what's going on everybody silent hopper tv today we're going to talk about
things to know visiting san francisco bay area let's do it
san francisco is known as america's number one vacation destination for travelers around the
world to come visit now orlando might get more visitors but san francisco is the one that really
leaves an imprint on people when they come here as you can tell right behind me here very colorful
vibrant lots to see and do art scene good food everyone who comes here always compliments the
food cool bridges great weather in the summertime when it's hot everywhere else
so that's what you're going to get in san francisco let's keep on going
all right guys let's talk safety in san francisco people want to know about this
subject because they hear that there's a homeless situation in san francisco bay area and it is true
san francisco oakland does have a homeless problem typically what ends up happening is
if you are in an area where you see a hostile homeless person in a bad area it can happen
anywhere actually even in the middle of downtown on market street or broadway try not to make eye
contact with them and just ignore them they'll come up to you they'll try to ask you questions
but once you engage with them ask questions answer questions make eye contact that's when they think
they have to go ahead to start talking to you and if you avoid the homeless for the most part
you're not going to have any issues but if you see someone who appears violent or
uh going out of their way to create some sort of problem just don't make eye contact with them just
ignore them keep on walking and you should be safe so overall i would say the city of san francisco
is safe it's a really peaceful place but it does have these situations with homeless that can make
it a little bit more dangerous let's talk about the cost of visiting san francisco whether it
be hotel accommodations food as you guys know san francisco is one of the most expensive cities in
all of the country and there are certain areas that are more expensive than others for example
if you get a hotel room say near san francisco airport it might be more affordable if there's a
convention or some big event going on in downtown san francisco burlingame for example you could get
a hotel down there maybe 130 a night when hotels in downtown san francisco peninsula might be
300 a night even for a regular old run-of-the-mill hilton room or a marriott room or holiday inn now
with that being said here it was in san francisco in downtown by union square i stayed right here
at this hilton for 150 a night actually it was a little bit more affordable during the weekday
than it was on the weekend so if you're looking to save some money you'll want to do that during
come here during the weekdays weekends are going to be more expensive more crowded when it comes
to doing the activities i did notice that lyft and uber were more expensive here in the san
francisco bay area than anywhere else more so than new york more so than washington d.c
the food a little bit more expensive in downtown san francisco on the peninsula
so overall do be prepared san francisco is one of the most expensive cities in all the
country but i just gave you some tips hopefully those help now let's talk transportation one of
the things you have out here as an option is the barrier rapid transit okay barrier rapid transit
goes all the way around the bay area including oakland san jose i have a clipper card in my
hand this card just to get the card was 17 comes pre-uploaded value but i had to pay a three dollar
uh fee just for the card in and of itself now there are other transportation options but
driving a vehicle in san francisco is not going to be in your best interest the roads are very high
uh sloped uh angled i mean you could do it but then you have to deal with parking uh other issues
that have to do with being in a big city like freeway congestion and traffic so uber lyft taxis
those work also but very rapid transit you're gonna want to be a part of that also check out the
street cars the cable cars they and street cars and cable cars that you guys can ride around going
up those big hills in fact you go around most of downtown san francisco in an actual cable car
all right guys when it comes to history of san francisco settlers
from europe came here around 1769 they were from spain uh one of the explorers came into the bay on
accident that's how they discovered it but then deonza came up here and it's part of the mission
system of uh modern california where you have the 17 missions that you can explore they're
old spanish but today they're just a historical area san francisco is part of those missions now
before that there were prehistoric people that were here 3000 bc in this san francisco bay area
now in 1849 this became the hub for the california gold rush that's why they're
called the san francisco 49ers believe it or not so the reason they called it the hub of
the gold rush was because this was an easy bait to get in and out to move the gold and silver
all around the world as they were pulling it out of here wells fargo set up a banking institution
here and then the rest is history nowadays uh it's mostly a commercial and industrial hub uh
silicon valley down the road there is actually known as the main tech hub of all the world
