San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge

The San Francisco Bay area is, and has been experiencing an epidemic. The epidemic is the suicides the county experiences every year. According to the San Francisco Suicide prevention website, there are 100 deaths per year in the City of San Francisco. Of that number, only three percent are directly resulting from jumping of the bridge. Using money to make the Golden Gate Bridge would not only cause a decrease in tourism due to the drop in aesthetic value, but it would also use money that could…

Theme 1: Living and working in San Diego, California is very important to me. Supporting Evidence: • My wife and I purchased our first house together in San Diego County. (3Q) • I live close to my father and my in-laws in San Diego County. (3Q) • I need to be Veteran Affairs Medical Facilities. (3Q) • My wife and I have two boys still living in the same house in San Diego, California. (VW) • I am living in Vista, California, which is in San Diego County. (10Y) • I am a senior business analyst…

The San Francisco Ferry Building is a historic landmark today, but it has only been in recent history that the building has officially been returned to its iconic status. A. Brown designed the Ferry Building in the Beaux-Arts Architectural style, meaning it has such and such characteristics. The Beaux-Arts style highlights symmetry based on heavy influences of Greek and Roman design (Architectural Styles, 2017). It is a classic theme throughout the planning and architectural history to be…

state in 1850. San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and many other landmarks. Many of these historical landmarks still contribute to California’s economic development today. There were several economic contributions as well including the Gold Rush and World War II. The history of San Francisco has played a major role in relation to the overall development of California. San Francisco was founded in 1769 by Gaspar de Portola, who was in search of Monterey Bay.…

regional management of the Bay in San Francisco (McAteer-Petris 66600). With the regulatory Authority provided by the McAteer-Petris, the Policies and Bay Plan which aims to resolve issues from ports and public access to transportation and development design were completed in 1969 and designated BCDC to implement the Bay Plan. The commission’s permitting authority in for any development activities to be undertaken prove its worthiness for the protection and conservation of the Bay for issuing…

shrouded in the darkness of negativity, it is my neighborhood, ethnicity, family, and continued strive for education that has shaped the individual that I have become. Vallejo, CA is the largest city in Solano County, and part of the East Bay Area of San Francisco. It is the most diverse city within the nation. Vallejo is separated by regions and neighborhoods. Individuals take claim to which neighborhood or region they live in, some areas more than others, to the point of gang-like loyalty. I…

Alameda County resides in the East Bay of California and is the fourth most racially diverse county in the United States (Narula, 2014). It comprises of 14 suburban cities and several unincorporated communities with an overall population of 1,610,921 and more than 12% are seniors aged 65 and older (175,320). Geographic isolation between some cities and an ever aging population makes public transportation a concern for the county and it’s stakeholders, especially in regard to the seniors and…

Each year the bakery donates financially to, as well as caters the breakfast and dinner, for the “Devil’s Slide Ride” which supports PARCA, an organization that works to help improve the lives of the developmentally-disabled and their families in San Mateo County. Additionally, Mazzetti’s has helped with many school fundraisers and sponsored local sports teams, furthering their visibility and giving back to the community. Some of Mazzetti’s best marketing comes from the bakery’s numerous…

There are lots of immigrants in the Bay Area, and they are trying to settle down in the new environment with diverse society. According the 2005-2007 American Community survey, nearly one third of residents in the Bay Area region are immigrants, 54% of immigrants in Bay Area are citizens; immigrants and their children make up 42% of population in the Bay Area, of all children in region 49% have at least one immigrant parent. This status tells us that Bay Area has lots of immigrant and the second…

causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action (dictionary.com). Earthquakes occur among many places on earth and to a variety of different degrees. Earthquakes are specifically common in the San Francisco Bay region in California. Scientists have made great strides in the process of learning about earthquakes and continue to do more work that will help them learn about earthquakes in the future. Earthquakes occur when two fault planes strike…