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San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. San Francisco Bay drains water from approximately 40 percent of California.
- 12–15 ft (3.7–4.6 m)
- 372 ft (113 m)
- United States
- 400–1,600 sq mi (1,000–4,100 km²)
In 2018, the Camp Fire surpassed the October 2017 fires to become the single-costliest fire on record, causing an estimated $16.5 billion (2018 USD) in property damage.
- ~$14.5 billion (2017 USD)
- 250
- At least 245,000 acres (99,148 ha)
- Northern California
The Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California. The photo on the right was taken the month preceding the Camp Fire on October 14, 2018, and the one on the left on November 16, 2018. Bay Area air quality suffered, and for an unprecedented two days exceeded an air quality index of 200.
- 85
- Electrical transmission fire from a PG&E power line
- 17
- Butte County, California
The mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government. The officeholder has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and ...
- No official residence
- John W. Geary
- Four years, renewable once
- Her Honor, Madam Mayor
On June 14, 2017, 38-year-old Jimmy Lam fatally shot three coworkers at a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. Lam then shot and killed himself as police arrived at the facility. Two others were wounded by gunfire, and three people were injured while escaping.
- June 14, 2017, 8:55 a.m (PST)
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay. The Association of Bay Area Governments defines the Bay Area as including the nine counties that border the estuaries of San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay , and Suisun Bay : Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Napa ...
This is a timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, events in the nine counties that border on the San Francisco Bay, and the bay itself. An identical list of events, formatted differently, may be found here.
