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The San Francisco Bay, as well as its central location, and position on the California mission trail played heavily into the growth of the city during the California Gold Rush.
The San Francisco Bay, as well as its central location, and position on the California mission trail played heavily into the growth of the city during the California Gold Rush.
===Quake===
In 1906, a large earthquake struck San Francisco, killing approximately 3000 people and starting a fire which burned about 4.7 square miles of cityscape. <ref>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/casualties.php</ref>. The earthquake originated on the [[San Andreas]] fault, which continues to threaten major Californian cities.
===Boosters===
In the first half of the 20th century, business interests in San Francisco, organized into the Chamber of Commerce, asserted themselves as the only legitimate leaders of the community, asserting that labor unions were only a disruptive special interest. However the voters and the overall political culture of the city were much more sympathetic to the working class and to labor unions as their representatives in civic decisionmaking. After conflict between business and unions, including strikes sometimes requiring federal troops, business finally accepted the legitimacy of labor unions after the bitter strike in 1934. The resulting business-labor partnership aided San Francisco's postwar expansion.<ref> William Issel, "Business Power and Political Culture in San Francisco, 1900-1940," ''Journal of Urban History,'' 1989 16(1): 52-77</ref>
The Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-40 boosted San Francisco. The exposition's board was dominated by members of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce who had the support of major area corporations, other western states, and federal agencies. The Exposition departed from the tradition of world fairs in its eclectic organization of exhibits, which included productions, displays, lectures, films, demonstrations, and bazaars. These exhibits reflected a transitional phase in American culture, characterized by the process of fragmentation and recombination. The tensions of American society on the eve of World War II were manifested in exhibitions expressing both desires for peace and simplicity, and fascination with expansion and technology. <ref> Lisa Rubens, "Re-presenting the Nation: The Golden Gate International Exposition," ''European Contributions to American Studies'' 1994 27: 121-139.</ref>
== Bill O'Reilly and San Francisco Values ==
== Bill O'Reilly and San Francisco Values ==