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That includes hilly neighborhoods in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.
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Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
By Michael Harrelson For The Union-Tribune From its 70 miles of coastline to the 43 square miles of open desert in Borrego Springs, San Diego County’s topography is widely varied, marked largely by a hilly geography.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
It’s set in the Bay Area — across Richmond, Hayward, Oakland, San Francisco, and beyond — where a high-rise built at a tilt of 45 degrees, perhaps in parallel to San Francisco’s steep hilly streets, is just a fact of life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
By Michael Harrelson For The Union-Tribune From its 70 miles of coastline to the 43 square miles of open desert in Borrego Springs, San Diego County’s topography is widely varied, marked largely by a hilly geography.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
It’s set in the Bay Area — across Richmond, Hayward, Oakland, San Francisco, and beyond — where a high-rise built at a tilt of 45 degrees, perhaps in parallel to San Francisco’s steep hilly streets, is just a fact of life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Hilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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