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San Francisco is a metroplex in the Bay Area of California Free State, which has been controlled by various Japanese regimes for close to 40 years now. From 2061 to 2067 it served as the "capital" of General Keiji Saito's expanding California Protectorate. After the collapse of the occupational state, Mitsuhama has become the new major controlling faction in the city, along with other Japanacorps continuing the strong Japanese presence.
Geography[]
Earthquakes, hills, humid climate
Neighborhoods[]
The following are neighborhoods strictly in the city of San Francisco. Neighborhoods in other districts and cities in the Bay Area Sprawl such as Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, and other communities may vary.
- Balboa: Middle Class (A-B)
- Bay View: Low Class (high percentage of Ork and Troll residents) (C-D)
- Bernal Heights: Middle Class: (B)
- Chinatown: Middle Class (B)
- Crocker Amazon: Low Class (C)
- Diamond Heights: Upper CLass (AA)
- Dubose/Castro: Middle Class (B)
- Excelsior: Middle Class (C-B
- Forest Hill: Luxury (AAA)
- Glen Park: Upper CLass (AA)
- Haight-Ashbury: Low Class (this area still retains much of its old reputation as the home of counter-culture; low-cost housing is used by shadowrunners and similar dregs of society) (E)
- Ingleside/Ocean View: Middle Class (B)
- Western Addition: Middle Class (formerly "Japan Town," Western Addition has been renamed and is home to many Japanese Middle Class workers and sararimen) (B)
- Lake Merced: Middle Class (B)
- Marina: Upper Class (Exclusive and expensive, the Marina is owned mostly by the corporate types) (AA)
- Mission: Middle Class (B-C)
- Noe: Middle Class (B-C)
- Outer Mission: Low Class (D-E)
- Parkside: Middle Class (B-C)
- Potrero: Low Class (D-E)
- Presidio Heights: Upper CLass (AA)
- Richmond: Middle Class (B-C)
- Sea Cliff: Upper Class (AA)
- South of Market: Upper CLass (many exclusive bayside homes are found here – small and unassuming, but very, very expensive, and very, very well-guarded) (AA-AAA)
- Sunset: Low Class (E)
- Sunset Heights: Middle Class (B-C)
- St. Francis Wood: Luxury (AAA)
- Twin Peaks: Upper Class (AA)
- Visitation Valley: Low Class (D-E)
- Downtown
- The Embarcadero: Middle Class (a waterfront neighborhood with numerous warehouses and docks) (B)
- Financial District: Upper Class (AA)
- Lombard District: Upper Class (AA)
- Nob Hill: Upper Class (AA)
- North Beach: Middle Class (A-B)
- Russian Hill: Middle Class (B)
- Tenderloin: Middle Class (B)
- Union Square: Upper Class (mostly a business district) (AA)
Awakened Biota[]
- Sea Leeches in San Francisco Bay.[1][2]
History[]
- 2036 - California leaves the UCAS and becomes the California Free State. Tír Tairngire invades in the north up to Redding, while Aztlan takes the south and captures San Diego. At this time the JIS sends a military and effectively takes control of San Francisco, in the name of protecting Japanese business interest. Though it is still considered part of the CFS while it was being occupied.
- April 2051 - Bomb in San Francisco BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) line.[3]
- October 2051 - Earthquake hits San Francisco Bay.[4][3]
- 2061 - San Fran is hit by an earthquake when the Ring of Fire erupts during the events of Halley's Comet. Imperial orders are given to recall the Japanese military back to Japan.
- General Keiji Saito goes rogue, refuses the recall orders, declares himself Protectorate-General and starts to round up metahumans into internment camps. He expands his control over San Francisco. Ares moves troops into Silicon Valley in order to keep Saito from taking control, and the dwarves in Halferville threaten to destroy the Caldecott Tunnel to keep Saito out.[5]
- 2064 - An EMP bomb explodes in San Francisco during Matrix Crash 2.0.[6]
- Late 2068 - All-out war breaks out in the city. Along with the California Rangers, Ares fight Protectorate-General Saito's forces and take back control of the city.[5][8]
- Mitsuhama takes a lead role in San Francisco after Saito's fall.[9]
- 2069 - The University of California-San Francisco reopens.
- 2070 - The historic cable cars are brought back online.
Economy[]
Corporate Presence[]
- Mitsuhama North-American headquarters in San Francisco.[10]
- Renraku America headquarters in San Francisco.[11]
- Ares controls Silicon Valley. Ares CFS Headquarters is located in Cupertino and became known as the Orchard.[12] Ares's Ares Fire and Saftey provide fire safety services for the metroplex.[13]
Culture[]
Sports[]
- San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Whales, San Francisco 49ers.[14]
- Golden State Warriors[15]
- San Francisco Breakers in Major League Soccer.
