San Francisco is located in the state of California. California is the third largest state by area and the first largest by population. California is the most liberal state that has a sizeable conservative minority. San Francisco is the center of liberal politics in the state.
San Francisco has experienced many earthquakes because it lies on the San Andreas Fault zone. In 1906, San Francisco was struck with an earthquake that claimed more than 3,000 lives and caused fires that burned the city for four days. Downtown San Francisco receiced most of the destruction because it sits on top of bedrock and landfill which is prone to liquefication and landslides.
The textbook Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada mentions that the majority of 31 counties voted "yes" to divide California into two states with the division running north of San Francisco to Yosemite National Park. The San Francisco Area objected to the division because it would put San Francisco in the same state as Los Angeles.
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