San Francisco at Sunrise

by Phyllis Kaltenbach

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San Francisco at Sunrise

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Phyllis Kaltenbach

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WOW! From the time we rose into the air in Reno, Nevada that morning, we could see the glow of the rising sun.. Just moments before we landed in San Francisco the sun begin to touch the landscape!
I grew up just 150 miles from San Francisco in the San Joaquin Valley and have flown in and out of San Francisco several times. I have never seen it appear so beautiful, as it did, this time, with the sun rising as we landed on Jan. 19, 2014!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city and county in California.
Flag Seal Nickname(s): The City by the Bay; Fog City; San Fran; Frisco;[1][2][3][4] The City that Knows How (antiquated);[5] Baghdad by the Bay (antiquated);[6] The Paris of the West[7]
Motto: Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra
(English: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War")
Location of San Francisco in California
San Francisco is located in United States
San Francisco
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37�47′N 122�25′WCoordinates: 37�47′N 122�25′W
Country United States
State California
Founded June 30, 1776
Incorporated April 15, 1850[8]
Founded by Lieutenant Jos� Joaquin Moraga and Francisco Pal�u
Named for St. Francis of Assisi
� Land 46.87 sq mi (121.4 km2) � Water 185.02 sq mi (479.2 km2) 79.79%
� Metro 3,524.4 sq mi (9,128 km2)
Elevation 52 ft (16 m) . Highest elevation 925 ft (282 m)
Lowest elevation 0 ft (0 m) .Population (2013)[10]
� City and county 825,111
� Density 17,620/sq mi (6,800/km2)
� Urban 3,273,190
� Metro 4,335,391
� CSA 8,371,000
Demonym San Franciscan
Time zone Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
� Summer (DST) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
San Francisco Listeni/s�n frənˈsɪskoʊ/, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
The only consolidated city-county in California,[11] San Francisco encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km2)[12] on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of about 17,620 people per square mile (6,803 people per km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City.[13] San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California, after Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose, and the 14th most populous city in the United States�with a Census-estimated 2012 population of 825,863.[14] The city is also the financial and cultural hub of the larger San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland combined statistical area, with a population of 8.4 million.
San Francisco (Spanish for "Saint Francis") was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away.[15] The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time. Due to the growth of its population, San Francisco became a consolidated city-county in 1856.[16] After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire,[17] San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. During World War II, San Francisco was the port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater.[18] After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States.
San Francisco is a popular tourist destination,[19] known for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture, and landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, the former prison on Alcatraz Island, and its Chinatown district. It is also a primary banking and finance center.

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February 10th, 2014

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