More visitors.The tourism rivalry between Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden has been heating up--but according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Carol Martinez, associate vice president of media relations for LA Inc., the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the feud is completely one-sided. The issue came to the forefront recently when the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau launched its "Not in L.A." advertising campaign touting--what else--all of the things San Francisco has to offer that Los Angeles does not. The campaign, aimed at Angelenos, is meant to position Frisco--oops, sorry--as an alternative to other destinations such as Las Vegas. While they do live in the only city with the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. , Martinez informed San Franciscans in a recent radio appearance that L.A. is just not as worked up about the rivalry. "It's like San Francisco wants to get angry about L.A.," Martinez said. "That's fine, as long as they continue to be our No. 1 visitor market. They don't have a theme park, they don't have a Walt Disney Concert Hall This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , maybe they need to come back to see what they're getting upset about." |
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