when it comes to the population of san francisco bay area there's about nine million people
in the entire uh surrounding areas all the way up into uh as far as gilroy san jose oakland all the
area around there alameda and then obviously san francisco now if you include just the metropolitan
area that's about 7 million people and that makes it the 12th largest metro area in the country
if you're talking about just oakland or san francisco just by themselves san jose actually
san jose might just be the biggest city out of all of them even bigger than san francisco but because
you have san jose oakland and san francisco primary big ones with many suburbs around
it you're looking at almost nine million people making it the fourth largest city in the country
things to know about what to wear when you come to san francisco so there's different climate
zones all across san francisco let me explain for example the weather in the peninsula of san
francisco could be 68 degrees but inland in san jose or even gilroy it'll be 104. so there is a
wide variety of climate change that happens just around the bay oakland might be 10 degrees warmer
than san francisco peninsula but for the most part you're going to want to wear walking shoes
because be prepared to do a lot of walking make sure those walking shoes that you have
are cross trainer or actual walking shoes not just regular basketball shoes or flip-flops because
out here in the bay area you do do a lot of walking here's some fun facts about san francisco
the golden gate bridge was actually supposed to be painted black with yellow stripes by
the us navy and the gold the color it is now was actually just supposed to be a primer also some
other facts that you may be interested in united nations peace treaty was drafted in san francisco
the beatles the famous band performed their last concert at candlestick park stay tuned we'll tell
you some more weather in san francisco does vary now the coldest month is going to be january with
the evening temps getting into 46 so it doesn't really freeze out in the san francisco bay area
unless you go up into the hills maybe in the east bay by oakland walnut creek but really freeze
isn't a thing out here the average temperature pretty much year round is going to be 71 degrees
all across the board it's a very mediterranean type climate it's temperate now the warmest
month in case you're wondering when is the warmest month in the bay area september
now with that being said the climate can change quite quickly around here because of the fog in
the marine layer that's why it's actually so green out here people don't realize that it doesn't
really rain that often in san francisco bay area but the reason there's so much greenery in forest
is because of that marine layer from the fog that creates the precipitation in the air that allows
the moisture for the trees bear is home to several different universities stanford in palo alto
then you have cal state berkeley right here in the town of berkeley you have cal state university
east bay you also have university of san francisco and san jose state many different universities
around the bay area many of them prestigious including berkeley and stanford all right some
more facts how about the levi strauss company was founded here because they were the first
ones to create denim jeans all those denim jeans they come from san francisco because they were
providing that service that quality of pant to the miners who were out here during the gold rush
also san francisco was the original place where chinese immigrants came into the united states
and at one point in time during the 1800s san francisco was the largest city on the west coast
making it the major city nowadays it's los angeles you could even argue that seattle's bigger and
more pronounced than even the bay area but at one point in time san francisco was it now aside from
the fact that san francisco is a global city it's also considered a very food uh unique city it's
got craft beer so craft beer multiple different beer companies are out of the bay area they also
have a very unique irish coffee sourdough bread that's a popular one girodelli chocolate dungeness
crabs many different seafood entrees that you can try when you come out to san francisco and because
we have a large hispanic influence here you have the mission burrito from the mission district
chinatown you can get some dim sum and you can get a martini in north beach there you go
and i got some more fun facts for you did you know that san francisco bay area has more
dogs than it does children i mean that's kind of progressive isn't it
but also the bear from the california flag was the last remaining grizzly bear and he actually
lived just north of golden gate bridge in that park right there so there's another
interesting fact the last grizzly right there north of san francisco before he passed away
his name was monarch and the fortune cookie was actually created in san francisco by japanese
americans you know the chinese fortune cookie so there's some more facts for you
all right guys that's going to conclude this episode island hopper tv from the bay area
hope you guys enjoyed it if you did watch some of these other videos we'll see you on the next one
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