...s and the San Francisco Peninsula. That they actually survived the journey and reached Acapulco is a testimony to the sailing skills of its Filipino crew. ...on Dolores can still see the tabernacle manufactured by Filipino craftsmen and brought over by galleons crewed by Filipino sailors.

...age:C1952 Looking north along San Francisco peninsula toward San Francisco and Marin;. SFO at right wnp27.5576.jpg|792px]] ...SFO airport]] at right, [[San Bruno Mountain|San Bruno Mountain]] dividing peninsula communities from San Francisco proper.'''

[[Image:Rincon-Hill-and-dunes-1851-A11.35.815pl.jpg]] ...ill, Twin Peaks in the distance. Native scrub dominates the sandy terrain, and the tall ridge just west of Second Street is long gone, turned into landfil

''by Cheryl and Clark Kaplan, 1964'' [[Image:pothill$mission-bay-1863-lrgr.jpg]]

...Serra]], founder of the California Missions, looms over the I-280 Freeway and the Crystal Springs reservoir, artificial lagoons holding San Francisco's d ...brings fresh water from Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite 280-odd miles to the city and [[Who Pays for Public Water? S.F. vs. Suburbs|its suburbs]].

...uno Mountain|San Bruno Mountain]] to well beyond this map, south along the peninsula in what becomes Millbrae.''' ...subdivide and sell the land by 1851. But due to the rapacious landgrabbing and corrupt lawyering of the early American period, by the time the legal wrang

[[Image:San-Bruno-Ave-now-Bayshore-Blvd-north-south-of-Sunnydale-Ave-1928-SFPL.jpg|720px]] ...evard, at intersection with Sunnydale Avenue, 1928. Southern Pacific yards and roundhouse are to the east (right) of this photo, where they were establish

...new site. Leonard Stefanelli was by then the President of Sunset Scavenger and, egged on by his attorney, was driving the truck that blew through a police ...current operations on the west side of the freeway in the City of Brisbane and begin dumping garbage at Sierra Point.”</blockquote>

[[Image:Interurban-streetcar-south-of-SB-Mtn-in-San-Mateo-c-1940s.jpg|720px]] '''Interurban streetcar south of San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo, c. 1940s.'''

...rn neighborhoods. Today's Marina District still carries the old moniker "[[AND THEY CALLED IT "COW HOLLOW" |Cow Hollow]]" dating from its 19th century lif ...he cultivation of grain in Guadalupe Valley (now Crocker Industrial Park), and erected a house for his four Indian ''vaqueros''. In Visitacion Valley he e

...recycling system was under construction in new parts of town (like Mission Bay); additional plans to construct a new graywater treatment plant are being d ...he last quarter of the 19th century. Chronic battles between Spring Valley and the city government over rates led [[Mayor James Phelan|Mayor James Phelan]

...d endangered San Francisco Garter Snake now makes its home in the [[Pulgas and J Serra |Crystal Springs]] reservoir watershed.''' ''Photo: Kennan Ward'' ...grounds of Christen's Dairy Ranch provided acres of habitat for the snake, and its numerous ponds abounded in red-legged frogs, the snake's favorite food.

...and description courtesy [https://www.ssfhistory.org Historical Society of South San Francisco] '' ...ation, the conductor would call out, “Next stop, the home of the quacks!” And, the 19.7 acres of Otto H. Reichardt Duck Farm was home for … thousands W

[[Image:Detail-of-view-south-from-Ferry-Bldg-c-1901-1906-w-Mission-Rock-and-Avisadero-Pt.jpg|800px]] ...sh island in bay, and in distance Avisadero Point at end of Hunter's Point peninsula. Most of the water has been filled in in the last century.'''

...Pacific Railroad Station at Third and Townsend. Ca. 1875. Central Pacific and Southern Pacific office building I0012573A.jpg]] ...wnsend, c. 1875. Office building behind is headquarters of Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads.'''

...ed for its strategic position allowing surveillance of the entrance to the bay. ...e land seemed fertile enough to support a mission. The party set camp here and named the site of the future mission Laguna de los Dolores because it was t

...Mills estate, which in turn was later subdivided into the town of Millbrae and the airport.''' ...ecretary of War for Roosevelt and William McKinley), J.P. Morgan (banker), and Ogden Mills, at the Mills estate in Millbrae, long before air travel, c. 19

...se categories: Art & Politics, Ecology, Historical Perspectives, Literary, and Social Movements.''' Here are videos of the Talks we held at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics at 518 Valencia Street in Spring 2019.

[[Image:View from Sacramento and Taylor towards Mission Bay 1860 wnp24.0149a.jpg|793px]] ...tance is the original 3rd peak of Potrero Hill, known as [[Irish Hill then and now| Irish Hill]]. To it's left is Mission Rock.'''

...he banks of a stream, where a lake has been formed and fresh water bathing and boating made possible. ...t, over Six-mile hill and into the city again by way of the San Bruno road and Folsom street.

...a Clara County Historic Heritage Commission & The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department, March 25, 2005'' ...d a brisk commerce including travelers principally bound for San Francisco and Sacramento.

''by Cheryl and Clark Kaplan, 1964'' '''Bay shore at Potrero Point, 1862.'''

...-round tidal waters, light green areas are year-round salt marsh wetlands, and light blue indicates seasonal freshwater wetlands. A blue line also outline ...hird Street, marks the contemporary site of the long gone ornate pavillion and racetrack.

[[Image:David-schooley-and-kids-on-SB-Mtn-1994.jpg]] ...ill there? Backed into on every side by cities and industries of the North Peninsula, one last hold-out of wild Franciscan land.

