influx of tourists from all
over the world.
Here r the top most employers of the city :-
ABM Industries Inc
ABM Janitorial Services
Airtouch Communications Inc
Bechtel Group Inc
Catholic Health Care West
Charles Schwab Corp
Chevron Corp
Del Monte Foods Co
Fritz Companies Inc
Gap Inc
cost of living
If your heart is set on living in San Francisco, you
can expect to pay out the nose for a nice flat. A nice
studio apartment in San Francisco will cost about
$1100 - $2000 a month, while one-bedroom apartments will
start around $1800. As dire as it may seem, it is an
improvement from a year ago, when the waiting lists for
such apartments were impossibly long and renters had
little choice but to join in almost cut-throat
techniques...
The cost of livign if the city is estimated to be 171.4.
colleges:-
American College Of Traditional Chinese Medicine
American Conservatory Theater
California Institute Of Integral Studies
Golden Gate University-san Francisco
New College Of California
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Conservatory Of Music
San Francisco State University
Saybrook Graduate School And Research Center
University Of California Hastings College Of Law
University Of California-san Francisco
University Of San Francisco
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