I live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area (actually, about halfway between SF and Sacramento). My issues with Portland are complex, but I will boil it down for you if I can: (1) I believe the weather there is fit only for fungi and lower life forms, most certainly not for humans (in other words, I HATE rain); and (2) in 2004, my now-husband then-boyfriend moved from the Bay Area to Portland for about a 2-year period, and the long distance thing was *extremely* difficult for me to deal with. Item number 2 has pretty much made me resent the hell out of the city of Portland. Not that its Portland's fault, mind you, but my emotional self doesn't know that. ;) Anyway, if you hang around my journal, you WILL see anti-Portland and anti-rain rants from time to time. I hope you won't take it personally. :)