I am moving to San Francisco for 3 months and have never been what are the best guides to help me prepare?

I need advice on where to acess the best guides to fashion, weather, tourist attractions and the works in order to be prepared for the move. Also i wil be working in the financial district.. do ppl dress up more formally there or is it laid back? my company is "business casual" but even that can mean many different thingsI am moving to San Francisco for 3 months and have never been what are the best guides to help me prepare?
SF is more formal than LA but generally laid back. Banana Republic is owned by the Gap which is based in SF and that is your best best if you wanted to look business casual SF style.



for tourist info check out the SF site for citysearch.com.



www.sfgate.com is the site for the San Francisco Chronicle. The Chronicle publishes a guide to weekend events once a week and on Sundays puts out a guide to culture, music and entertainment.I am moving to San Francisco for 3 months and have never been what are the best guides to help me prepare?
I had stayed in San Francisco x 1month last year. I arrived a day before Thanksgiving and left before the New Year.

First be familiar with San Francisco ! I read alot of articles about it before i came. It is important that you have a map of the city. It is easy to understand.

As to fashion, it depends on your company. People usually wear casual clothes. However, in the financial district, wear something corporate. To be safe, dont wear something too formal and not too rugged. Dont wear maong pants for work ! You can shop at GAP located at Powell, Macys near that area! There is also an Old Navy store over there.

As to weather, you can have the weather of San Francisco monitored from your place through my yahoo. It is now 52-67 degress Fahrenheit. You can monitor more places at the same time if you want to. Just click on what city or places you want to be monitored. MIne once I open my Yahoo Messenger, I have my weather monitor of 20 different places at the same time. You can compare your place and San Francisco at the same time even before you leave for San Francisco so that you will know the difference.

As to tourist attractions, after Christmas, my friend treated me over by riding the cable car first at Powell St. Surprisingly,I have a friend who lives in San Francisco x 20 years who hadnt ridden it. From there, you will see a birds eye view of Alcatraz, an island where prisoners used to stay and the crookedest street in San Francisco

( Lombard). The car will bring you to Fishermans wharf. You can go down there and have a lunch. After the lunch, you can walk around the area and see some souvenirs. We took the double decker tour of the city. The key points in the city will be toured! I learned that Levis originated there! You will pass by Moscone Convention Center, the entrance to Chinatown and other famous areas in downtown San Francisco. There are other tours available. To the Golden Gate Bridge ( Japanese Tea Garden, located in the Golden Gate Park), to Alcatraz , Yosemite and other nearby areas. Try riding the BART also in Powel St. BART stands for the Bay Area RapidTransit District! Take a round trip of this train. You will be able to see the surrounding areas of San Francisco! This includes the Contra costa county = Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Crockett , Danville, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek!

During the Christmas season, residents of San Francisco prefers to shop to nearby Daly City since parking for these shopping centers are free. It is located in the northernmost edge of the San Mateo County adjacent to San Francisco. We usually shop at Target !

As to means of transportation, I would say it is easier to ride buses here than any part of California that I had been to. You can transfer buses and see the ticket time. You can ride Muni buses and ride another for free as long as you keep the bus tickets and it is with the time frame. You will see it in the ticket. Try applying for a library card too! If you still dont have a computer, you can access the computer, 30 minutes, 2x per day. There are many libraries all over San Francisco.I am moving to San Francisco for 3 months and have never been what are the best guides to help me prepare?
Moon Handbook's Northern California is the most comprehensive guide to the region's unique attractions and history, but it is very academic and has practically no nightlife listings. Zagat's Bay Area Restaurant Guide is good for newcomers to the food scene, and the Time Out California guide is a great contemporary, hip introduction to the state.



California is very casual, but lawyer/banker heavy places like the SF Financial District (or the Capitol Mall in Sacramento) are a wee bit more conservative around the workplace than most of the state.



Although you probably won't need a formal suit and tie/scarf... I'm guessing "business casual" would entail something along the lines of: nice shirt with sufficiently long pants [or smart-looking dress for women] and leather shoes.



It tends to get chilly in San Francisco... so you wouldn't want to walk around in flip-flops and shorts any way.