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THE CHECKLIST FOR LIVIN' RIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
July 30, 2007, 2:28 pm
Two perfect days of wasting time by the dock of the Bay Craig's List founder Craig Newmark is Consierge.com's personal consierge with this guide to 48 hours in San Francisco.... » View Article
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Personal Journey
June 11, 2007, 11:42 am
A return to San Francisco, where she met her heart What would it be like to return to your past? To the city where you were young and fell in love? The city you haven't set foot in for 28 years? How would you feel? I wondered about that while sitting in the hotel lounge after the flight from... » View Article
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Tour digs deeper into life at Alcatraz
May 21, 2007, 11:06 am
Renovation includes updated audio tour. Darwin Coon is constantly reminded of his time on Alcatraz. The former bank robber can see the notorious island prison from his front door in the city's North Beach district. Coon remembers thinking he'd never get out alive, and was among the last... » View Article
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A reprieve for visitors: Alcatraz gets a makeover
April 30, 2007, 11:07 am
San Francisco's notorious Alcatraz penitentiary officially unveils a spiffed-up visitor experience Monday after a $3.5 million makeover. More information on the new Alcatraz visitor center from USA... » View Article
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Insider's tour of San Francisco's Chinatown
April 5, 2007, 6:47 pm
Beyond the dragon gates, finding the heart of the mystery It's Chinatown. You've been there and done that, strolling vaguely under the dragon gate at Grant Avenue, dawdling past the kitschy gift shops, then strolling out again, maybe not much wiser, maybe not much merrier. Me too. But this, it... » View Article
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San Francisco Neighborhood Guide - Golden Gate Park
March 12, 2007, 12:14 pm
What's larger than New York's Central Park, once consisted of sand dunes, is now covered with more than one million trees and is bison-friendly? Golden Gate Park -- the ultimate haven away from urban chaos -- was deeded  to the people in 1870 out of the prescient notion that San... » View Article
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Off the beaten path in San Francisco
March 12, 2007, 1:17 pm
Alleyway Tours reveal the real Chinatown SAN FRANCISCO -- Behind Chinatown's gilded storefronts, dim sum joints and souvenir shops are stories -- often unpleasant ones -- of civil rights violations, racism and public housing struggles. These are some of the tales Wendell Lin spun on a... » View Article
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Tours give visitors an insider's take on San Francisco Chinatown
February 12, 2007, 6:04 pm
By Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Behind Chinatown's gilded storefronts, dim sum joints and souvenir shops are stories — often unpleasant ones — of civil rights violations, racism and public housing struggles. These are some of the tales Wendell Lin spun on a recent... » View Article
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San Francisco's New Heights
January 29, 2007, 3:00 pm
From Travel & Leisure  September 2005 After a stratospheric rise and precipitous tumble, the City by the Bay is reclaiming its glory days with bold design, innovative chefs, stylish boutiques, and burgeoning neighborhoods fit for hippies and hipsters alike. Lynn Yaeger... » View Article
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