...city of San Francisco is planted right in the heart of the Franciscan zone and the geographers, botanists, taxonomists, zoologists have flirted around the ...inson Beach. It's on the seaward side. If we preserved the Marin Peninsula and let everything go on the San Francisco side, we'd lose everything.

...rthwest with the Golden Gate visible at the northern edge of San Francisco and Marin County across the water. Highway 101 runs across the lower right hand ''“Here lies one of the greatest assemblages of rare and endangered plants and animals in an area of such small size anywhere in the continental United St

''Excerpted from '''Betty June: My Life During the Great Depression and World War II: 1926 to 1946''', self-published, Pasadena, CA: 2020'' ...io-transmitter tubes were manufactured; the tubes were to be used on ships and submarines.

'''South of Market Ball at the Civic Auditorium.''' ''Photo: South of Market Journal, January 1926''

...lding is the State Asylum for the Blind and Deaf, southeast corner of 15th and Mission wnp26.1107.jpg|800px]] ...lding is the State Asylum for the Blind and Deaf, southeast corner of 15th and Mission.'''

...finds today a stock exchange, a theater, churches of all Christian cults, and a large number of quite beautiful homes." As the years went by the astonish ...relations and communities took root slowly because of the gold rush fever and the transient nature of the population.

...the vegetation that kept its sandy cover in place. Great dunes climbed up and over the 700-foot hilltop on their way from Ocean Beach towards downtown. ...on on its lower slope. Bowing to public pressure, the city reversed itself and in the mid-1970s finally purchased the lots for much more than what they ha

...the Peninsula is left with a faulty transit system whose need for upgrades and strange configuration will continue to cause inconvenience for years to com ...g four separate vessels: a ride to a Caltrain station, the Caltrain, BART, and Airtrain to their terminal. A personal taxi from Palo Alto, for comparison

...ame time, the sign simplifies the human stories behind the city’s industry and how the meaning of “industry” has changed over time.''' '''South San Francisco hillside sign in 1987.'''

...a replica of the historical monument displayed at the intersection of Camp and Albion, showing a freshwater lake that Richard disputes.''' '''Historical marker at Camp and Albion, showing the mythical Lake Dolores.'''

...liographic references in the text go [[Cooperation Among Electronics Firms and Conclusions#biblio|here]].'' ...it seemed a natural evolution in a region that has been the scene of radio and electronics pioneering since early in the Century." ''<br>—Frederick Term

...bay is still plagued by toxic pollution though the rampant filling of the bay has been largely halted.''' [[Image:Save the Bay cofounders Kay Kerr Sylvia McGlaughlin and Esther Gulick.png|left]]

''by William Issel and Robert Cherny'' ...n as the Latin Quarter and had included French, Italian, Mexican, Spanish, and Portuguese residents, living “in low houses, which they transformed by ba

''Text originally published in ''BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System'' Heyday Books: Berkeley CA, 2016'' ...nine Bay Area counties. Most of the members were appointed by the governor and were certainly not beholden to the idea of a regional transit system.

...n Church of San Francisco: A Description of its Symbolisms, Art Treasures, and excerpts from Historical Documents.''''' ...he lot (now 2107 Lyon Street at Washington) for this church was purchased, and on August 20 the building contract with Mr. Gallagher was signed.

'''San Quentin from the bay, 1999.''' ...From the private leasing of convicts stored on boats in the San Francisco Bay, to land speculation on the first building site, the state prison instituti

...ldlife Service, the county of San Mateo, a handful of nearby local cities, and the Committee to Save San Bruno Mountain. Even after 15 years into its 30-y Section 10a originally allowed developers to destroy endangered species and their habitat as an "incidental take" only if the destruction would somehow

[[Image:Southwest-from-Dalys-Hill-in-Daly-City-Hillside-Ave-in-foreground-and-Mission-St-at-right-Westlake-District-is-open-area-in-distance-c-1930-Daly- '''Southwest from Daly's Hill in Daly City. Hillside Avenue in foreground and Mission Street at right. Westlake District is open area in distance, c. 193

[[Image:annals$wahla-and-wild-indian.jpg]] ...itants.''' Caption reads "1.''Wahla'', chief of the Yuba tribe,--civilized and employed by Mr. S. Brannan. 2. A partly civilized Indian. 3. A wild Indian.

...) and Hayes Valley Creek where it drained into Mission Bay south of Market and just east of the old City Hall. ''' ...ancisco earthquake. The city has many obstacles around fragile water mains and adequate transportation it must tackle in order to insure certain areas of

''Text originally published in ''BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System'' Heyday Books: Berkeley CA, 2016'' [[Image:1957-bay-area-bart-plan.jpg|800px]]

''based on the work of Dr. Weirde, with additions from Stuart Coulthard and Chris Carlsson'' ...out of ticky tacky? Colma has hundreds of thousands of them, two feet wide and six feet long, laid out end to end in rows that stretch to the horizon like

[[Image:Baybridge-thru-old-east-span-to-west-and-SF 5288.jpg]] '''View through old east span of west span of Bay Bridge and downtown San Francisco, September 2013.'''

[[Image:View-of-Mission-Bay-in-1863-aac-2292.jpg]] ...Mission Bay. Note the tall sand dunes still covered in scrub in foreground and middle distance. Third Street runs to Steamboat Point at left edge of photo

''by William Issel and Robert Cherny'' [[Western Addition Early 20th Century Life and Work|continued from part four]]

...account and shows her evident familiarity with the flora of San Francisco--and the popular 1897 guide to '''Wild Flowers of California '''by Mary Elizabet [[Image:Wild Heliotrope and Poppies San Francisco by John Marshall Gamble betw-1893-1906.jpg|800px]]