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Line 1: [[File:800px-SF From Marin Highlands3.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~right\|~~300px~~400px\|San Francisco from Marin Headlands]] == ~~Overview~~Description == Founded in 1776 by Spanish missionaries and colonists, '''San Francisco''' (Spanish for Saint Francis), officially the '''City and County of San Francisco''', population 870,000, ~~ ~~is "the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California." (Wikipedia). Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula, and at the "Golden Gate" or narrow mouth of San Francisco Bay, after which the city was named, San Francisco is about 48 square miles (124 km2) in area, the smallest county—and only consolidated city-county—in California. Line 18:   -- adapted from Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco San Francisco].    ~~'''Nicknames & Motto'''~~ == Nicknames & Motto == The City; The City by the Bay; The Golden City; Fog City; San Fran, Saint Frank, Frisco (all 3 locally disparaged); The City that Knows How (past); Baghdad by the Bay (past); The Paris of the West (past) SF The City The City by the Bay The Golden City Fog City San Fran, Saint Frank, Frisco (all 3 locally disparaged) The City that Knows How (past); Baghdad by the Bay (past); The Paris of the West (archaic; 19thC) Motto: ''Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra'' (Spanish); (English: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War").   == Issues == High rent and home prices High rates of displacement and out-migration  Limited housing supply Limited new development and redevelopment, especially of [[Affordable_housing\|Affordable housing]] Transit system is considered fragmented, insufficient, underinvested, undermaintained, and overburdened High and rising economic inequality High rates of poverty and homelessness Many areas at high risk due to climate change Many areas at high risk of earthquake and wildfire Relatively scarce water supply Food deserts == Economic Context: Growth and Diversification == ~~Motto:''Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra'' (Spanish); (English: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War").~~ [[File:Zynga HQ 0.jpg\|left\|300x212px\|Zynga headquarters at 8th and Townsend Image Source: Zero Hedge http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2016/04/20/zynga%20HQ_0.jpg]] ~~== Economic Growth and Diversification ==~~ Since the 1990s, San Francisco's economy has moved increasingly towards the prominence of high-tech, biotech, and medical research. Tech jobs accounted for 1 percent of the city's jobs in 1990. They had grown to 4 percent by 2010 and to an estimated 8 percent by the end of 2013. The San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area (a census designation) saw 90 percent tech industry growth from 2006-2016 according to a report by Praxis Strategy Group. San Francisco can now be said to be an important center for technology, Internet and social media companies (and especially for start-up businesses), attracting increasing venture capital funding compared to neighboring Silicon Valley - a trend the city has attempted to encourage with measures such as payroll tax exemptions for certain kinds of desirable companies. Line 53 ⟶ 81: == Government == === [[File:1200px-SFCityHall.png\|left\|328x214px\|Image Source: Wikipedia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/SFCityHall.png/1200px-SFCityHall.png]]Municipal and County  === San Francisco (the City and County of San Francisco) has been in place as a consolidated city-county (the only such jurisdiction in California) since 1856 when it split from adjoining San Mateo County. Line 65 ⟶ 95: Note that legislation in San Francisco is also made through a direct ballot initiative/referendum process. === State === San Francisco's California State Assembly Districts are the 17th and 19th. === Federal === The City of San Francisco constitutes the entirety of California's 12th Congressional District. The District is currently served by House Minority Leader (Democrat), Nancy Pelosi. == Public and Governmental Resources == San Francisco ~~Planning~~Office of the Mayor ~~Department ~~[~~https~~http://~~twitter~~www.~~com~~sfmayor.org/~~sfplanning~~‎ ~~https~~http://~~twitter~~www.sfmayor.