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The San Francisco Bay Area... To become familiar with the San Francisco Bay area you will need to know some basic things.  For example, locals refer to San Francisco as "The City," not Frisco.  Got it?  Good! Here's a little bay area trivia for you: What county in California has only one city in it? Give up? The answer is San Francisco.  The only city in the county of San Francisco is San Francisco.  Ironically, San Francisco International Airport is in San Mateo County. Now you can go stump your friends. If you are new to the bay area or here for just a short time, the links on this page will help you enjoy the bay area more. The most famous bridge we have is "The Golden Gate Bridge." Click image to enlarge Bridges not only connect the bay area they add to our distinct charm and beauty. The San Francisco Bay neatly divides the communities in the bay area into distinct sections: The Peninsula, The East Bay, Marin County, The Delta, The South Bay, and the world famous Silicon Valley, which as you can see on the map below encompases most of the bay area.  The term "Silicon Valley" originally referred to the region's large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high-tech businesses in the area; it is now generally used as a metonym for the high-tech sector. Despite the development of other high-tech economic centers throughout the United States, Silicon Valley continues to be the leading high-tech hub because of its large number of engineers and venture capitalists. Geographically, Silicon Valley encompasses the northern part of Santa Clara Valley and adjacent communities. Click map to enlarge For information on buying or selling east bay homes, please contact me at 510-429-4800 or send me a note on the  form.  Joanne, Your San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Broker      San Francisco Bay Area Counties - Official sites  Alameda County Contra Costa County Marin County Napa County San Francisco County San Mateo County Santa Clara County  Solano County  Sonoma County  Local Communities on the East Bay official sites Alameda   Berkeley Castro Valley Danville  Dublin Fremont  Hayward  Livermore Newark  Niles   Oakland Pleasanton   San Leandro  San Ramon  Sunol Union City   San Francisco Bay Area Newspapers  San Mateo County Times Contra Costa Times  Fairfield Daily Republic  Fremont Argus    San Francisco Chronicle  Hayward Daily Review Marin Independent Journal  Napa Valley Register    San Ramon Valley Times  Oakland Tribune  Tri-Valley Herald    San Jose Mercury News Vallejo Times-Herald  San Leandro Times   Castro Valley Forum The Independent LIvermore, Sunol, Pleasanton       West County Times    Santa Rosa Press-Democrat   San Francisco Bay Area Radio and TV Stations California Radio Stations  and  Bay Area TV Stations  H.A.R.D.  The Hayward Area Recreation and Parks District home page. This site contains listings of and information about the various parks, facilities, and services offered in the Hayward area and operated by this public body. Bay Insider.com  Channel 2 has a wealth of resources for restaurants, services, jobs, health, events, news, movies, money, autos, classified and more. Bay Area.com - News from all around the Bay Area: including the Mercury News, The Contra Costa Times, Silicon Valley.com, links to the Warriors, Sharks, Raiders and Niners web sites, and a lot more. SF GATE.com - Online home of the San Francisco Chronicle, KRON-TV Channel 4, Bay Area Backroads, BayTV, and much more. Bay Area Backroads  - and KRON channel 4 News Station. Web site for the popular show Bay Area Backroads with host Doug McConnell. Explore Bay Area getaways that you didn't even know existed. Read stories, watch video, search archives and post to the bulletin board. S.F. Station A hip guide to the city's clubs, live music, events, film, theatre, galleries, and museums.   San Francisco Bay Area Pro Sports Teams "If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms." - Mike Ditka San Francisco Giants  - San Francisco Giants official web site -  video clips, Promotions, Team Schedule, Giants Players, San Francisco Giants Stadium, Giants History, and so much more.   Oakland Athletics - Oakland Athletics official web site - video clips, Promotions, Tickets, Team Schedule, Athletics Players, Athletics Stadium and Athletics History Oakland Raiders- Oakland Raiders official web site - Tickets, Team Schedule, Raiders Players, Raiders Stadium and Raiders History   San Francisco 49ers - Tickets, Team Schedule, San Francisco 49ers Players,  San Francisco 49ers Stadium,  San Francisco 49ers History     Golden State Warriors Basketball Team - Oakland's Golden State Warriors official team site, tickets, schedules San Jose Sharks - San Jose Sharks Hockey Team, shedules, buy tickets, official team web site For information on buying or selling real estate in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, please contact me at 510-429-4800 or send me a note on the Contact Joanne form. Thank you, Joanne Joanne L. Gardiner, Broker, e-PRO Realtor (510) 429-4800 San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate  ~ San Francisco East Bay Real Estate

PGA Golf Tournament Stonebrae Classic Congratulations Kevin Chappell Winner of the 2010 Fresh Express Classic About the event   TPC San Francisco Bay video   San Francisco Bay Area Transportation Info   511 is a free phone and Web service that consolidates Bay Area transportation information into a one-stop resource. 511 provides up-to-the-minute information on traffic conditions, incidents and driving times, schedule, route and fare information for the Bay Area’s public transportation services, instant carpool and vanpool referrals, bicycling information and more. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. BART  -- This rapid transit system, stretching from San Francisco to Concord, from Richmond to Fremont, and soon through Hayward into the Amador and Livermore Valleys, is the preeminent regional mass transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area. This site contains schedules, fare information, and so on. For those of you with Java-capable browsers, there is an animated BART map tracing out the daily commute.   FasTrak -- Keep moving with FasTrak the quick and convenient way to pay tolls on Bay Area bridges.   East Bay Ferries -- Ferry service between Alameda Main Street - Jack London Square, Oakland - San Francisco Ferry Bldg. - San Francisco Pier 39 (Fishermans' Wharf) - Pac Bell Park - Angel Island State Park.      Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transit District-- Bus and Ferry service from Marin County to San Francisco.   Larkspur Ferry Schedule   San Francisco Seaplane Tours Take a magical ride above some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Seaplane Tours San Francisco Cable Cars -- Since 1852 the cable cars have been the best way to get up and down the steep San Francisco Streets.  But for most tourists, it is a must ride it attraction.   AC Transit -- This site contains information about AC Transit, the Alameda County bus service provider.   Amtrak -- The Capitol Corridor Amtrak route, running between San Jose and Sacramento (and sometimes Roseville) is scheduled to add a stop at Hayward. Information about other Amtrak routes in California and beyond is also located here.   Oakland International Airport -- This is the official Oakland International home page.   San Jose International Airport -- This is the official San Jose SJC home page. San Francisco International Airport - This site, located within the San Mateo County pages, contains a map of the terminals and some other information.

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