San Francisco Ballet and the role they play in the national dance community. Most recently, San Francisco Ballet was nominated in the category of Outstanding Company by the 2014 National Dance Awards, based in the U.K. The company of the San Francisco Ballet, as of September 2017. San Francisco Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet's official school, is America's oldest ballet school. The program includes classes in technique, pointe work, pas de deux, men's technique, contemporary dance, floor barre/conditioning, and character dance. Male and female students are placed in divisions according to age, experience, and ability. More than 50 percent of current San Francisco
San Mateo Creek (San Francisco Bay Area) San Mateo Creek (San Francisco Bay Area) San Mateo Creek ("Spanish for": St. Matthew Creek) is a perennial stream whose watershed includes Crystal Springs Reservoir, for which it is the only natural outlet after passing Crystal Springs Dam. After discovering San Francisco Bay from Sweeney Ridge on November 4, 1769, the Portolà expedition descended what Portolà called the "Cañada de San Francisco", now San Andreas Creek (or possibly San Mateo Creek), both of which emptied into the "Laguna Grande" where the party camped (now covered by the Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir). The Laguna Grande place name is also shown on