I've lived my entire 58 years within an hours drive from San Francisco and you hit the nail right on the head with "despite the hate from the media, It's a great city". It truly is a beautiful city!
Exactly! Everytime we visit its been a great time! If a person wants to be negative they can find some negatives, but if they choose to look at the positive they will have a great time with amazing food!
@@RobertMJohnson Its More than a DUMP, It is a Cesspool fill with Corruption with 3 Ex Mayors, and one in the Office has not done anything of affordable housing, and not to mentioned the worse transit system that the drivers DO NOT DO SHIT!. And why I am saying this - I WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO!!! 1956... Hear that MAYOR JUST BECAUSE YOU WENT TO O J HIGH, I WENT TO MISSION... And I seen it all....
I’m from France and I’ve lived in the SF Bay Area for a year and San Francisco is my favorite city in the world. I’m aware of the issues it’s got but it’s the most fascinating place I’ve been. I have spent days and days just walking around everywhere, even overlooked neighborhoods like Bayview, the Sunset or Excelsior and I never get tired of it.
I agree. Visited many times. It's a walking city, and a city for those who love neighborhood-based cities, history, architecture, old movie theaters like the Castro, etc.
My home town is Seattle , which can be spectacularly beautiful on a nice day, but I bow down to San Francisco as the most beautiful city I have ever seen. It has a haunting, evocative quality that stays with you forever.
You absolutely nailed it! The city has a dreamlike quality that catches your breath around every turn, from the gray fog at Land’s End to the sun-drenched buildings of the Excelsior District. There’s no place like it.
A wonderful, accurate, and honest portrait of the city where I left my heart. I am proud to claim native status. Born in the "new" St. Francis Hospital in 1957 and lived there my entire life until my retirement from city government in 2013. It is easily one of the most iconic, beautiful, and embracing cities in the world. Leaving was bittersweet, but I'm only one hour north in Sonoma County. I appreciate your honesty in pointing out the national focus on the Tenderloin. The entire city is still vibrant and welcoming and there absolutely is a reason people still want to live there.
I Grew up outside of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada foothills. As a kid I’d visit San Francisco 1-2 times a year, but we only ever went to the financial district, Union square and occasionally fisherman’s wharf. I moved to San Francisco when I was 18 and wow! There was SO MUCH more to the city. My favorite areas were Golden Gate Park, The richmond, the sunset district, lands end, the presidio, ocean beach, fort funston, the Castro, haight Ashbury, the mission and Bernal heights. So many amazing neighborhoods and parks. Plus the Muni is awesome public transportation.
Definitely need to come visit us on the West Coast sometime. I live in Seattle but either Seattle, Portland, San Fran, LA, or San Diego are all just great!!
Nice overview of my hometown. Born in SF and raised in the Hunters Point/Bayview area. My family relied on the MUNI for all our transportation. It's a great system.
As a 3rd generation native San Francisco I applaud your video. There was no better place to grow up in the 50’s and 60’s. Graduated from HS at the start of the Summer of Love in ‘67. Missed most of it though because I worked all that summer in Siskiyou County as a seasonal fighter for the then called California Department of Forestry, now CalFire. Lived in SF as a newlywed and trained to be a Radiation Therapist at City College. Moved away in 1977 but have family in the area still and do visit occasionally. I couldn’t see living there now but it will always be my City.
What city are you in now Bob? I trained in X-ray at City College in the early 2000s, right before they closed the radiation therapy program. I probably will have to leave the area soon.
You better be glad you’re not there now. After 10 years in SF (2008-2018) it kept getting exponentially worse. Glad I’m out in Dublin now ( much happier out here) but kind of just want to leave the Bay Area altogether soon. Too much craziness all around
Why move away from such a great area with so may blue chip companies ,great payslips and valuable real estate ? Great technology startups always come from there.
@@pietrojenkins6901 Why leave San Francisco?? Marxists replaced Democrats and are destroying schools and causing soaring crime.. junkies homeless and mentally ill populate the area. An disturbing epidemic of. asians being brutalized robbed beaten especially asian seniors... and the SF mayors promise to crackdown in the media? Just hype.. she caved to the marxists and hired more social workers.. schools are ruined for kids by of course Soros marxists.. one bright spot is a couple of young IT guys working for big tech went public raising hell about the marxism and insanity in schools and they're fighting to remove the marxist loony fr the school board.. I lived San Francisco in the 80s.. it's changed quite a bit.. Soros dist atty chessa Boudin is one huge problem.. hes again a Soros funded backed marxist and refuses to prosecute criminals.. but the common sense citizens have had enough and are fighting to recall marxist DA Boudin 👍 Retailers are leaving bcuz of the thefts etc but a new DA and and new elections-ridding SF of idiot marxists is key..
