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Originally Posted by pesto
that's city and county for SF?
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Yes, and it includes things like the airport, school district, and Hetch Hetchy aqueduct/water distribution system/power plant (which distributes the water for half of the Bay Area, not just SF), which are usually separate entities, even in other combined city/counties.
SF was kind of set up as a mini-kingdom, back in the day (late 1800s/early 1900s), to concentrate power in the city and away from Sacramento (and later, away from Southern California - especially where Hetch Hetchy is concerned). Later, other things got lumped in (like the schools and airport) because the "kingdom" policy was already set in stone in the minds of folks living here.