Where are the best places in the Bay Area to get free wireless/WiFi access?

Bay Area access points are grouped by type of place (e.g., libraries, coffeehouses, parks). I'm fussy about writing environments, so I've looked but never found a list sorted by place, until I wrote this one. keep reading →

The city of Mountain VIew offers free Wifi access because Google paid to have routers installed up and down Casto street which runs through downtown. You can sit in any coffee shop along Castro and pick it... keep reading →