I’m a native San Franciscan, and still live across the Bay in Oakland at age 71. This video is very accurate and captures the spirit of San Francisco quite well.
As someone who lives in San Francisco, thanks for presenting the City in a balanced way. It really is a special and beautiful place if you explore the many neighborhoods and appreciate the parks and views.
I’m born and raised in San Francisco. I was gentrified out and now live in Oakland, but I love my city. And hate seeing people who have never been there trash it on a regular basis.Thank you for doing this video. It’s mostly accurate, and was made in good spirit.
Us Bay Area natives not from SF have always loved our City by the Bay and everything it stands for. I love coming to SF for recreation and general visits. I feel lucky to be born here otherwise i wouldn’t be living here.
Great video! Native San Franciscan here and I'm also a former tour guide. Very accurate and informative video! We've gotten a bad rep and the negatives are always shown more than the positives so thank you for being nice about our city! I've traveled around the world and I've yet to love another city half as much as San Francisco. Yes, it's home but there's really no other place like it. Every cities has its problems but the pros have always outweighed the cons for me. I love showing people around my city. I'm so lucky so have been born & raised here and even luckier that I'm able to continue living here. Hopefully more of the richer transplants will leave so I can finally buy some property 🤞
I love everything about San Francisco. The main reason is that there is truly no place like it in the world, it is so unique. I went there last summer, only had a few days there, but loved every minute of it, a little cold but it was great! I definitely want to go back for like a week and really experience the city.
You talked about music but didn’t mention the fact that the highest selling artist in the entire state and one of the most successful bands of all time, Metallica, is from San Francisco. The Bay Area actually had a huge metal scene in the 80’s. A lot of bands in the area started making more aggressive music as a response to their disgust with the Los Angeles hair metal scene. Metallica were obviously the biggest band of the bunch, but groups like Exodus, Testament, and Death Angel also found some success. This new sub-genre, dubbed thrash metal, had more substance compared to the flashy hair metal the bands were responding to, and in a way this perfectly represents the differences between the two cities that you pointed out in your NoCal vs SoCal video.
It's worth mentioning that Metallica was formed in LA, but moved to San Francsico after the thrash metal genre had become a thing early in their career
I saw the rock band Tesla in San Francisco about 1982 before they became better known nationally. I used to fly in from Arizona to Travis Air Force Base for duty in the Air Force Reserves and would occasionally visit San Francisco. The venue was a large bar that held several hundred people. So yeah, I saw Tesla in San Francisco when they were a bar band.
@@valerchikvaleryanov415 That’s valid, but the reason they left SoCal (besides that being the only way Cliff Burton would join the band) is because they had grown jaded with the LA scene and felt they could make a bigger impact in SF, and they have been flying the Bay Area ever since, regularly going out in support of the San Fransisco Giants, San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors, and, before they left for Vegas, the Oakland Raiders. They may have started in Los Angeles, but Metallica is in heart and soul a San Francisco band.
SF also had a big punk rock scene in the late '70's and into the '80s. Other than a few Oakland rappers, right now not much seems to be going on in the Bay Area, musically.
This was a great video. I’ve never been to San Francisco but seeing this video makes me wanna go. As an NYC native, I can appreciate your defense of a large, culturally and economically influential city that constantly gets dumped on by the media. Sure, they have problems but which thriving city doesn’t? SF looks like an urban jewel and I can’t wait to visit!
@@uzin0s256 The Financial District of San Francisco is similar to Manhattan in that it is the only area of SF with skyscrapers. I was born and raised in SF.
I'm so glad to see a positive viewpoint of San Francisco. It's been so maligned in the recent past. I was born there, had my early childhood there, had immediate family there until 2008. I love Land's End and North Beach - which aren't as touristy as other places. The best time to visit there, weather-wise, is September and October. Oh, and the FOOD!!! I'm now about an hour and a half away, and am scared to death to drive in the city.
This is such an accurate and balanced portrait of the city! The only thing, the ONLY thing I would quibble with is that the mission-style burrito was left out of the foods section. BUT regardless fantastic video! Awesome stuff as always GK, I look forward to seeing your videos in the feed. Long live the King!
