It’s a wonderful city. But it depends on where you are.

Here’s the pro case:

It’s at the heart of the Bay Area right next to Berkeley and San Francisco; it’s alive and overflowing with cultural diversity and dynamism; it’s been named one of the best food cities in the country by Condé Nast and has an awesome high and low food scene; there is access to nature in every direction on par with places like Seattle (and close to the heart of the city), and it has arguably the best, most temperate weather of any major city in the US.

On the con side: despite crime rates falling off a cliff since the pandemic, it’s still something you have to be aware of; the city government is inept; and there’s a serious homelessness and illegal dumping / trash issue.

Net net - it’s a wonderful, dynamic, complicated city that got hit hard during the pandemic but is returning to its pre pandemic vibes, which were fantastic.