~~com~~org/~~sfplanning~~%E2%80%8E] San Francisco Board of Supervisors [http://sfbos.org/ http://sfbos.org/] San Francisco Planning Department [http://www.sfplanning.org/ http://www.sfplanning.org/ ][https://twitter.com/sfplanning https://twitter.com/sfplanning] San Francisco Rent Board San Francisco Human Rights Commission San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency [http://www.sfmta.com/ http://www.sfmta.com/] Port of San Francisco [http://sfport.com/ http://sfport.com/] == Neighborhoods and Internal Geographic Designations == [[File:What-to-do-san-francisco-travel-tips-reviews-09.jpg\|left\|360x240px\|View from Coit Tower. Image Source: Kevin and Amanda http://www.kevinandamanda.com/san-francisco/]]'''City-designated "Analysis Neighborhoods" '''(41 neighborhoods) Bayview Hunters Point  \|  Bernal Heights  \| Castro/Upper Market  \| Chinatown  \| Excelsior  \| Financial District/South Beach  \| Glen Park  \| Golden Gate Park  \| Haight Ashbury  \| Hayes Valley  \| Inner Richmond  \| Inner Sunset  \| Japantown  \| Lakeshore  \| Lincoln Park  \| Lone Mountain/USF  \| Marina  \| McLaren Park  \| Mission  \| Mission Bay  \| Nob Hill  \| Noe Valley  \| North Beach \| Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside  \| Outer Mission  \| Outer Richmond  \| Pacific Heights  \| Portola  \| Potrero Hill  \| Presidio  \| Presidio Heights  \| Russian Hill  \| Seacliff  \| South of Market  \| Sunset/Parkside  \| Tenderloin  \| Treasure Island  \| Twin Peaks  \| Visitacion Valley  \| West of Twin Peaks  \| Western Addition Line 92 ⟶ 134: Bayview  \| Central  \| Ingleside  \| Mission  \| Northern  \| Park  \| Richmond  \| Southern  \| Taraval \| Tenderloin === Neighborhood Associations, Sites, and Organizations === Progress Noe Valley [http://www.progressnoe.com/ http://www.progressnoe.com/] Noe Valley site [http://www.noevalley.com/ http://www.noevalley.com/] Telegraph Hill Dwellers [http://www.thd.org/ http://www.thd.org/] Friends of Washington Square [http://www.friendsofwashingtonsquare.com/ http://www.friendsofwashingtonsquare.com/] ~~== Issues ==~~ Port of San Francisco Community Advisory Groups [http://sfport.com/community http://sfport.com/community] Duboe Triangle Neighborhood Association (DTNA - Neighborhood, bordered by Market St., Castro St., Divisidero St., Waller St., Webster St. and Duboce Avenue) [http://www.dtna.org/ http://www.dtna.org/] High rent and home prices Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA)  [http://www.hayesvalleysf.org/ http://www.hayesvalleysf.org/] Limited housing supply Castro/Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association (EVNA) [http://www.evna.org/ http://www.evna.org/] Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/EVNA415 https://www.facebook.com/EVNA415] Limited new development and redevelopment Cow Hollow Association [http://www.cowhollowassociation.org/ http://www.cowhollowassociation.org/] Transit Neighborhood Associations of Presidio Planning - Contact President William Shepard wshepard@aol.com Food deserts Cole Valley Neighborhood site (archived) [http://colevalley.tripod.com/ http://colevalley.tripod.com/] Castro SF (portal) [http://www.castrosf.org/ http://www.castrosf.org/] ~~== Affordability ==~~ Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center [http://www.bhnc.org/ http://www.bhnc.org/] Haight Street site [http://www.haightstreet.com/ http://www.haightstreet.com/] ~~=== Cost of Living ===~~ Miraloma Park Improvement Club (neighborhood defined by Mount Davidson) [http://www.miralomapark.org/ http://www.miralomapark.org/] Portrero Hill Boosters [http://potreroboosters.org/ http://potreroboosters.org/] ~~== Housing ==~~ Union Street website [http://www.unionstreet.com/ http://www.unionstreet.com/] Central Market (Neighborhoodland) [https://neighborland.com/centralmarket/about https://neighborland.com/centralmarket/6thstreet https://neighborland.com/centralmarket/about https://neighborland.com/centralmarket/6thstreet] ~~=== Rentals ===~~ San Francisco Chinatown portal [http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/ http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/] SF Beautiful - United Nations Plaza [https://neighborland.com/unplaza https://neighborland.com/unplaza] ~~=== Home Prices ===~~ Russian Hill Neighbors [https://rhnsf.org/ https://rhnsf.org/] San Francisco History Association [http://sanfranciscohistory.org/ http://sanfranciscohistory.org/] ~~=== Affordable Housing ===~~ Aquatic Park Neighbors [http://www.aquaticpark.org/‎ http://www.aquaticpark.org/%E2%80%8E] Barbary Coast Neighbors [http://www.bcnasf.org/ http://www.bcnasf.org/] ~~== Transportation ==~~ FOGG Friends of Golden Gateway [http://fogg.us/ http://fogg.us/] Francisco Park Conservancy (project to turn a disused reservoir into