What is the importance of San Francisco, California in the novel, One Crazy Summer?

San Francisco is a major city in California located near Oakland. It is mostly white, and is where the hippie part of the countercultural movement is centered. San Francisco is a city visited by Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern during the last part of their visit in California. San Francisco is home to Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Fisherman’s Wharf, all of which are visited by Delphine and her sisters. Their time in San Francisco is an escape from the harsh world of adults in Oakland, and it is a trip that the sisters very much enjoy.