After 25 years in SF I finally moved. (and not sorry) The only thing I truly miss are Mission burritos. And warm fresh bbq pork baos. And the tocino breakfast from the food truck on Sansome. And that doughnut place on 24th. And shopping in the Asian grocery on Clement. And.......er... But El Farolito should have a Michelin star.
I'm so glad you did a video about San Francisco that isn't just about the housing and homeless problem, I stg all the political and news channels make it seem like the entire place is like the tenderloin, San Francisco is such a unique and interesting place and its super fun to learn about it.
Thanks for this. I’m a transplant by sixteen years. But my kids are third generation natives. I’m proud to say they’re growing up fully aware of how weird & fun this city is. You did a great job of summarizing a city with super dense intricate details. You could easily delve as long into just Chinatown alone. More still on the odd, out of the way spots only locals know. This was fun to watch. Thanks.
I live in the Bay Area, and recently took some family to San Francisco. We went to some popular spots, but just driving from place to place, we were so amazed. It's beautiful. EPIC neighborhoods, homes, shops, restaraunts. Huge big city vibes one second, socal venice vibe the next, then suddenly your'e in a European village. It's amazing. Homeless was almost un-noticalbe. Like you said, media goes to the most dense populated areas, such as the very expensive high-tech neighborhoods, and the Tenderloin.
Thanks for the terrific video, Kyle! I've lived in the Bay Area for more than four decades -- and for a time , in San Francisco itself -- and even I learned a fact or two from your presentation. Having traveled all over the world, I can attest that there truly is no other city quite like our San Francisco. For all of its challenges, it's a beautiful and magical place.
This video really summed up all the information I've gleaned by looking at numerous articles, blogs, and exploring SF extensively myself. This is a perfect guide to everything San Francisco has to offer!
Great video Kyle, my girlfriend and I had the luck of living in the bay area for 1.5 years and half of that was in SF. We left due to other circumstances but now we can’t wait to live there again and don’t see ourselves living anywhere else. The city has so much to give.
I have lived in this city for 35 years and I still feel like I discover small micro-neighborhoods. The hills can really make a place feel isolated and special.
This is a wonderfully objective overview of SF. I've never lived there, but used to fly there several times a year to work at my former company's main office. The food is incredible, to say the least. Personally it's a little too hectic for my tastes, but it's been a fun place to visit over the years. And not mentioned in this video is the scene Metallica spearheaded in the 80s: Bay Area Thrash. Many of my favorite bands came from that scene. SF also was home to Jello Biafra & the Dead Kennedys, as well as many other amazing punk acts. SF has problems for sure, but that can be said for every single city and town in the world. Turns out life is complicated and can't be broken down in bumper sticker sized thoughts. ...now I want some sushi.
I mentioned high cost of living, showed crazy expensive real estate listings, mentioned homeless in Tenderloin, poor neighborhoods in the SE part of the city, mentioned companies leaving because of high cost. I think I was pretty fair
I like your Guitar Trio album cover behind you. Also I believe that the album was recorded here in sf at the filmore west. People always debate who the greatest guitar shredders are and never do I here them say John Mclaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Or Al di Meola. And now I see more clearly the theme you got going on behind you with all SF bands. Nice touch!! Go Giants!
Great job! I use to work the bluegrass festival for years. It is definitely a lot of fun! Great album picks for the background too! Love Mr. Bungle and faith no more!
SF Resident. Nicely done video... appreciate your point of view. I think you have to talk about the homeless situation if you talk about the city in general. I'm barely getting by but I still love to walk the city and explore. Summer is probably our coldest and cloudiest season, but we get a lot of sunshine and you get used to 66 degrees all year. I love that part.
Kile, I am a native San Franciscan, and like you, now live in Chattanooga Tennessee. I’m about a San Franciscan as you can get! My father was a grip man on the cable cars and that’s how He met my mother. I was born at Saint Francis hospital, which is still there but in a newer building. Your description of the city was excellent. The only thing you left that was the zoo, which is not the greatest one of the country, but one Worth visiting. Also just south of there are some cliffs and some of the best hang gliding around. It’s always A crowd pleasure to watch them soaring back-and-forth along the Cliffs. I grew up in the Mission District, being a Mexican heritage, and wallet looks pretty much the same, it has become quite gentrified with tech workers
Thanks! Really enjoyed this. Love the city for its walkability, eye popping architecture (of course), for being able to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge with those incredible views, for the old street cars that run down Market from all corners of the world. I first visited in 1987 - rented a room in a Victorian on Broderick St for 5 wks. I then spent 2 weeks in a flat on California in '92 - right on the trolley line. Fell in love with the place all over again and fully intended to move there, but never did. I visited a few more times briefly, and spent 2 weeks in 2012 at an airbnb in Castro on Eureka St. Fell in love all over again.