a public park - Russian Hill and Aquatic Park neighborhoods) [https://www.franciscopark.org/ https://www.franciscopark.org/] ~~=== Public Transit ===~~ Middle Polk Neighbors [https://middlepolk.org/ https://middlepolk.org/]  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Middle-Polk-Neighborhood-Association-146731006374/ https://www.facebook.com/Middle-Polk-Neighborhood-Association-146731006374/] Rincon Neighbors [http://www.rinconneighbors.com/ http://www.rinconneighbors.com/] ~~=== Regional Transit ===~~ Bayview Hills Neighborhood Association [https://www.bayviewhillsf.org/ https://www.bayviewhillsf.org/] Bayview Residents Improving their Environment (BRITE) [http://britesf.org/ http://britesf.org/] ~~=== Cycling ===~~ Buena Vista Neighborhood Association [http://bvnasf.org/ http://bvnasf.org/] Cathedral Hill Neighborhood Association [http://sfchna.org/ http://sfchna.org/] ~~=== Walking/Walkability ===~~ Fisherman's Wharf portal [http://www.fishermanswharf.org/ http://www.fishermanswharf.org/] Golden Gateway Tenants' Organization [http://goldengatewaytenants.org/ http://goldengatewaytenants.org/] ~~== Food Access ==~~ Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association [http://www.gwpna.org/ http://www.gwpna.org/] Jackson Square Historic District Association [http://jacksonsquaresf.org/ http://jacksonsquaresf.org/] Tens of thousands of San Francisco residents have difficulty accessing affordable, wholesome food because of a dearth of supermarkets in the areas of the city in which they live. These food deserts are concentrated in the Bayview, Hunter's Point and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. In Hunter's Point alone, its 40,000 residents must travel miles to the nearest grocery store. North of the Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NoPNA) [http://nopna.squarespace.com/ http://nopna.squarespace.com/] Pacific Heights Residents' Association [http://www.phra-sf.org/ http://www.phra-sf.org/] == Publications and Blogs == Line 140 ⟶ 184: Sacramento Bee Curbed San Francisco Metro Observer Press San Francisco Magazine Castro/Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association Newsletter [https://evna.org/eureka/ https://evna.org/eureka/] Hoodline [http://hoodline.com/ http://hoodline.com/] == Housing and Urbanist Organizations == Line 157 ⟶ 205: Walk San Francisco [http://walksf.org/ http://walksf.org/] SF Do Something @SFDoSomething Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods [http://www.csfn.net/ http://www.csfn.net/] SF Beautiful [http://sfbeautiful.org/ http://sfbeautiful.org/] San Francisco Apartment Association [https://www.sfaa.org/public https://www.sfaa.org/public]<br/>   == ~~Developers/Development~~  == == Zoning & Planning == In 1978, much of San Francisco was rezoning to limit building heights and density of development.  The EIR (Environmental Impact Report) predicted cost increases, displacement, and increased pollution from long commutes. <br/> [https://archive.org/details/finalenvironment2719sanf. https://archive.org/details/finalenvironment2719sanf. ] Dowall, David E. (1982). "The Suburban Squeeze: Land-Use Policies in the San Francisco Bay Area." Cato Journal, Vol 2, No 3 (Winter 1982). <br/> https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1983/1/cj2n3-4.pdf "A suburban land squeeze has hit the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Extensive post-warland development, increasing use of growth management controls, more restrictive land-use and environmental regulations, and a 'go-slow' development posture created by the passage of Proposition 4 and [[Proposition 13]] have combined to reduce land conversion opportunities in the region considerably."<br/>     Line 169 ⟶ 231: Laura Foote Clark Christine Johnson - San Francisco Planning Commissioner; SPUR, San Francisco Director Angela Hockabout @knitluck Andrew Szeto Brian Hanlon  Toshio Meronek Annie Fryman Matthew Yglesias Line 185 ⟶ 246: Dan Fingal-Surma Bobak Esfandiari  Steve Boland @calurbanist Skylar Taylor - YIMBY Action Daniel Camp   == References == See section in [http://www.yimby.wiki/wiki/Reading_List#San_Francisco_.2F_Bay_Area_history_and_issues Reading List: San Francisco / Bay Area history and issues], the contents of which should also be included below.  '''San Francisco Analysis Neighborhoods''' [https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Analysis-Neighborhoods/p5b7-5n3h/data https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Analysis-Neighborhoods/p5b7-5n3h/data]   '''San Francisco Indicator Project Geographic''' Boundaries [http://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=e4927a261ae044959ec4d4932b047ff8 http://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=e4927a261ae044959ec4d4932b047ff8]   ~~'''San Francisco '''(Wikipedia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco]~~   '''The Cities Creating the Most Tech Jobs in 2017''' [http://www.newgeography.com/content/005564-high-tech-and-stem-rankings-2017 http://www.newgeography.com/content/005564-high-tech-and-stem-rankings-2017] === Articles/papers/studies === '''"New San Francisco Tech Boom Brings Jobs But Also Worries"''' New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/us/san-francisco-tech-boom-brings-jobs-and-worries.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/us/san-francisco-tech-boom-brings-jobs-and-worries.html] Chapple, Karen, John V. Thomas, Dena Belzer and Gerald Autler. "Fueling the Fire: Information Technology and Housing Price Appreciation in the San Francisco Bay Area." <br/> ''Housing Policy Debate'' 15(2): 347-383.  (2004)<br/> [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2004.9521505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2004.9521505. ]<br/>   '''List of City Nicknames in the United States''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_the_United_States#California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_the_United_States#California] City and County of San Francisco.  San Francisco Analysis Neighborhoods<br/> [https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Analysis-Neighborhoods/p5b7-5n3h/data https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Analysis-Neighborhoods/p5b7-5n3h/data].  San Francisco Indicator Project Geographic Boundaries<br/>  [http://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=e4927a261ae044959ec4d4932b047ff8 http://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=e4927a261ae044959ec4d4932b047ff8].  *San Francisco Planning Department. Centennial Celebration Brochure, 2018. <br/> [http://default.sfplanning.org/publications_reports/SF_Planning_Centennial_Brochure.pdf http://default.sfplanning.org/publications_reports/SF_Planning_Centennial_Brochure.pdf] City and County of San Francisco, City Office of the Controller – Office of Economic Analysis. "[http://sfcontroller.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/6742-mission_moratorium_final.pdf Potential Effects of Limiting Market-Rate Housing in the Mission]." September 10, 2015.<br/> [http://sfcontroller.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/6742-mission_moratorium_final.pdf http://sfcontroller.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/6742-mission_moratorium_final.pdf].<br/>   ~~'''America's Worst 9 Urban Food Deserts''' - [https://newsone.com/1540235/americas-worst-9-urban-food-deserts/ https://newsone.com/1540235/americas-worst-9-urban-food-deserts/]~~ City and County of San Francisco, Department of Planning. "[https://archive.org/details/finalenvironment2719sanf Final environmental impact report for the proposed amendments to the text of the City planning code and to the zoning map relating to residential districts and development]." 1978.<br/> [https://archive.org/details/finalenvironment2719sanf. https://archive.org/details/finalenvironment2719sanf. ]<br/>   Cutler, Kim-Mai. [https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/ "How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF’s Housing Crisis Explained)."] ''TechCrunch.'' 2014-04-14.<br/>   Domhoff, William G. "[http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/local/san_francisco.html Why San Francisco Is (or Used to Be) Different: Progressive Activists and Neighborhoods Had a Big Impact.]" ''Who Rules America'', November 2011. [http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/local/san_francisco.html http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/local/san_francisco.html].<br/>   Dowall, David E. (1982). "[https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1983/1/cj2n3-4.pdf The Suburban Squeeze: Land-Use Policies in the San Francisco Bay Area]." ''Cato Journal'', Vol 2, No 3 (Winter 1982). [https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1983/1/cj2n3-4.pdf https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1983/1/cj2n3-4.pdf]<br/> <br/> ''"A suburban land squeeze has hit the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Extensive post-warland development, increasing use of growth management controls, more restrictive land-use and environmental regulations, and a 'go-slow' development posture created by the passage of Proposition 4 and [[Proposition_13\|Proposition 13]] have combined to reduce land conversion opportunities in the region considerably."''