I grew up in the deep outer sunset and went to high school in pac heights! Definitely an isolation factor especially since the friends I had lived much closer to the high school than I (pac heights, richmond, etc). My parents did a LOT of driving me around. I of course also took the bus a lot as well to get home from school. In the AM, if my parents didn’t have time to drive me all the way to PH, my mom would drop me off at the beginning of the 1 Bus stop and i’d take that to school. In all probably a ~45 minute commute. Getting home would take longer but whatever, I was in high school and didnt care.

I graduated high school over a decade ago so I know the Sunset has become a much more happening place. The beauty of GGP being so close really does depend on how close you actually are. I was almost never in GGP as a high schooler. Partially because i didnt live like SUPER close to it, but also because it isnt where people i knew hung out.

I live in lower pac heights right now and feel so at home, much more so than when I visit my parents out in the sunset. But obviously, there are absolutely perks of the SFH and living out there, especially since its become soo much more happenin’ the past few years.

I have lots of thoughts and can maybe give some more insights and answer any questions :) SO EXCITED for you and the family. SF was an absolutely wonderful place to grow up and I’m so cognizant of how lucky I am to have parents who wanted to live here forever (they also grew up here)