There's no better city to walk in on the planet. I will die on this hill! (maybe literally?!) I recently walked from Ocean Beach to the Ferry Building and it only took a couple hours and was just perfect. Walking through so many neighborhoods was such a treat.
Despite the tech invasion and corporate and NIMBY politics that turned San Francisco into a dysfunctional country club, It will always be America's most beautiful city to me. It has an amazing history, and there's no doubt that for a long time that city and the people who were inspired by it changed the world for the better.
Thank you Kyle for this video! We are former residents of the most beautiful city in the world (my husband is a fourth-generation native). It’s nice to hear an accurate representation of San Francisco for a change.
Thank you so much for not mocking San Francisco for having issues and high prices. it has a lot to offer and i appreciate you proving that. screw the media!!
Love your “nerdy perspective”. You definitely nailed it with San Francisco, but I wish you’d make another longer one going into all the various neighborhoods since you seem to know them.
Thumbs up! This is the best, short overview of S.F. that I've ever seen. And that's coming from someone who grew up in S.F. in the 60's through '80's I know you have to pick and choose to keep the length under 18 minutes. But were you to expand, I'd suggest adding: de Young Museum, Palace of Fine Arts, Legion of Honor, USS San Francisco Memorial Additional beaches - Ocean beach, China beach, Land's End Passing reference to attractions just outside of S.F. - Sausalito, Marin Headlands, WWII fortifications in Marin Headlands, Santa Cruz, Carmel,Big Sur. Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Notable individuals in S.F. history - Fleishacker, Sutro, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Climate: Fog is more prevalent in Summer than Fall (due to greater sea / land temperature gradient) Climate: The Calif. coast running north and south of S.F. for perhaps 100 miles is the only part of the U.S. whose climate is designated as 'Mediterranean' Want to sample hills? - From Hyde/Filbert intersection, head east (down) on Filbert (go slow!) just 1 block, then turn right on Leavenworth, and head up. Enjoy! :)
You did an incredible job covering my home: its wondrous beauty, its formidable challenges, all squeezed into a seven by seven miles square. The thing I’ve come to realize is that it’s not the city for everyone, but for a lot of people it’s the only city in America that sings to you, that stirs your heart and that fires your imagination just hearing its name.
Nice report, Kyle. I have just 1 San Francisco experience. I can say that I've been there and that will have to suffice for now. I was working for Wal-Mart driving a tractor trailer out of Marcy, (Rome-Utica area) in upstate New York. Every year in late May or early June another driver and myself would take a load out to California and visit our Trucker Buddy school classes. My class was on Edwards AFB where the alternate landing field for the space shuttle was located. My co driver's class was at a Catholic School in the Paso Robles area. My partner's brother lives in Sonoma County and we visited him in Petaluma and stayed the night. We left Petaluma around 8 AM the next morning and I was driving. We were scheduled to pick up a loaded trailer in L.A. that was set to go through back to New York. We decided that it would be fun to take 101 across the Golden Gate Bridge and down through the city thinking that it would be a freeway through town. Surprise, surprise, at that time highway 101 at the south end of the bridge put us directly onto Lombard Street and required a right turn onto Van Ness street around 10 AM. Not necessarily the place you want to be with a 71 foot long and 8.5 foot wide vehicle. None the less, we safely navigated the narrow lanes, dare devil jay walkers and kamikaze drivers. This had to be somewhere between 2000 and 2007 and the memory, like most family vacations, gets better with age. I love your work, Kyle! Take care!
My family is Filipino and moved to the Bay Are in the 50s-60s but some of the family has been here since 1930s. Anyway I love the Bay Area and proud to be born and raised here!!
I visited San Francisco earlier this year and it is indeed a pretty cool place. I didn't understand why people would want to live there before, but now I get the appeal.
