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:TOP
San Francisco Local Data Guide for Easy Reference
:Climate
Temperatures rarely below 50 degrees and rarely above 80. Fog is a
constantly appearing condition that keeps temperatures low in summer,
and give the city a magical quality to its nature.
Average Monthly temperatures in Fahrenheit are :
January 50.7 July 68.8
February 53.0 August 69.4
March 54.7 September 62.0
April 55.7 October 61.4
May 57.4 November 57.4
June 65.1 December 52.5
:Newspapers
Daily - The San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Examiner
Weekly - San Francisco Bay Guardian (freebie)
Gay/Lesbian - San Francisco Sentinel (free)
Bay Area Reporter (free)
Magical Community - Bay Area Traveller (est. 1995)
:Transport_(Local)
MUNI (Municiple Railway) crisscrosses San Francisco completely.
Its Underground rail and buses service an area of about 700 square miles.
Bus Fares recently raised to $1.00 (up from 1993's 85 cents) and cable
cars cost $2.50 (up from 1993's $2). A transit passport is $8 for one day,
$15 for three consecutive days for visitors, and $50 for a full month.
MUNI's streetcars were replaced by the MUNI metro which runs
alongside and under BART* in the downtown area.
The cablecars, which began service in 1873, are the last such
still in service in the world. They have no engines and are operated
by a gripman and a conductor, capacity of about 100 people, at whopping
9 1/2 mph. There are three lines in all, the scenic Powell-Hyde, which
follows a vertical and lateral zigzag course from the corner of powell
and Market streets over both Nob hill and Russian Hill to a turntable at
gaslit Victorian Square in front of Aquatic par near the Maritime museum.
The Powell-Manson line starts at the same intersection and
climbs over Nob Hill before descending to Bay Street just three blocks
from Fisherman's Wharf.
The California Street line begins at the foot of Market Street, cuts
through Chinatown, crests Nob Hill, and continues to Van Ness Avenue.
Taxis are usually called, not hailed, and charge $3.50 for
the first mile and $2 for each additional mile. Companies include:
Vetran's Cab, Desoto Cab, Luxor Cabs, Yellow Cab, Pacific Cab and
Allied Taxi, along with a number of independents.
:BART
Bart is an acronym for the ~Bay Area Rapid Transit~ System, a
high speed rapid-transit rail network that connects San Francisco
with Oakland, Richmond, Concord, Daly City and Fremont, a Distance
of about 71 miles.
BART's cars are 70 feet long and designed to represent the
lats word in public transport luxery; with carpeted floors, tinted
picture windows, automatic air conditioning and recessed lighting.
They average 42 mph and have a top speed of 80 mph. A computerized
cotrol system monitors and adjusts train speed and maintains safe
spaceing.
The part of the Route between San Francisco and Oakland runs
through the longest underwater transit tube in the world, which
opened in Sept 1974, six months after the then general manager
resigned under fire and two years after it was supposed to have
opened.
Ordinary Fares run from $1 (up from 1993's 85 cents) to $5
depending on the distance and time. Children under 4 ride free.
BART trains run from 6 am to midnight Mon to Sat and from 9am
to midnight on Sunday.
:Trains
AMTRAK service to Los Angeles and Seattle operates out of Oakland.
Regularly scheduled connecting buses leave San Francisco from the
Transbay Terminal.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC has train service from San Francisco to the
towns of the peninsula. The depot is at 700 4th St., at
Townsend St.
:Taxes
California State Sales Tax is now 8% (up from 1993's 7 1/4%)
:Store_Hours
Stores are usually open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday to Sat;
Closed Sunday. Stores in Chinatown are open from 10am to 10pm
daily without restriction.
:Sports
Major league baseball team, the San Francisco Giants
NFL Football team, the San Francisco 49ers
(both use Candlestick Park, on Giants Drive at Gilman Ave)
Basketball team is the Golden State Warriors
(use the Oakland Coliseum Arena at 66th ave exit on int. 880)
Bay Meadows Horse race track, at intersection of Hillsdale Blvd.
at Bayshore Freeway (US 101) in San Mateo.
