Bay Area Guide

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Computing at Stanford

http://acomp.stanford.edu/acpubs/AboutComp/systems.html#clusters
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/home/publications.shtml

Stanford libraries

http://www-sul.stanford.edu

Childcare resources, parenting

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/ocr/worklife
http://stanford.edu/group/parent-net/

Healthcare at Stanford

http://vaden.stanford.edu/

Careers and Jobs

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CDC/

StanfordClubs and Organizations

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/OSA/studentorgs/

Stanford Housing (check next section)

Village Rental Co-op; lots of items to rent like camping equipment, baby equipment and much more

http://www.stanford.edu/group/EV/Misc/VRC/

Escondido Village

http://www.stanford.edu/group/EV/

Community Housing Services

http://stanford.edu/dept/hds/chs

Postings for a wide variety of topics including housing, jobs, events

http://craigslist.org

Palo Alto Weekly; newspaper published twice a week; classifieds updated every weekday at 2pm

http://www.paweekly.com

Mountain View Voice; weekly newspaper; check the classifieds online

http://www.mv-voice.com

Palo Alto Daily News; daily (Mon.-Sat.) newspaper; check the classifieds online

http://paloaltodailynews.com

Informations (Shopping, Events ....) about Palo Alto or any other city

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/
California/Cities/Palo_Alto

More about Palo Alto

http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/

Informations about Menlo Park

http://www.ci.menlo-park.ca.us/

Stanford Campus map with search options

http://www.stanford.edu/home/map/search_map.html

Palo Alto Weekly (weekly newspaper) online

http://www.paweekly.com/

Local news, weather ......

http://www.bayinsider.com/

San Jose Mercury News (newspaper) online

http://www.sjmercury.com/

SF Gate; News and more from San Francisco

http://www.sfgate.com

Weather forecast

http://www.weatherlabs.com/

Earthquake Maps and Information

http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/

Driver license, electricity and more

If you need help with your tax return

http://www.handrblock.com/

Local phone calls

http://www.pacbell.com

Long distance providers

http://www.telegroup.com
http://www.mci.com
http://www.sprint.com
http://www.att.com

Electricity

http://www.pge.com/customer_services/residential/

Cable TV Provider

http://www.cableco-op.com/
http://www.broadband.att.com

Information about car insurances

http://www.aig.com/

Social Security Administration

http://www.ssa.gov/sf/index.html

Department of Motor Vehicles (driver license)

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/

Immigration and Naturalization Service; forms and fees

www.immigration.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/index.htm

Transportation

Caltrain and SamTrans (bus lines) schedules and information

http://www.caltrain.com/

San Francisco International Airport

http://www.sfoairport.com/

Airline tickets

www.travelocity.com

Low priced airline tickets

www.economytravel.com

Ferry lines San Francisco/ Bay

http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/

Road Info; construction delays etc. for roads in California

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/

Amtrak

http://www.amtrakwest.com/westlinks.html

Movies

http://www.sfgate.com/eguide/movies/playing

Tickets for concerts, sports events etc.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

Mountain Play; only in summer at the Amphitheater on Mt. Tamalpais

http://www.mountainplay.org/

Stanford Theater; nice old place with nice old movies

http://www.swixo.com/stanford/

Bay Area / Day Trips / Hiking and Biking

Information about California State Parks

http://cal-parks.ca.gov

Reservations for campgrounds, cabins ...

http://ReserveAmerica.com

Midpeninsula Open Space District

http://www.openspace.org/

Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

http://www.napanet.net/~bothe/

Butano State Park

http://cal-parks.ca.gov/DISTRICTS/bayarea/bsp423.htm

Ano Nuevo State Reserve (see the elephant seals)

http://www.anonuevo.org/

Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

http://www.angelisland.com/

Henry W. Coe State Park

http://www.coepark.parks.ca.gov/

James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

http://www.gladman.com/mb/fitzgerald.html

Big Basin Redwoods State Park

http://members.aol.com/bbrsp/index.htm

Point Reyes National Seashore

http://www.pointreyes.net/

Stinson Beach

http://stinsonbeachonline.com

Monterey

http://www.monterey.com/

Mountain Biking

http://xenon.stanford.edu/~rsf/mtn-bike.html

Interesting places for children

Junior Museum and Zoo, 1451 Middlefield, PA

http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/ross/museum/index.html

Rinconada Park, 777 Embarcadero Road, PA

http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/parks/rinconada.html

Palo Alto Bayland Preserve, End of Embarcadero, PA

http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/paw/Paonline/things_do/baylands.shtml

Happy Hollow Zoo, Kelley Park, 1300 Senter Road, San Jose

http://www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org/index.html

San Francisco Zoo, Sloat Ave & 45^th

http://sfzoo.org

Palo Alto City Library, several locations

http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/palo/city/library/index.html

Children Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose

http://www.cdm.org

Steinhardt Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, SF

http://www.calacademy.org/aquarium

Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills

http://www.hiddenvilla.org

Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, Cristo Dr. off Foothill Expwy

http://claraweb.co.santa-clara.ca.us/parks/prkpages/rancho.htm

Municipal Rose Garden, Nagele Street, San Jose

http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/cae/parks/rg

Ano Nuevo, 25 miles south of Halfmoon Bay off Hwy 1

http://www.anonuevo.org

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 20 miles south of Halfmoon Bay off Hwy1

http://www.pigeonpointlighthouse.org

Edgewood County Park, 10 Old Stagecoach Rd, Redwood City

http://www.friendsofedgewood.org

San Gregorio Beach, 10 Miles south of Halfmoon Bay off Hwy 1

http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/Visitor/Access/sanGreg.html

Stanford Swimming Pool, Campus Drive Loop

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe/recsched.html

Great for a weekend trip / vacation

Lassen Volcanic National Park

http://www.nps.gov/lavo/

Grand Canyon

http://www.thecanyon.com/

Channel Islands

http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov/

Yosemite National Park

http://www.yosemite.com/

Miscellaneous

Cook's thesaurus; everything about the American kitchen, ingredients, kitchen tools ......

http://www.foodsubs.com

Korean Cooking (in English)

http://www.geocities.com/ypmljulia/index.htm