A local public relations firm the past few years has run a survey asking whether people abbreviate San Francisco to “San Fran.”
Public relations firm Bospar the past few years has run a survey asking whether people abbreviate San Francisco to "San Fran."
Survey results show 56% of those who participated in the poll admitted to using the nickname, which is fewer than last year. The survey also reflects that fewer than 30% of those people realize how much San Franciscans loath the nickname.
Airlines can be blamed, in part, which continues to use the abbreviation.
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