And one of the newer and more unique opportunities is leasing inside the decommissioned military base, the Presidio.

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They spent the next year living in a tent in the Presidio area, but were eventually resettled in the city.

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The expansive home has incredible views of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and the Presidio from almost every room.

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His house stands grandly between the Presidio and the bay, beside the illuminated dome and arches of the Palace of Fine Arts.

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While it is too early to tell if they will be hits or misses, adventuresome road warriors may want to check in at the sleek Mystic Hotel near the gates to Chinatown, or the intimate Inn at the Presidio, housed in a one-time bachelor officers quarters on the western edge of the city near the Golden Gate Bridge.

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He has also crowed about the Foundation's new office in a building at the historic Presidio, a military facility recently disestablished as part of the recent round of defense budget cuts and attendant base closures.

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Now the renovated mansion at 34 Presidio Ter, San Francisco, CA 94118 designed by renowned architect G.

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Burning with embarrassment, I hobbled along the ridgeline until the next checkpoint, where a Presidio employee explained my problem: I wasn't drinking nearly enough water.

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Presidio Heights is made up of mainly two-level single family homes with coveted yards at the front, back and sometimes sides of the properties.

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Of the total 10.7 million shares offered to investors, 3.57 million are coming from Weston Presidio, a San Francisco private-equity firm that controls about 43% of Fender's stock.

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