Another thought about San Francisco... I don't go there because I can't travel...and I do cherish my memories from San Francisco State College, my several San Franciso girlfriends, not to mention its longtime challenging intellectual, moral, and artistic community. When AIDS hit San Francisco it was in a certain respect a blessing because San Franciscans banded together, loved and tried to support the victims especially when the were used for political purposes. We had a great city government as well, though the immigrant communities had not yet stepped up to the political plate.