San Francisco Bay Area comprises of areas like East Palo Allto, Oakland, Richmond, Tendeloin, Bayview and Hunter’s Point. The region is marred by many social problems that need to be addressed and many social organizations have been established around these areas to help reduce and in some instances eliminate some of the social problems facing this region. The major social problems facing Bay Area are poverty, AIDS, TB and Malaria, hunger, education and violence. These are just but the few defined
The Bay Area is an interesting place with a unique geology and formation. The San Francisco Bay, also known as San Francisco Estuarine, consists of three bays, San Francisco Proper, San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, and has a vast inland river delta. The river delta provides fresh water to the bays. The estuarine system provides food, safety, and shelter to many organisms and animals, including humans. (San Francisco Estuarine Wetlands) Along the bays lie major cities such as San Francisco, Oakland
Americans have been more active and involved in politics over the past decade. Furthermore, Asian Americans increasingly became more visible in politics extending beyond the city limits. While in many major cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City remain packed and serve as a gateway for Asian Americans immigrants. A majority of the United States Asian American population has now moved into the Suburbs. This serves as a part of reaching the American “Dream”. The dream
referred to this valley to Yosemite Valley because of its glamorous views. The name of this valley is derived from Miwok word hatchhatchie, meaning edible grass (tchistory). Hetchy-Hetch was used shortly after as a reservoir and water system for the Bay Area. Hetch-Hetchy Valley is located in the Yosemite National Park of California. Water from Hetch-Hetchy was delivered through the damming of the Tuolumne River at around 3,800 feet elevation; it travels through complex tunnels through the Sierra Nevada
Icaricia icarioides missionensis ( Mission Blue Butterfly) was discovered in 1937. Icaricia icarioides missionensis is native to the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It has lost most of it habitat in the region to development , and is thus limited to residing only in the Twin Peaks of San Francisco, Fort Baker in Marin County, and San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo County. Human beings are the main reason for the decline in the Mission Blue’s natural habitat. If something is not done to prevent
You see people scattered all over California with nowhere to go except the streets on a day to day basis. Many middle-class citizens living in the Bay Area today survive paycheck to paycheck. Many of them live in the Bay Area with no emergency expenses in their savings account, which may leave them short and unable to complete full bill payments. This can lead to middle-class families and hardworking citizens to get evicted out of their homes. A big proportion of their check goes solely to rent and
unique five-year program and use their six-months to experience more than just a new job. Every year, more students are finding co-ops outside of the metropolitan Boston area. Mike Hourihan is a 23-year-old finance major from Boston and can't say enough about the co-op program. "I worked for Merrill Lynch in San Francisco. The job itself taught me a lot about the finance industry. Merrill Lynch will look great on my resume' and the experience I gained is more than you can learn in the classroom
and is located on the East side of the Bay Area in Northern California.(Oakland History) Native Americans had previously lived in the area for over 5 thousand years before many arrived for the Gold Rush, and put down their roots. The famous author Jack London also spent many of his earlier years in Oakland, and his works have said to have been influenced by the city. My personal perception of Oakland is that it has always been the forgotten city in the Bay Area. Almost no one would notice that famous
Loma Prieta earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 was known for destroying most of San Francisco and its buildings. This earthquake caused the death of sixty people, injured around four thousand, and property damage costing up to around six million dollars. Many recognize this to be a comparable earthquake to the one that occurred in 1906 which was also a very large and devastating earthquake that occurred along the San Andreas fault line. Many bridges were damaged during the earthquake of 1989, where
The Influx of Hipsters and Gentrification of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District WHO/WHAT are you writing about? Despite the early success of the “slow-growth antiregime,” that teamed government officials, investors and neighborhood grass roots organizations in directing the development of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, these efforts were unsuccessful in modifying the gentrification of this geographically desirable, but poverty stricken section of the city (Robinson 484, 505). The Tenderloin