Regarding my aversion to San Fran, it certainly has nothing to do with the beauty of the area. In fact, that is what makes it all the more unfortunate.
The Happy Meal Banners and Their Ilk This article is just one of a 100,000 examples that could be provided to highlight the thinking and values of way too many in that area. And as San Fransisco seems to be the Mecca of "progressive" thought, thus the close mindedness on my part to it!