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San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco, Calif.Designed in 1915 by Arthur Brown Jr. photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected San Francisco City Hall as…

San Francisco

(Encyclopedia) San Francisco San Francisco săn frănsĭsˈkō [key], city (2020 pop. 873,965), coextensive with San…

South San Francisco

(Encyclopedia) South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and…

San Francisco de Macorís

(Encyclopedia) San Francisco de MacorísSan Francisco de Macoríssăn frănsĭsˈkō [key]San Francisco de Macorísᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 96,503), N Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and…

Ulloa, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Ulloa, Francisco deUlloa, Francisco defränᵺēsˈkō [key]Ulloa, Francisco de ᵺā &oomacr;lyōˈä [key], d. c.1540, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Against the orders of Viceroy Antonio de…

Newsom, Gavin Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Newsom, Gavin Christopher, 1967– American businessman and politician, b. San Francisco. He was a cofounder (1991) of the PlumpJack Group, whose businesses grew from a wine store to…

Boyle, Kay

(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Kay, 1903–93, American writer, b. St. Paul, Minn. A European expatriate in the interwar years, she returned to Europe as a correspondent for the New Yorker (1946–53) and…

San Anselmo

(Encyclopedia) San AnselmoSan Anselmosăn ănsĕlˈmō [key], city (1990 pop. 11,743), Marin co., W Calif., near San Francisco; inc. 1907. It is mostly residential. San Francisco Theological Seminary is…

San Mateo

(Encyclopedia) San MateoSan Mateosăn mətāˈō [key], city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology…