A Local's Guide For Visiting San Francisco, Moving To San Francisco, or Living in San Francisco

GG Bridge - A Local's Guide for People Visiting, Moving, or Taking a Tour of San Francisco

A Local's Guide for People Visiting or Moving to San Francisco

by yours truly,

Alfredo Jacobo Perez Gomez

Welcome
Hi! Are you planning on touring San Francisco or moving to San Francisco? Or maybe getting a job, being a tourist, going to school, finding an aparment, getting a roommate? This San Francisco guide is for you, then! I have lived in San Francisco most of my life and have seen enough lost tourists, and have met enough people on the internet who plan to live in San Francisco or just tour the city that I was moved to create these pages. They are fiercely non-commercial, which is why all of the advice in these pages comes from the heart. I hope you find the information here useful, and that when you come to visit or to live, you come to understand why we count ourselves outlandishly lucky to live in San Francisco, the city by the bay. Sincerely, Alfredo Jacobo Perez Gomez
	FAQ (Frequently-Asked Questions) Is this for money? (Hint: NO!) • For whom is this intended? • Why would anyone do this? • Who are you? • Do you have phone numbers for... • Will you help me to . . . • Can I make a suggestion? • Legal junk • How can I thank you?
	Basic Orientation Avenues and streets • Streets are alphabetical • Richmond vs. The Richmond • Golden Gate XXXX • Surroundings • City size • Nearby Cities • Islands
	The Maps! Shows both a small but highly accurate street map of SF, as well as a large and detailed map of the bay area. You also get! Satellite pictures of the city and other sat pics of the entire bay area.
	Visiting What to avoid • Certain attractions and stores • What to seek Views • Outdoorsy stuff inside the city • Outdoorsy stuff near the city • Near the Golden Gate Bridge • Romantic walks • Outdoorsy stuff near the city • Shows • Restaurants • Lots of good information in this page!
	Accomodations Some thoughts about hotels and motels in San Francisco.
	Where's The Party? A list of some of the fairs, celebrations, block parties, festivals, theater, etc., happenning in and around the city, sorted by month.
	Moving here Looking for roommates Finding a place just for you • "Good" neighborhoods • "Bad" neighborhoods • Finding a job • Contract agencies for software engineers • Accounting-specific contractagencies • Full-time employment agencies
	What Is Living There Like? What are the people there like? • The two couples and the old wise man • Lifestyles • Public manners
	Neighborhoods Now with photo tours! Crime and safety • Mace & pepper spray • The Richmond • The Sunset • The Fillmore • The Haight • The Marina • St. Francis Woods • Seacliff • The Mission • The Tenderloin • Chinatown • North Beach • Hunter's Point • Castro • Nob Hill • Potrero • Bayview • Downtown - SOMA
	Weather The contest • Micro-climates • Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall
	Panoramic pictures of the city These are very cool, you roll the mouse on the orange spheres on the map, and you get a preview of the angle of view. If you click on the sphere you get a very wide, panoramic, dramatic picture of San Fran. Don't miss this one!
	Pets All about having, loving, walking and renting with pets in San Francisco
	UFOs Over San Francisco My personal UFO sighting from Twin Peaks in SF
	Background wallpaper photos for your computer As a hobbyist photographer I also maintain a "Pretty picture of the day" web site where I share some of the favorite pictures I have taken. Most of them, though not all, were taken in San Francisco. You're welcome to use them as background wallpaper for your computer.
	Feedback What can I do to make these pages better? • Does the background make the text hard to read? • Is there an important aspect of moving or visiting that I forgot to talk about? • Did you come to SF and have a bad experience with anything I discussed in these pages? • If you have comments, you can email me by clicking the "Feedback" link above.
	Links & Resources-What's Shaking In San Francisco? See the great and wonderful egress, containing lots of useful links! Here are the job / apartment / entertainment links to many of the places and things I talk about in this web site, conveniently arranged in a single page that you can use as an index Want to get a feel for the city from afar? Check out what our local news stories by reading the online version of our newspapers. Live cameras show you the city right now. Look for a place to live by looking at the classifieds And more!

Alfredo's Personal Web Site
My personal web site

Main dreamworld.org Site
I also run dreamworld.org, a domain that gives away all internet services to any good cause.

Copyright 1996-2005 Alfredo Jacobo Perez Gomez. All rights reserved.