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Hastings Alumni Viewbook-2012-2013

> Everybody’s Favorite City > Only in San franciScO With San Francisco’s approximately 150 Vibrant. Cosmopolitan. Hip. Stunning. San Francisco just might be theaters, more than 60 museums, and some the best place on Earth to be a student. 3,500 restaurants, it’s no wonder the city is Although famous for its fog, San Francisco enjoys plenty of one of the world’s best-loved destinations. sunshine, mild winters, and cool summers. San Francisco’s main Consistently earning top honors as one of the thoroughfare, market Street, is currently undergoing a revitaliza- most beautiful, eco-friendly, and walkable tion between 5th and 10th streets, which are the blocks closest cities in the United States, San Francisco was to the law school. This area is now home to Twitter’s corporate also named by Forbes as the country’s best headquarters, Yammer’s corporate headquarters, and a new per- place to live for singles. formance space for the American Conservatory Theatre. > Center of it all Being at the heart of the Bay Area only enhances San Francis- co’s appeal. Due east are Oakland, with its up-and-coming food and arts scenes, and the famously progressive city of Berkeley. To the south is innovative Silicon Valley and Palo Alto, while to the north is California’s renowned Wine Country. > Getting around Muni, the country’s seventh largest public transit agency, makes getting around San Francisco a cinch. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) connects you to the East Bay and South Bay, and Amtrak and the region’s three international airports (located in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose) facili- tate adventures farther afield.


Hastings Alumni Viewbook-2012-2013
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