California Street, San Francisco, California, United States

Overall StreetScore

87.15

Overall StreetRank inSan Francisco

#11 Join this Street
  • StreetVIBE 4/5
  • StreetWIRED 4.5/5
  • StreetHEALTH 4/5
  • StreetVALUE 3.5/5
  • StreetESSENTIALS 4/5

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  • Families with kids (26%)
  • Couples (26%)
  • Singles (25%)
  • Retirees (23%)
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Street with a view

By mtkstad on Sep 01, 2008
4/5
This is a famous cable car street running from the Financial District to Nob Hill. Noteworthy hotels include the Fairmont, whose lobby was recognizable in the TV series “Hotel” and across the street we have the Mark Hopkins whose bar on the top floor gives swe...
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5/5
Start on the top of Nob Hill at the Mark Hopkins. From our hotel on Pine, we felt like part mountain goat getting up to it. Check out the Grace Cathedral, with its bronze Ghiberti doors in front and the gorgeous stain glass windows. Walk the labyrinth inside....
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Living on California

By amontemayorsf on Jul 18, 2008
4/5
California Street
California St. is one of the longest and most historical streets of San Francisco, extending from the east side of town (Richmond District) to downtown San Francisco (the center). The east side of California St. is filled with spacious and h...
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A Great Calm But Busy Place

By ipaw02 on Jul 18, 2008
5/5
California Street around Laurel Village is a great spot. Since there are a few schools nearby, the students will flock here during their lunch breaks. There are some good places to eat. I recommend Café LoCubano which has sweet coffee and some delicious pastri...
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4/5
California street is always busy and very lively. This street doesn’t have good roads and the houses do not look that good, but it’s a great street for transportation. The bus line that runs along this street is the #1 California. There are a lot of corner sto...
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5/5
California street is a very long street that spans throughout several districts including the richmond district. One highlight of this street is the Jewish comunity center which is located on the corner of presidio and california. This is a great center to joi...
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3/5
California St is a very good street because there are a lot of activities you could do there. 32 ave is a very good place to have a jog in morning and enjoy the wonderful view of the city from the tip of the 32 ave stairs. There is also very good bus the 1, wh...
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5/5
..and there's traffic. My god, is there traffic. I'm almost tempted to use the old Yogi Berra-ism "nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded," but clearly everybody does go there. And it's worth braving the traffic, too, if for nothing other than the food...
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Cable car street

By loktazar on May 09, 2008
4/5
The California street has one of its end points at the Embarcadero and also runs through China Town. Laurel Village takes over you completely with its famous stores like Emily Lee’s. Transportation is great along this street and also traffic is taken care of. ...
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5/5
California Street is known as one of the famous street in San Francisco. It is most famous for good hotel, restaurants and medical centers. People staying around are very friendly and helpful to each other. This street is a very busy area, all the time people ...
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