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The SF Net logo. SF NET Coffee House Network was an electronic bulletin board system created by Wayne Gregori in San Francisco, California in July 1991. [1] [2] [3]The network consisted of coin-operated, public access computers installed in many Bay Area coffee houses.
Caffè Trieste is an internationally known coffeehouse, retail store, and former franchise in San Francisco. The original cafe, opened in 1956, was the first espresso-based coffeehouse on the West Coast of the United States. [1] [2] Caffe Trieste is considered a San Francisco institution and a local hub for poets, writers, and beat culture. [3] [4]
The restaurant was opened by Nancy Oakes and restaurant designer Pat Kuleto in 1993. [2] [1] Dana Younkin, who started at Boulevard in 2006, became executive chef in the early 2010s; [2] a former executive chef, Pamela Mazzola, opened Prospect with Oakes and Kathy King in 2010.
Historic bars and saloons in San Francisco were some of the earliest businesses during the formation of the city. Many of the first businesses to spring up in San Francisco during the California Gold Rush era (1848–1855) supported the influx of new men, including bars and saloons, [1] breweries, [2] horse racing tracks, [3] and others forms of entertainment.
Part of the western extent of the Tenderloin, Larkin and Hyde Streets between Turk and O'Farrell, was officially named "Little Saigon" by the City of San Francisco. [4] The area has a reputation for crime and has among the highest levels of homelessness and crime in the city. It is the center of the fentanyl crisis in San Francisco.
Zuni Café is a restaurant in San Francisco, California, named after the Zuni tribe of indigenous Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico. [1] It occupies a triangular building on Market Street at the corner of Rose Street.
Housing protesters at San Francisco City Hall, 1977 Demonstrators at the International Hotel in San Francisco, 1977 From 1968–77, the residents were gradually evicted from the International Hotel. The final residents were evicted in 1977, when 400 riot police led an eviction raid on August 4 at 3:00 am. [ 12 ]
The venue's intimate setting and reputation for hosting outstanding live shows have earned Cafe Du Nord and the Swedish American Hall numerous awards over the years including: a 2013 "Nightey" Award for Best Live Music Venue in San Francisco (under 400 capacity) [5] the California Music and Culture Association's "Best Music Venue" 2012, [6] Top 40 Music Venues in America, Paste Magazine, [7 ...