 Twenty-something life in San Francisco is simple, low risk and comfortable... Until Paul hears the news. Francesca - always adored but unattainable - is dead. Did the revolution die with her? "City on a Hill" tells two interconnected stories - one present, the other past. In the present, Paul tries to exorcise his grief while pursuing supposedly self-conscious Meredith, his print shop coworker. In the past, Francesca - an electric woman with a bullhorn and a mouthful of lofty protest slogans - sweeps infatuated Paul, jealous girlfriend Iris and everyone else they know into her absurd revolt against the state of modern politics. He knew Francesca captivated people then, but he s only now realizing how many... Is Meredith resurrecting Francesca s revolution - and will Paul want anything to do with it once he realizes why his face is on all the flyers?