Octavia Street between Sutter Street and Jackson Street is a mix of homes, churches, and a high school with a park smack in the middle. La Fayette Park is nice park for a jog or walk with a small playground but I would not go in it at night. There is the Buddh...

On our last trip to San Francisco we dined with a family who lives on Octavia Street. They mentinoed how convenient it was to USF (where they worked) and how it was relatively safe considering the location and property values. It seemed like a nice neighborhoo...

Octavia Street runs from the Marina district's Jefferson Square, or Turk street, all the way down to Market Street where it turns into highway 101. Octavia Street is a great street to take to get onto the freeway; it has a new onramp that is very easy to get o...