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Getting
around the Bay Area, particularly between Berkeley/Oakland and
San Francisco is quite easy with BART -- Bay Area Rapid
Transit: http://www.bart.gov/
If you want some basic information on the diverse districts
and neighborhoods of San Francisco, go here: http://www.sfstation.com/dist.htm
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you're looking for a place to live, a car to buy or a job, be
sure to check out Craigs List, a free posting site that
was a local "in-crowd" site but has now spread around the world:
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If
you need a place to live, with or without roommates, there
are several services that can assist you. They're not cheap
but they can be indispensable:
MetroRent:
http://www.metrorent.com/
Rent Tech: http://www.renttech.com/
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The
so-called alternative papers also offer some listings:
SF
Weekly: http://www.sfweekly.com
SF Bay Gaurdian:
http://www.sfbg.com
The EastBay Express: http://www.eastbayexpress.com
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about San Francisco from the City Guides. Over 25 different
neighborhood walking tours are put on by the public library.
http://www.sfcityguides.org/
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Doing:
General Listings
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SFGate,
part of the SF Chronicle, is an inelegant but more or less
thorough guide to the city and the area: http://www.sfgate.com.
If you're just looking for movie listing and the like, you'll
find it here: http://www.sfgate.com/eguide/
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Station is a bit hipper than SFGate, providing much of the
same info but without the egregious Chron news and voice: http://www.sfstation.com/ |
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Museums
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SF
MoMA may not be MoMA in New York -- SF's permanent collection
is a bit underwhelming. But once in a while an excellent exhibit
will come through town:
http://www.sfmoma.org/
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94103-315
Telephone: 415.357.4000
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The
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, located
right next to campus, offers a good if small permanent collection
and an interesting gamut of exhibits. And the PFA shows films
you will most likely not see anywhere else.
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
For film series: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa/filmserie
s/index.html
Gallery and Museum Store Hours: open Wednesday through Sunday,
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Museum Galleries: 2626 Bancroft Way
General information (24-hour): (510) 642-0808
PFA Theater: 2575 Bancroft Way near Bowditch Street
General Information (24-hour): (510) 642-1124
PFA Charge-by-Phone: (510) 642-5249
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And,
yes, the Cartoon Art Museum:
http://www.cartoonart.org/
(415) 227-8666
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Cafes
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The
Musical Offering is a classical record shop & cafe located
a block away from campus at 2430 Bancroft Way.
http://www.musicaloffering.com/
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Telegraph
Area Association provides a list of cafes on Telegraph.http://www.taasite.org
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Trieste, located in Northbeach, is famous for its coffee
and beatnik history. 601 Vallejo St. (Vallejo @ Grant) |
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Bars
and Nightlife
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Bottom
of the Hill is one of the more prestigious clubs in SF
while nevertheless remaining a dive -- the Beastie Boys have
been known to play there, albeit under a different name. Located
in a remote part of Potrero Hill.
1233
17th Street (17th @ Missouri)
San Francisco, CA 94107
http://www.bottomofthehill.com/
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15
Romolo is a decidedly hip and conspicuously dark place
to drink and eat tapas; tucked away in a side street of North
Beach, wedged between the strip joints.
15
Romolo St. (alley between Broadway & Vallejo and Grant & Kearny)
phone: 415.398.1359
hours: Monday - Friday (5:30 pm - 2 am), Saturday & Sunday
(7:30 PM - 2 am)
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The
Make Out Room, located amidst the bustle of the Mission,
offers dj's and lo-fi live music 5-6 nights a week in
a dive that is close to everything else the Mission has to
offer:
Make-Out
Room 3225 22nd St. (between Mission & Valencia)
phone: 415.647.2888
hours: Daily (6 PM - 2 am)
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Edinburgh
Castle lies at the edge of the Tenderloin, sometimes offering
bands but always offering pints, single malts, and if you
ask nicely, they'll run down the street and get you some fish
'n chips wrapped in newspaper and everything:
950
Geary St. (Geary @ Larkin)
phone: 415.885.4074
hours: Daily (5 PM - 2 am)
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Wild
Side West Bar sits in the lesser known neighborhood and
predominantly residential Bernal Heights and is the city's
oldest lesbian bar that is open to everyone -- they have a
deck and a quaint backyard to boot:
424
Cortland Ave. (Cortland @ Wool)
phone: 415.647.3099
hours: Daily (1 PM - 2 am)
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Kezar's
Bar and Restaurant, tucked into Cole Valley -- that
fold in the SF fabric, perched above the Haight --, proffers
moderately pricey but yummy bar food and booze to boot:
900 Cole St. (Cole @ Carl)
phone: 415.681.7678
hours: 5 PM - 2 am (Everyday)
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