Crime[]
Smuggling[]
- Black Chrysanthemums smuggling people from Hong Kong.[16]
- Smuggling goods from Seattle.[17]
- Tempo smuggling by the Koshari and Ancients in early 2070s.[18]
Underworld[]
- Yakuza: Sons of the Neon Chrysanthemum[19], Karatsa-gumi.[20]
- Los Angeles and San Francisco divided between Triads and Yakuza.[21]
Transportation[]
- There are 3 major freeways and numerous highways dissecting the city: Highway 1 turns into 101 and runs north and south, 280 runs to the foothills, 680 runs to East Bay until it becomes 80, 880 begins in Silicon Valley.
- San Francisco-Seattle high-speed maglev [22][23]
- San Francisco International Airport [24]
Trivia[]
- Lucien Cross' corporate jet crashed close to San Francisco.[25]
- Cable car spirit.[26]
Inconsistencies[]
In System Failure, Mitsuhama states that after some deliberation they decided to relocate their North American headquarters to San Francisco.[27] Since the decision is connected to the pullout from Tsimshian, this seems to imply that the headquarters was located in Tsimshian at that time. But according to New Seattle not only has it been in Seattle a few years before that (2060),[28] it also remained there according to Runner Havens (2070).[29]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ California Free State p. 146
- ↑ Running Wild p. 166
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sixth World Almanac p. 73
- ↑ Shadowrun Third Edition p. 25
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shadows in Focus: City by Shadow: San Francisco p. 3
- ↑ System Failure p. 80
- ↑ System Failure p. 102
- ↑ Sixth World Almanac p. 174
- ↑ Shadowrun 20th Anniversary p. 47
- ↑ System Failure p. 107 "MCT Announces Massive Pullout"
- ↑ Runner Havens p. 81
- ↑ Shadows in Focus: City by Shadow: San Francisco p. 4
- ↑ Shadows in Focus: City by Shadow: San Francisco p. 7
- ↑ Shadowbeat ?
- ↑ State of the Art: 2063 p. 117
- ↑ Runner Havens p. 46
- ↑ Runner Havens p. 97
- ↑ Ghost Cartels p. 33, 115
- ↑ Vice p. 50
- ↑ Vice p. 52
- ↑ Vice p. 70
- ↑ New Seattle p. 16
- ↑ Shadowrun Third Edition p. 314
- ↑ California Free State p. 14
- ↑ System Failure p. 84, 85
- ↑ Shadowrun Third Edition p. 267
- ↑ System Failure p. 107
- ↑ New Seattle p. 92
- ↑ Runner Havens p. 78
Index[]
Arsenal p. 27
California Free State p. 14, 15, 16, 19, 54 - 71, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 136, 146, map: 154- Corporate Enclaves p. 8, 34, 48, 49, map: 12
- Emergence
Ghost Cartels p. 33, 115- Loose Alliances p. 93, 133, 142
- The Neo-Anarchist's Guide to North America p. 18 - 29
- New Seattle p. 16
- Runner Havens p. 46, 78, 81, 97
- Running Wild p. 166, 214
- Safehouses p. 7
- Seattle 2072
- Shadowbeat
- Shadowrun Third Edition p. 24, 25, 30, 267, 314
- Shadowrun Fourth Edition
- Shadowrun 20th Anniversary
- Shadows in Focus: City by Shadow: San Francisco
- Shadows of Asia p. 15, 20, 77, 78, 138, 195
- Shadows of North America p. 40, 42, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 64, 98, 190, 192, map: 11, 43
- Sixth World Almanac p. 54, 55, 61, 66, 69, 73, 78, 83, 87, 88, 176, 183, 186, map: 176, world map
- Sprawl Survival Guide p. 51, 86
- State of the Art: 2063 p. 117
- State of the Art: 2064 p. 130, 131
- Storm Front
- Street Magic p. 8, 102
- System Failure p. 66, 73, 78, 80, 84, 85, 87, 102, 105, 107
- Threats p. 32
- Threats 2
- Used Car Lot p. 4
- Vice p. 50, 52, 70, 166
- Year of the Comet
Novels[]
- House of the Sun p. 16
- Wolf and Raven p. 8
Others[]
- Redeye Flight
- Shadows of Latin America p. 95
- Triads Online
- Unmaking the Man