| Here are a few things I think of when I consider the values of the city that I have called home most of my life. | |
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Educational opportunity |
826 Valencia, Exploratorium |
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Innovation |
Apple, Lucasfilm, need I go on? |
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Creativity |
film arts foundation, artspan |
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Community service |
Glide Rainbow World Fund |
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Respect for diversity |
Carnaval |
| Dignity for all | Global Fund for Women, HRC |
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Spiritual Life |
Grace Cathedral Green Gulch Zen Center |
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Beauty |
Golden Gate Park |
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Humor |
real estate prices |
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Wit |
SF Mime Troupe |
| Lively Debate | Commonwealth Club |
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Respect for the Natural World |
Earth Island Institute |
| Adventure | Mavericks |
| Play! | SF Bay to Breakers |
| Good Fun | Hardly Strictly Bluegrass |
| Good Film | SFIFF, German, Asian American, Gay and Lesbian, Silent, Latino, Human Rights |
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Good Food |
Ferry Building Farmer's Market |
| Good Books | City Lights |
| Really Good Coffee | Peets, Blue Bottle |
| Most of all, this city values independent thinking and respects people who act bravely to protect the rights of their fellows, even at the risk of their own life or livelihood. I (heart) San Francisco! |
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