"Please give me a thumbs up to let me know you approve..." Dammit Kyle, we more than approve. All your videos are straight up gold, and we love you. Keep being the King! All the best from Toronto, Canada
I lived in San Francisco from around 1956 to 1978 (in the Inner Sunset) and then again from 1993 to 1999 (on Twin Peaks). One thing you didn't mention is the huge variation in temps from the west to the east. Living in the Inner Sunset, I'd hear about the temps in the City - but it was always downtown. Usually the difference was about 5 to 10 degrees - with the downtown much warmer. With the hills, fog is delayed getting into the downtown core. Even though I lived in the Sunset - we rarely could see a sunset at all! Eureka Valley (which is where the Castro is located) is known as a banana belt since it was possible to raise bananas there! Where I lived, we couldn't get tomatoes to ripen! I now live in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and would never want to live in the City again! It's too crowded and cold.....but it is beautiful! Thanks for reminding UA-cam that San Francisco is a great place to vacation and, if you're young, to live! Mahalo....
It's great and refreshing to hear some fantastic news about the City by the Bay that is so maligned in the mainstream media. I've loved the City of San Francisco, (and the S.F. Bay Area in general) since I was a kid. I currently live in San Ramon which is in the San Ramon Valley east of San Francisco. This entire region is gorgeous and has so much to offer. It's a shame that it gets so much negative press.
Love your “nerdy perspective”. You definitely nailed it with San Francisco, and I wish you make another longer one going into all neighborhoods since you seem to know them.
Geography king, you are the king of research & presentation. I watched most video's on this subject, & yours by far is the most thorough & interesting one on You tube. Hope to see more like this in the future. 👍👍
My brother has lived there for over 30 years, and I go out there every few years to see him. The city is still beautiful but has really hit the skids the past 10 years compared to what it was 30 years ago. You better know the neighborhoods before you go there, and you explained it pretty well here. I used to ride my bicycle over the Golden Gate Bridge and the you will be heavier when you leave due to the great food.
HSB! Gillian! I appreciate that you included Bay View-Hunters Point Sunnydale etc. when discussing neighborhoods. So often they get left out of these kind of videos. HOWEVER, no Sunset? No Richmond? No Marina? Well, as you said you couldn't do them all.
Very Nice overview of this interesting city, Kyle. Amazing content, as always! And I’ve very much appreciated the detail of putting two records of the finest bands of SF on your wall: Mr. Bungle and Faith No More. Big fan of Mike Patton!Greetings from Quebec City, Canada!
I don't want to take the spot light away from your excellent video. Us locals like nothing more than talking about the city. I love the mention of Blue grass festival in the park. I wait all year for October's warmth and blue grass festival in GGP. Fingers crossed that we'll have our music in the park this year, it's been a sad 2 years without it. I’m a SF native who still lives in town and there aren’t too many of use left. We do tend to stick together and reminisce of the “old SF” we love and miss. While I am not opposed to change and can usually go with the flow but the changes in town make me cringe, I want to scream - I’ll leave it at that. I live a block from the Presidio where Karl the fog hangs around most of June till mid September. The Presidio is an escape into another world altogether. Not only through its rich history but it’s home to the only natural Lake in SF - Mountain Lake. You’ll find redwood groves, deep forest and beautiful, drop dead gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean and the Marin headlines. You'll pause in wonderment and find the masterpiece of Joseph Strauss, the Golden gate bridge. If you dig a little deeper into the history of the Presidio, you'll discover it's the birthplace of SF. I don’t go downtown, there is nothing there for me except the California street cable car line - think of the movie Bullitt. I learned to drive a manual transmission on that hill. I had to, I live and work in SF. I love the views on California street of the financial district and the East bay. The cable car stops at Grant street in Chinatown and if you walk on Grant to the end, you'll be in North beach and little Italy. I do go to Fishermen's wharf, not many locals do. I like the Hyde street pier and aquatic park where you'll find many locals, including myself who swim in the bay in October. I take this for granted, the plethora of restaurants and eateries in town. You'll find a 5 star Michelin restaurant across the street from a Thai eatery or a taqueria. Like so many of you, I’ve traveled far and wide and as Tony Bennett sings, “I left my heart in San Francisco” I tear up each and every time I hear that song. I may gripe about the traffic, or how expensive it is to live here or maybe about the tourist - for me a tourist is someone who lives here for maybe 3 to 5 years but this is home. Come to SF, wear layers, visit a dispensary and get your 420 on. Peace, love and always wear flowers in your hair, speaking like a true San Franciscan.
Agree...lived there in the 90's....right in North Beach it was heaven. Now, it breaks my heart with what they've done to that magical city. God Bless San Francisco 🙏
Nicely done. Grew up in the Bay Area and while I've been away almost 20 years, your video reminded me of all the things I really enjoy about the city and all the things that make it a truly unique place in the United States.
