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AcertainLiz

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5. I always prefered Southern California to Northern California

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Tue Apr 8, 2014, 10:28 AM

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Reasons Why San Francisco Is the Worst Place Ever [View all] Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 OP

yes, SF isn't cheap, however, New York is far more expensive, and a lot more people in NY are out to lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #1

NY smells pretty bad too. SF, not so much. tridim Apr 2014 #2

That really, really depends on the part of the city you're in. Xithras Apr 2014 #10

All I know is I smelled it every day for the entire time I lived in NYC. tridim Apr 2014 #35

Stroll through the Tenderloin demwing Apr 2014 #53

Actually SF has the highest median rents in the US.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #3

yup, I was corrected on this issue on facebook a few months ago. m-lekktor Apr 2014 #22

I don't care what the examiner says, the last 2 years when my daughter was in NY she was lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #27

I live 50 miles away and haven't been there for more than a year. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2014 #4

I always prefered Southern California to Northern California AcertainLiz Apr 2014 #5

Doesn't mention the barage of a-holes who think they are god's taught_me_patience Apr 2014 #6

Stanford has Donald Rumsfeld, Cal has Robert Reich. hunter Apr 2014 #9

Yoo think so? reddread Apr 2014 #13

In that case, I may be going to Hell in a bucket, baby KamaAina Apr 2014 #18

Absolutely, best place ever lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #30

Hell yeah! arcane1 Apr 2014 #52

I'm a child of past times. I've slept in the Golden Gate Park or in the homes of people I just met. hunter Apr 2014 #36

lived in Berkeley in 71 reddread Apr 2014 #40

And Stanford had Condoliar Rice, too...nt joeybee12 Apr 2014 #21

Stanford has the greatest hospital on earth DJ13 Apr 2014 #32

I have a similar story, with similar happy-ever-afters... hunter Apr 2014 #37

Yep, a very long drive! DJ13 Apr 2014 #41

Cal has John Yoo. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #51

Two words: Hoover Institution. Plus Cal has a vibrant, exciting campus & Stanford is a snooze fest Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #24

Stanford calls itself the Harvard of the West ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #38

As a gay man, I never really "got" SF - I came of age just when AIDS closeupready Apr 2014 #7

This was great. I love going to San Francisco upaloopa Apr 2014 #8

San Francisco was not the caricature portrayed in the OP CreekDog Apr 2014 #11

THAT explains the population growth in Austin. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #12

"The Wharf is where all the street vendors make $80,000 a year and live in SOMA." KamaAina Apr 2014 #14

Kind of a whiny article KurtNYC Apr 2014 #15

Who wrote this tripe? Peter Shih? KamaAina Apr 2014 #16

Yet San Fran leads the nation in policies to help the poor nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #17

SF seems infested with RW Libertarians in the IT industry. MicaelS Apr 2014 #19

Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded (nt) Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #20

Nice post, Yogi! KamaAina Apr 2014 #42

+1 Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #54

Big money ruins everything it touches. hunter Apr 2014 #23

I love SF. Always have, always will. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #25

Sadly, even the "Herb Caen" reference will be lost on many, at this point villager Apr 2014 #26

or "Stanton Delaplane"! Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #28

Oh boy! That woulda really thrown 'em! villager Apr 2014 #29

I Love Their Restaurants Dirty Socialist Apr 2014 #31

All of the Bay Area is terrible. Nobody should come here to live. It's awful and expensive. REP Apr 2014 #33

Oh, absolutely. Totally sucks. TDale313 Apr 2014 #39

At least Oakland is. Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #55

Absolutely. Stay far away from the Peninsula and Santa Cruz Mountains. REP Apr 2014 #58

It's pervasive in the western world; great cities becoming unmanageably expensive, and that's a done BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #34

I love 'Frisco in small doses. Throd Apr 2014 #43

We do know that San Francisco is actually NOT the worse place ever... Tikki Apr 2014 #44

Therein lies "the revolution" that will occur across the U.S. Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #45

time to move to Portlandia? NightWatcher Apr 2014 #46

Love that tune! Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #47

excuse me, is the chicken local? NightWatcher Apr 2014 #48

Hush about Oakland wryter2000 Apr 2014 #49

Too late... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #57

Gotta throw some love at my little City SpookyCat Apr 2014 #50

its been that way forever Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #56

I fell in love with SF in 1973 Awknid Apr 2014 #59

So if San Francisco were New York, Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #60

Bazinga! TeamPooka Apr 2014 #61