Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California Essays

  • Congress District Description

    641 Words  | 2 Pages

    Introduction The United States has 435 congressional districts. Being the most populated state, California is divided into 53 congressional districts, which are represented by Members of Congress. Commonly referred to as either Congressmen or Congresswomen, the latter are elected to represent a specific congressional district. The representatives serve the people of a particular legislative district for two years. The main duties of a Member of Congress include introducing bills and resolutions

  • Looking Back at the OJ Simpson Case

    1916 Words  | 4 Pages

    best football players of all time and a public figure beloved by many Simpson would go on to put himself in a worse situation than ever before. Orenthal James Simpson otherwise known as “O.J.” Simpson or “The Juice” was born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California. O.J. Simpson had a challenging childhood. When O.J. was two years old he contracted rickets a disorder that comes as a result of a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate and leads to softening and weakening of bones. The disorder left

  • My Mother's Journey To Mexico

    1044 Words  | 3 Pages

    She was born in 1907 in Durango, Mexico. My mother was the youngest child out of 13 children in a family 0f 15. She grew up on a ranch in a small town outside of Durango called San Lucas de Ocampo. The ranch is still there today and your Uncle Art and I have our names under the property title. My mother was very financially stable in Durango yet lived a simple life on the ranch. I am not sure what year the smallpox epidemic began