San Francisco

San Francisco is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 square miles (124 km2), mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887. The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033. As of 2016, San Francisco County was the 7th highest-income county in the United States, with a per capita personal income of over $110,418.

Residents

 * Lorena Chen (1860-1912) - Lorena Chen lived in San Francisco after fleeing her home country of China in 1904. She spent a whole year looking for work in San Francisco until she met James Willoughby.

Key Places

 * Santa Maria Cemetery - A quiet cemetery in the Glen Park neighborhood, the burial spot of people like James Willoughby and Olivia Mendez.

Notable Events

 * October 30, 1778 - Francisco Montoya arrives in San Francisco.
 * July 29, 1904 - Lorena Chen arrives in San Francisco on a freight ship.
 * September 14, 1905 - Lorena Chen meets James Willoughby in San Francisco. He invites her to come work at his home in Tamalpais Valley.
 * April 18, 1906 - A giant earthquake hits San Francisco, causing a lot of damage to the city.