However, it was young, valiant San Franciscan engineer, William Hammond Hall, who took on the 20-year project.

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Like his San Franciscan counterparts, Hellman was able to parlay his financial power into political influence, making him a major behind-the-scenes player in state politics.

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With a sense of ill-conceived pride, my San Franciscan friends confirmed that downtown San Francisco was now a more expansive place to live than Manhattan.

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Otellini, a native San Franciscan and graduate of U.C.

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Kevin Starr, the leading historian of California and a fourth-generation San Franciscan, points out that his city has always been unsure about whether it is a serious city or just a pretty face.

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They are at one of Arizona's prime tourist destinations, the 300-year-old Franciscan Mission San Xavier del Bac.

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