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San Francisco on Wikipedia San Francisco on Web San Francisco Books Real Estate 		Torch visit cost hundreds of thousands  The city spent about $726,400 on the event, with the police paying out the most because of officer overtime Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Map

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Apr.18   SF City Hall
Apr.9   SF Downtown
  Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
 The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
Apr.7   Golden Gate Bridge
  3 people protesting China's human rights record climbed up the bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables
 The banners: One World One Dream. Free Tibet' and 'Free Tibet'. The protesters climbed suspension cables as part of an advance protest to this week's Beijing Olympic torch relay
Apr.5   SF Downtown Protesters rally before torch's arrival Map  More than 200 people took part in the 'Human Rights Torch Relay,' one of several protests planned before the Olympic torch arrival

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Mar.27   SF City Hall Supes Consider Dueling Torch Measures  City Board of Supervisors' committee took action, using the Olympic torch to draw attention to human rights issues in China Mar.25   SF City Hall Activists want torch route to plan protests  Newsom said that protesters have the right to voice against China, but the city have a responsibility to ensure a peaceful procession Mar.17   SF City Hall Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled  A group of protestors in support of a free Tibet were unsuccessful in their efforts to ask Mayor Newsom to cancel the Olympic ceremony in the city Mar.10   SF Downtown Tibetans protest hosting of Olympic torch  Immigrants protesting Chinese control vowed to make San Francisco the focal point of demonstrations against the Beijing Games

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Nov.13   San Francisco City abandons 2016 Olympic bid
  San Francisco abandoned its bid after plans for a new bayfront stadium collapsed
Nov.10   San Francisco SF May Pull Bid To Host Olympics  A day after the 49ers announced they were looking to leave, the city may soon pull its bid to host the 2016 Games Sep.23   San Francisco 49ers Team Up With Olympics On Stadium  Bid Committee proposed to fit more than 80,000 fans into the waterfront stadium will strengthen the case Aug.10   San Francisco USOC: SF May Not Be Prepared for Games  A team representing the U.S. Olympic Committee scrutinized city's proposal for hosting the 2016 Summer Games Jul.26   San Francisco City Makes Short List For 2016 Olympics
  The U.S. Olympic Committee eliminated Houston and Philadelphia, leaving SF along with LA and Chicago in the running
May.18   San Francisco Olympic Committee Visits To Hear 2016 Bid  Members of USOC met with Mayor Newsom and members of the private sector as part of a fact-finding mission May.3   San Francisco USOC To Scout City For Possible 2016 Bid  U.S. Olympic Committee will also visit Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles over the next two weeks

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Nov.5   San Francisco Olympics nonprofit close its office  The Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee will keep its Palo Alto headquarters open until the end of November Nov.2   San Francisco San Francisco lost 2012 Olympic bid to NY
  At U.S. Olympic Committee New York received 132 points out of possible total of 223 to beat out San Francisco
Oct.20   San Francisco SF Olympic proposal on shaky ground  Managers of several Bay area sites say the planners should not have assumed their cooperation Aug.27   San Francisco SF is Finalist for 2012 Olympics  The U.S. Olympic Committee has chosen the Bay Area and New York City as finalists in the bidding Jul.14   San Francisco Olympics Officials for 2012 Games bid  It is a close race between SF, Houston, New York or Washington. Stanford and UC Berkeley set aside their differences Jan.18   SF Downtown   Bonds, Burnett carry Olympic Torch  Deena Burnett ran with the torch in Oakland

year 2001 Top ^

Oct.26   San Francisco SF is finalist for Olympics  US Olympic Committee also chooses New York, Washington, and Houston for nomination to host 2012 games



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