People Have Been Googling Strange Questions About San Francisco

In September, Time Out named San Francisco the best city in the world in 2021.

Thanks to the city's aggressive response to COVID-19, strong community, and dedication to parks and green spaces, it's one of the most ideal places to be.

The Time Out Index made national headlines, likely prompting many people to seek out more information about the one-of-a-kind city.

Thanks to SFGate, we now know the strange questions Americans have been Googling about San Francisco.

"I found the weirdest questions people have been asking Google about the city, seemingly largely informed by a misunderstanding of maps and a campaign of misinformation from right-wing media," writes SFGate reporter Andrew Chamings.

Here are some of the strangest questions about San Francisco people are Googling:

• Is San Francisco in New York?
• Is San Francisco open?
• Is San Francisco the city of love?
• Is San Francisco safe from fires?
• Is San Francisco an island?
• Is San Francisco built on sand?
• Is San Francisco a country? 
• Is San Francisco better than Los Angeles?
• Is San Francisco safe?
• Is San Francisco coffee good?
• Is San Francisco Sodom and Gomorrah?
• Is San Francisco bike-friendly? 
• Is San Francisco cold?
• Is San Francisco Chinatown safe?
• Is San Francisco dog-friendly?
• Is San Francisco known as the windy city?
• Is San Francisco expensive?
• Is San Francisco hilly?
• Is San Francisco due for an earthquake?
• What is the main newspaper in San Francisco? 
• Is San Francisco dying?

To see Chamings' answers to these questions, click here.