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2. San Francisco Bay Area - Wikipedia

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   The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay. The Association of Bay Area Governments defines the Bay Area as including the nine counties that border the estuaries of San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and Suisun Bay: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco.

3. As job growth in California falls back, unemployment rate ...

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   California posted another anemic month of job growth in April, and the state’s unemployment rate remained the highest in the land at 5.3%, the government reported Friday. Statewide, employers ...

4. Silicon Valley - Wikipedia

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   Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley. [1] [2] [3] The term "Silicon Valley" refers to the area in which high-tech business has proliferated ...

5. List of companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area

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   Betabrand – San Francisco. Dolls Kill – San Francisco. Everlane – San Francisco. Gap Inc. (199) – San Francisco. Jos. A. Bank – Fremont. Levi Strauss & Co. (495) – San Francisco. Marmot – Rohnert Park. ModCloth – San Francisco. Mountain Hardwear – Richmond.

6. San Francisco - Wikipedia

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   Etymology See also: List of San Francisco placename etymologies San Francisco, which is Spanish for "Saint Francis," takes its name from Mission San Francisco de Asís, which in turn was named after Saint Francis of Assisi. The mission received its name in 1776, when it was founded by the Spanish under the leadership of Padre Francisco Palóu. The city has officially been known as San ...

7. List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area

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   The Bay Area consists of nine counties ( Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma) and 101 municipalities. [5] One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city–county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [6]