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September 9th, 1850
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Surf Spots
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San Francisco 3
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: The Origin Story
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Natural Wonders 9
Rowing
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Surf Spots 1. Ocean Beach 2. 38th 3. Pleasure Point 4. Private 5. Shark’s Cove 6. Klamath River 7. The Lane Although when people related surfing with Southern California, Northern Califronia also has some great beaches. Whether it’s jumping off the cliff into the water at Pleasure Point or walking down a hidden alleyway to the 38th Street beach, Norcal surfers do what they have to in order to find good waves. Out of all the surfers I know, these 7 beaches were the ones they like to shred almost every time. The main difference between Northern and Southern beaches is the temperature.
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1. In 1867, San Francisco instituted America’s first “ugly law,” which
prohibited unsightly people from showing their faces in public. (It’s since been repealed.) 2. Alcatraz was the only federal prison to offer hot-water showers supposedly to prevent prisoners from acclimating to the cold temperatures of the San Francisco Bay if they tried to escape.
3. Tallest hill is Mount Davidson which stands at 931 feet tall (282
meters).
4. Jeans were invented in San Francisco to help gold miners. 5. The bear on California’s state flag is modeled after a California grizzly
named Monarch, who was held at Golden Gate Park.
6. The Pride Parade is held on June 26 7. The city’s cable cars are the only National Historical Monument that can move.
8. The fortune cookie was invented by a Japanese Resident of San Francisco. 9. The Beatles gave their last concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966. 10. San Francisco citizen Joshua Abraham Norton self-declared himself the Emperor of the United States in 1859 and everyone just went with it.
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Famous Skate Spots
Wallenberg
Wallenberg, standing at 6 feet tall and 22 feet 6 inches long, is one of the most popular skate spots in the Bay Area. Located at 40 Vega St, San Francisco, CA this famous gap first appeared in Mark Gonzales’s “Video Days” video part and ever since has been a infamous gap that has had many pro’s slamming hard. Today some of the most insane trick done at this gap are Chris Cole’s backside 360 flip, Lindsey Robertson’s backside heelflip, Andrew Reynold’s backside flip and Cody McEntire’s backside bigspin.
Embarcadero
Andrew Reynolds Backside Flip Over Wallenberg
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mbarcadero was a famous skate spot in the 1980’s-90’s and had been a place where many skaters gained fame. The “EMB” had been so popular that many skaters flew to San Francisco just to check out the scene. In 1995 though after a game of cat and mouse between skaters and police a round the clock police officer was posted at the plaza until its demolition in 1999. By 2003 with the invention of skate stops, metal knobs put on ledges and rails, many skate spots in San Francisco had been skate proofed. Though now it is un-skateable Embarcadero will still be known as a place where many popular tricks and styles had been invented. Photo Of “EMB” In 1993
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Hella
: The Origin Story
hel•la (héll•ah) noun: a lot of I ate hella brownies verb: really or totally I hella bought four brownies adjective: very; much Those brownies were hella good His brownies were hella better than mine adverb: very I ran hella quickly to the bakery
Walking down the street you’re, likely to
hear the term “hella” all the time. It can be modified to almost any part of speech, meaning it can be found anywhere from “hella rad” when describing something to “hella” as another word for yes. It’s a flexible term, molding to the people around it. Few words in our language have the power to be so diverse. Surprising to many people in the bay area, it is exclusively a Northern Californian term. While it may be used on every street corner in places like Santa Cruz or Los Gatos, the people of San Diego would be rather confused if you were to use it around them and the people of East Coast would be totally lost. The origin of the word is slightly disputed, but most sources believe that it came 2 5
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from east San Francisco or Oakland. It’s almost a battle between the two cities when it comes to the ownership. It may never be clear, but it is used profusely in both places. It is something that is almost a rite of passage for Northern Californians, something that helps to give us roots into the soul of Norcal. It is a sign of mutual respect, someHeHlla H ell a thing that everyone can understand. It is part of the Bay Area’s own dialect, something that cannot be successfully recreated anywhere else in the world. It rolls off of our tongues so easily, practically second nature to us as a people.
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It is commonly referred to in middle schools as “hecka,” which was the term it evolved from. Prince used in in many songs, and even said that he spent “hecka time” in Oakland. As the times and the middle schoolers evolved, it made the short leap to become “hella.” It came to be around the 1970’s and was promoted by celebrities of the time, such as Metallica and Hetfield. “Hella” can be heard in the lyrics of Macklemore and Blue Scholars. In Sacramento, there is even a small band called “Hella” in order to represent its deep California roots.
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8 Art Around Northern California
Guest Art By: Ethan Plaxton
Redwood Forest California has many natural wonders from the coast to the mountains. One of these wonders is the Redwood National and State Parks which is a 112,618 acre redwood forest. It was founded on January 1, 1968 and spans across Humboldt county and Del Norte county. Before the founding of the national park almost 90% of California's redwoods had been logged. The National Park Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation combined Redwood National Park with the three surrounding Redwood State Parks in 1994 so they could have cooperative forest management and stabilization of forests and watershed. These enormous trees have existed for at least 20 million years and can live to be anywhere between 500-700 years old with trees being documented to be over 2,000 years old. Before September 2006, the tallest living specimen known was the Stratosphere Giant which was 370 feet (110 m) tall in 2004.
Lake Tahoe
One of the most famous wonders in Lake Tahoe which lays along the border of California and Nevada. This lake is the largest alpine lake in North America and is 1,645 ft (501 m) deep which makes it the second deepest lake in the United States, Tahoe is also the 16th deepest lake in the world, and the fifth deepest in average depth. The lake was formed 2 million years ago on a fault and was shaped by glaciers during the ice age which filled with melted snow which is the main reason for how clear and blue the lake is. Today Tahoe is a major tourist attraction which brings in skiers during the winter and hikers during the summer.
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Rowing T
here are 6 regions in the US when it comes to crew, and of all of them the Southwest is the fastest and most competitive. Although the East coast is most famous for their rowing teams and hold some of the biggest regattas (such as Head of the Charles), their teams are far inferior to those in California. The Los Gatos Rowing Club’s Varsity Women had a racing time that beat that of the Varsity Men in Oklahoma. The rowing culture of California is minimal, unless you go to one of the races. During Southwest Regionals, hundreds of athletes gathered in order to compete for a chance to go to Nationals, which features the top 3 boats for each event from each of the six regions. Unlike almost every region, California have the advantage of the weather. Here, the water will never freeze over and keep the rowers from actually rowing. Programs are open to older adults as well as high schoolers, and over the years they have come to be known as masters, no matter how many years of experience they’ve had. The work you have to put in is grueling- on average a rower burns 800 calories an hour. It’s one of the most addicting sports I’ve ever encountered.
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