San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California and the fourth most populous in California. San Francisco is known for its steep rolling hills and eclectic mix of architecture across varied neighborhoods, as well as famous for its cool summers, fog, and landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Coit Tower, cable cars, Lombard (Crookedest Street in the World) Chinatown, North Beach (Little Italy), The Castro and Mission Districts. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred by leading universities, high-tech, healthcare, finance, insurance, real estate, and professional services sectors. The Bay Area is home to some of the best educational institutions:

• Stanford University
• University of California, San Francisco
• University of California, Berkeley
• Santa Clara University
• USF School of Law
• UC Hastings College of the Law
• University of Pacific (UOP), San Francisco
• University of California, Davis