San Francisco is in California.
Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula , San Francisco is about 47.9 sqmi in area , making it the smallest county -- and the only consolidated city-county -- within the state of California .	California	California	San Francisco Peninsula	San Francisco Peninsula	consolidated city-county	Consolidated citycounty	state	U.S. state
The San Francisco Peninsula is a peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area that separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean .	peninsula	peninsula	San Francisco Bay Area	San Francisco Bay Area	San Francisco Bay	San Francisco Bay	Pacific Ocean	Pacific Ocean
The San Francisco Bay Area -LRB- referred to locally as the Bay Area -RRB- is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California .	California	California	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Pablo	San Pablo Bay	estuaries	estuary	Northern California	Northern California
