Moved to San Francisco in August 2007. Love it here. I live in Potrero Hill, which is my opinion is the best little neighborhood in the city. It’s always sunny, even when the rest of the city is fogged in. It’s quiet and safe, almost all residential. There’s street parking, sure beats paying $200/month for a spot in a garage. It’s easy to get to the rest of the city and bay. It’s close enough to walk/bike to most places in the city (especially the Mission, Union Square, and SOMA) and easy freeway/bridge access. I can read the scoreboard at ATT Park from my front door. Great views of the city, so pretty at night. It’s built on bedrock so it is safer in earthquakes. The houses are great, mine was built in 1912 and has great character.
Enough about Potrero, San Francisco itself is great too. So many good restaurants with any type of food you could ever desire, some I didn’t even know existed! And the diversity! I’ve learned a lot from the people I’ve met here. And so many great events/concerts/etc.
The bad things: expensive, very expensive. I pay $1800 a month for a studio. Driving/traffic/parking. Driving in the city is an adventure, the hills are ridiculously steep and people pull some really interesting driving maneuvers. You have to be alert when driving in the city, never know when the car in front of you is going to decide to park in their lane and run into the store (not kidding).