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How Silicon Valley Really Started — In Under 2 Minutes
Everyone knows Silicon Valley as the global capital of innovation. But few realize that, not long ago, Cupertino was better known for plums than processors. In a fascinating talk (video below), Stanford historian Leslie Berlin walks us through the Valley’s unlikely transformation — from orchards to microchips, from counterculture protests to billion‑dollar startups. 🌳 From…
The Legacy of John Wesley Powell: Why the West Still Fights Over Water
If you want to understand the American West — its growth, its conflicts, and its future — you have to start with water. And no one explained this better than John Wesley Powell, the one‑armed Civil War veteran who became the first person to navigate the full length of the Colorado River. In the video…
About Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, which includes parts of the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, as well as Santa Clara County and San Jose County. The word “silicon” originally referred to the large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers in the region, but the Silicon Valley…
A Video That Explains the West Better Than Any Map
If you’ve ever wondered why water shapes everything in the American West — from where people live to how cities grow — this video is essential viewing. In this talk, Stanford historian David Kennedy revisits the warnings of explorer John Wesley Powell, the first person to navigate the full length of the Colorado River and…
Public Transportation
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system is the fast, easy, inexpensive way to travel around the Bay Area. Trains from the East Bay go through the Transbay tube and under the San Francisco Bay to/from San Francisco and cities on the San Francisco Peninsula to San Francisco International Airport. For further information Muni operates…
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911: Phone Number For Emergencies CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY2590 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USAPhone: +1 415-292-9200 Climate San Francisco has a changeable climate characteristic of the Northern California’s coast, with moist, mild winters and dry summers. The weather is strongly influenced by the cool currents of the Pacific Ocean. July, August and September are…
