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The downtown area of the city is laid out on two grids, with a 45 degree offset between them.  Market Street separates the two grids.  Many tourists come to visit the Civic Center, Embarcadero, and Union Square areas, all of which are north of Market.  Famous San Francisco landmarks include the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], [[Fisherman's Wharf]], and [[Alcatraz Island]].

The downtown area of the city is laid out on two grids, with a 45 degree offset between them.  Market Street separates the two grids.  Many tourists come to visit the Civic Center, Embarcadero, and Union Square areas, all of which are north of Market.  Famous San Francisco landmarks include the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], [[Fisherman's Wharf]], and [[Alcatraz Island]].

San Francisco, with a large homosexual population, is also considered to be one of the most liberal cities in America.  Its mayor, [[Gavin Newsom]] ordered the city clerk to issue marriage licenses [[same-sex marriage | to same-sex couples]] despite the practice being explicitly illegal under California law.  The marriages were nullified by the courts shortly thereafter, as the mayor and clerk were violating California state law.<ref>http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/feb/07020106.html</ref>  San Francisco is also a "city of refuge", which means they have passed an ordinance that it is against the law to report illegal immigrants to the United States authorities as they are required to legally do.  In other words anyone upholding the federal law will get in trouble with the city.  This has led to a culture of under aged drug dealers continuing their trade with impunity.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,374803,00.html</ref>

San Francisco, with a large [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] population, is also considered to be one of the most [[liberal]] cities in America.  Its mayor, [[Gavin Newsom]] ordered the city clerk to issue marriage licenses [[same-sex marriage | to same-sex couples]] despite the practice being explicitly illegal under California law.  The marriages were nullified by the courts shortly thereafter, as the mayor and clerk were violating California state law.<ref>http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/feb/07020106.html</ref>  San Francisco is also a "city of refuge", which means they have passed an ordinance that it is against the law to report illegal immigrants to the United States authorities as they are required to legally do.  In other words anyone upholding the federal law will get in trouble with the city.  This has led to a culture of under aged drug dealers continuing their trade with impunity.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,374803,00.html</ref>

San Francisco is part of the [[San Francisco Bay]] Area, which includes [[Oakland]], [[San Jose]], Berkeley, and other smaller towns like Cupertino, Palo Alto, Mountain View, San Mateo, Saratoga, and Menlo Park.  The city is home to several large companies, including Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Cnet. San Francisco has been overtaken in population and economic significance by [[San Jose]] and the rest of [[Silicon Valley]].

San Francisco is part of the [[San Francisco Bay]] Area, which includes [[Oakland]], [[San Jose]], [[Berkeley]], and other smaller towns like Cupertino, Palo Alto, Mountain View, San Mateo, Saratoga, and Menlo Park.  The city is home to several large companies, including Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Cnet. San Francisco has been overtaken in population and economic significance by [[San Jose]] and the rest of [[Silicon Valley]].

==History==

==History==