:Hotels
[There is an 11% tax on all Hotel Bills]
~Four Seasons Clift~ 495 Geary St. (at Taylor St) 329 rooms.
Single $175 to $250; $180 to $280 double. Suites $300 + up.
Home to the American Chapter of the Society for the Promotion
of Christmas Puddings (ala Dickens). Redwood Room & French Room
for breakfast & lunch. Entrees $25-30 range.
~Donatello~ 501 Post St. (at Mason St).
Single $150 to $210; $165 to $210 double. Suites $300 to $460.
Ristorante Donatello for all meals. Entree $20 to $30 range.
Parking $17 a day.
~Campton Place Hotel~ 340 Stockton St (Between Post & Sutter Sts)
126 rooms. $200 to $300 single or double; suites $450 and up.
Campton Place Restaurant for all meals. Entrees $14 to $20.
Overnight parking $20.
~Parc Fifty Five~ 55 Cyril Magnin St. (Market & North Fifth Sts)
1,015 rooms occupies an entire city block.
Single $150 to $175; doubles $175 to $200; suites $325 to $475.
Concierge Club (top 4 floors) $195 single;$225 double; Suite $425-$990
Corinta Ristorante (Northern Italian) entrees $12 to $20.
Wines $20. Reservations necessary.
The Veranda (Spanish/Mexican). Lunch entree $8-15 Dinner $12-30.
~Meridien San Francisco~ 50 3rd St (at Market St). 650 rooms &
26 suites on 32 floors of its 36 story tower.
Single $170 to $220; Double $243 to $253.
Cafe Justin (french) all meals, 6am-11pm; buffet on Sunday for $25.
Pierre (Gourmet French) with jazz piano. Entree $25 to $35.
~Hyatt Regency~ 5 Embarcadero Center. 17 stories. Verticle triangle.
2 escalators to lobby that has a glass roof 17 stories up. Live
music in the atrium lobby. 803 rooms. 24 hr room service.
16+17th floor are Regency Club with 102 delux rooms, bar, game
room lounges.
Single $185 to 238; double $215 to 248.
Regency Club single $238; double $268.
Mrs. Candy's open Air cafe in lobby
Market Place for lunch or cocktails (ground fl).
Rooftop Equinox resteraunt that revolves
Street cafe outside Market Place.
Parking $18 for 24 hours.
~Stanford Court~ 905 California St (at corner of Powell St.)
at top of Nob Hill at the only cable car crossing in city. All
three cable lines pass here. 8 stories; historic landmark.
Rolls Royce Phantom VI and Mercedes limo service
402 guest rooms; period/antique furnishings. Canopied beds.
Single $180 to $270; double $210 to $300; suite $425+
Fournou's Ovens (American cuisine) Dinner. $23-$30 entree.
Cafe Potpourri. Sourdough is famous. 21000 bottle wine cellar.
Parking (valet) overnight is $17.
~Huntington Hotel~ 1075 California St. (between Mason & Taylor Sts)
140 rooms and suites individually decorated and uniquely furnished
with antiques, Irish Linens, imported silks, Ming Dynasty treasures
and signature artwork. Complimentary tea or sherry service in each
room.
Single $160 to $230; Doubles $180 to 255; suites $270-680.
Cablecar stop directly in front.
Big Four Restaurant (green leather upholstered; candle lamps)
entrees from $22.50 to $32.
~Mark Hopkins~ 1 Nob Hill. 19 stories tall. 400 rooms. Hosts cons.
Single $175 to $235; Double $205-$265; Suites $385`-$1,100.
:Important Places:
Blue Unicorn Bookstore : Corner of Avalon & Athens.
Esoteric bookstore run by Zelda Ulm
a Wiccan practitioner.
Bewitched (Nightclub) : Corner of Haight and Fillmore.
Esoteric run and attended place where
costuming (even halloween style) are
the norm. Run by Marco Laran, a
Discordian/Entertainer mage.