The Golden State
August 26th 2011 Today, I spent the day in the other big city in this area, Oakland.
Even more than Tampa and St. Petersburg (see (Sort of) Wild Florida) San Francisco and Oakland are as different as close cities can be.
San Francisco is artistry and creativity and joy de vive.
Oakland is business and shipping and grit.
San Francisco gave the 1960s the hippies and the beats.
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