<br/>   Hogan, Mark. "[https://boomcalifornia.com/2014/06/25/living-in-a-fools-paradise/ Living in a Fool’s Paradise: San Francisco must change.]" ''Boom California''. June 25, 2014. [https://boomcalifornia.com/2014/06/25/living-in-a-fools-paradise/ https://boomcalifornia.com/2014/06/25/living-in-a-fools-paradise/. ]<br/>   King, Steve. “[https://shelterforce.org/2017/04/25/thoughts-unnatural-occurrence-cheap-housing/ Thoughts on the Unnatural Occurrence of Cheap Housing].” Shelterforce, April 25, 2017.  [https://shelterforce.org/2017/04/25/thoughts-unnatural-occurrence-cheap-housing/ https://shelterforce.org/2017/04/25/thoughts-unnatural-occurrence-cheap-housing/].<br/> ''"CDCs [Community Development Corporations[ and affordable housing developers have an opportunity to prevent displacement, preserve affordability, and improve the habitability of neglected housing."''<br/>   LeSar, Jennifer, and Cecilia V. Estolano. “[https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/CASA%20-%20Literature%20Review%20-%20Housing-focused%20Publications%20in%20the%20San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area.pdf Housing-focused Publications in the San Francisco Bay Area: a Literature Review.]” (lit review done for MTC MTCcasa initiative).<br/> https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/CASA%20-%20Literature%20Review%20-%20Housing-focused%20Publications%20in%20the%20San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area.pdf.<br/> ''"This literature review was prepared by Estolano LeSar Perez (ELP) Advisors on behalf of MTC and CASA: the Committee to House the Bay Area. The goals of the literature review were to:<br/> •    Establish a baseline of information about regional housing trends and the impacts and concerns identified by diverse constituencies;<br/> •    Accelerate the CASA discussion by building on policy work done by stakeholders to date;<br/> •    Create a reservoir of good ideas to draw upon throughout the CASA process; and<br/> •    Distill thousands of pages of documents of relevant material into a concise and consistent format." ''<br/> <br/>   Rosen, Marcia, and Wendy Sullivan. “[http://www.prrac.org/pdf/SanFranAffHsing.pdf From Urban Renewal and Displacement to Economic Inclusion: San Francisco Affordable Housing Policy 1978-2012].” Poverty and Race Research Action Council, November 2012. <br/> [http://www.prrac.org/pdf/SanFranAffHsing.pdf http://www.prrac.org/pdf/SanFranAffHsing.pdf].<br/>   Wikipedia. "List of City Nicknames in the United States"  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_the_United_States#California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_the_United_States#California] "San Francisco" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco]   Zuk, Miriam, and Karen Chapple. “[http://www.urbandisplacement.org/sites/default/files/images/udp_research_brief_052316.pdf Housing Production, Filtering and Displacement: Untangling the Relationships].” Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, May 2016. [http://www.urbandisplacement.org/sites/default/files/images/udp_research_brief_052316.pdf http://www.urbandisplacement.org/sites/default/files/images/udp_research_brief_052316.pdf].   === Books === Bagwell, Beth. ''Oakland The Story of a City'' (1982; 2nd edition 2012). <br/>   Brechin, Gray. ''Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin'' (2001). <br/>   DeLeon, Richard. ''Left coast city: progressive politics in San Francisco, 1975-1991'' (1992).<br/>   Hartman, Chester. [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0520914902 ''City for Sale: The Transformation of San Francisco''] (2002). <br/>   Margolin, Malcolm. ''The Ohlone Way: Indian life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area''.(1978; Berkeley: Heyday Books; 25th Anniversary Ed. with a new Afterword, 2002).<br/>   Polledri, Paolo. ''Visionary San Francisco'' (1990).<br/>   *Self, Robert O. ''American Babylon: Race and the Struggle for Postwar Oakland''. (Princeton University Press, 2003). <br/>     [[Category:City Profiles]] [[Category:Cities]] [[Category:San Francisco]] [[Category:California]] [[Category:San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Cities in North America]] [[Category:Cities in the United States]] [[Category:Cities in California]] [[Category:Northern California]] [[Category:The West Coast]]