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    Rolling hills, worn down shacks with baron farmland, signs saying “conserve your water, California.” As the grateful dead is jamming in the background, four of my best friends and I approach the Bay Area. I had always wanted to visit San Francisco, for the history and the culture, however, our stop here was for a mission. We were looking for Psilocybin Mushrooms so that we could trip while camping in the Redwood Forest. San Francisco has always been a world leader for the psychedelic community

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    Ross Dress for Less is a popular retailer that sales brand name apparel and home fashion at a discounted price. In this paper will discuss the beginning of the company, the founder and where the home office is located. We will also discuss the competition and the types of items Ross stocks on a daily basis. The target market will be talked about also. There is even a Ross Dress for Less locally here in Jackson. Ross Stores Inc. was founded by Stuart G Moldaw and Bill Isackson in 1982. The first store

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    Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, Santa Clara is also known as ‘The Mission City’. Incorporated in July 5, 1852, The City of Santa Clara is the 9th most populated city around the San Francisco Bay Area. This bright and vibrant city is a family-centred and commerce friendly community, awarded for its ethics and nurturing public trust. The city is lined with trees and modern public transportation system which makes it an ideal location for travellers, businesses, and families. The City

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    and we discussed the similarities and differences between San Jose and Anchorage. The article "Anchorage Population and Other Fun Anchorage Facts" mentions Anchorage has an area of 1900 square miles and is the largest city in Alaska. San Jose has an area of 180 square miles and is the largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area according to the article “QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau.” San Jose and Anchorage are two cities that have various similarities and differences in respect to the climate

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    Inequity in the Bay Area is due to racial and economic inequality that is rooted from its historical development and shaped by the way residents respond to it. The difference between inequity and inequality is that inequity is the lack of fairness or justice that can be avoided, as for inequality it is an uneven distribution of resources. This essay will explain the roots of inequity in the Bay Area, its ties to the historical development of this region in terms of industrialization and suburbanization

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    ‘San Francisco 2.0’ Review San Francisco 2.0, directed by Alexandra Pelosi, documents how the tech boom has changed this city with both costs and progress. The documentary mainly address two issues: the invasion of technology and the rapidly increasing price in real estate. From the use of onscreen Google searches to the poster of San Francisco in half image and half pixel, Pelosi highlights the non-negligible impact of technology in our life. As Pelosi said, “This is an Invasion, an IT invasion

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    HISTORY Located at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, a three-mile-long strait connects the San Francisco Bay to the nearby Pacific Ocean. This strait (named “Golden Gate” by U.S. Army Captain John Freemont in 1846) separates the cities of San Francisco and Marin. Due to its location near the Pacific, the strait is known for its strong tidal forces; as well as gale-force winds and dense fogs. Because of these conditions, during the early twentieth century, ferries provided the only

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    San Francisco is an area I’ve been meaning to write about since I started this blog. Mostly because as an outdoor enthusiast I feel thrilled and somewhat obligated to provide highlights for the conservational efforts that help preserve and protect the natural world that I love. The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is one such area. Founded in 1974, by the congressman who is its namesake, this preserve spans 30,000 acres of salt ponds, marshes, and open bay. It’s notable not only

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    Airbnb Research Paper

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    the practice” (Said). Many locals are driven out of their homes by their landlords, so they can rebuild the homes and sell it to richer folks. And these people use the homes as a shared house which drives more and more locals out of the San Francisco area. “Erin McElroy, director of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, (said that those living in the) Mason Street apartments tenants were evicted before being listed on vacation rental website VRBO” (Said). Over the past year Airbnb house listing has grew

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    Food Activism

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    hard to help feed people that have certain circumstances including low-income, unemployed, and various others. Helena Lyson conducted a series of interviews with a lot of different people that had various backgrounds and races, all located in the near area of Oakland, California. Her finding that there was a little group of activist that are a person of color and people that do not have some college experience or a high school diploma. The majority was white women supporting and working for these organizations

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