Something I wished you’d mentioned in natural disasters was wildfires. For the past several years every September the smoke from the wildfires in the rest of the state has been a major problem.
I appreciate the honest look at the city without just reading homelessness or petty theft stats like the news does. There’s so much more to the city than Tenderloin
As a 7th generation San Franciscan, nobody has more generations there than me. My 4th great grandparents immigrated there directly from Ireland, England, and Italy in the 1850s-1870s. I would say, it's absolutely as bad as people say it is in the media. If you go there, don't leave anything unattended. But at the same time, it's still more interesting, beautiful, and wonderous than most places. That's why it's worth complaining about. It's been better and people who sugar coat it scare me because I think they'll keep sugar coating it no matter how bad it gets, and I'd rather it not get worse.
I enjoyed this a lot! I moved to San Francisco in 1996 and have definitely seen a lot of change since then. My son will leave for college relatively soon, and I don't know if we're going to remain in the city when he does. It just doesn't feel like the same friendly city it was when I moved here, but I'm damned if I know where I might go that will be any better. But I was impressed by your presentation and I look forward to watching your other city videos!
Thank you for the balanced view. What journalists and other media may not realize: their portrayal of the city hurts the flesh of and blood of ordinary human beings who depend on a strong tourist industry to make a living. An aspect of the housing situation not often mentioned is that prior to the mid-eighties, San Francisco, especially the western neighbor hoods, was much colder, foggier, and rainier. Many people really don't like that kind of weather a large part of the time.
I just moved to Sf about two months ago from a suburb in so cal. Having never lived ina big city I was nervous that I would be ground down. Two months in, I am in love. There are problems, but this city is great. Good public transit. Kind people overall. Excellent culture. It is the paris of the west. Thank you for an unbiased and informative video.
I love this. I grew up in the Bay Area and always loved San Francisco (where I live) but I’m amazed and dismayed at folks who grew up here and just take it for granted. Sometimes the best neighbors in my community turn out to be the folks who came from other places, worked hard to get here and never stop seeing what made them fall in love.
@@peteralbert1485 I live about 1.5 hrs east in the Central Valley, I have worked hard my whole life to get toward the Bay .... getting close now. Visit often, favorite city in the world (and I travel alot). No place like it in America (Paris comes close in some ways)
I've lived my entire 58 years within an hours drive from San Francisco and you hit the nail right on the head with "despite the hate from the media, It's a great city". It truly is a beautiful city!
Exactly! Everytime we visit its been a great time! If a person wants to be negative they can find some negatives, but if they choose to look at the positive they will have a great time with amazing food!
Truly beautiful!
it's a dump now.
@Terrell Fitzpatrick That's just an objective fact 🤷
@@RobertMJohnson Its More than a DUMP, It is a Cesspool fill with Corruption with 3 Ex Mayors, and one in the Office has not done anything of affordable housing, and not to mentioned the worse transit system that the drivers DO NOT DO SHIT!. And why I am saying this - I WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO!!! 1956... Hear that MAYOR JUST BECAUSE YOU WENT TO O J HIGH, I WENT TO MISSION... And I seen it all....
I’m from France and I’ve lived in the SF Bay Area for a year and San Francisco is my favorite city in the world. I’m aware of the issues it’s got but it’s the most fascinating place I’ve been. I have spent days and days just walking around everywhere, even overlooked neighborhoods like Bayview, the Sunset or Excelsior and I never get tired of it.
You must be a rich man
I agree. Visited many times. It's a walking city, and a city for those who love neighborhood-based cities, history, architecture, old movie theaters like the Castro, etc.
@@BranMan10 no, a Conehead.
@@BranMan10 , not because you had an awful experience doesn't mean everyone else's experience was as awful.
@@mohameddiaby835 wait, what?
My home town is Seattle , which can be spectacularly beautiful on a nice day, but I bow down to San Francisco as the most beautiful city I have ever seen. It has a haunting, evocative quality that stays with you forever.
I’m in Seattle as well. You’re right about Seattle on a sunny day! I also feel like Sea is turning into the San Fran of the north.
You absolutely nailed it! The city has a dreamlike quality that catches your breath around every turn, from the gray fog at Land’s End to the sun-drenched buildings of the Excelsior District. There’s no place like it.
@@JusNoBS420 What is San Fran?
@@markpreston6930 Really?!? San Francisco dude
@@JusNoBS420 No one in Bay Area calls San Francisco 'San Fran' and Sealittle is an overgrown truck stop.
A wonderful, accurate, and honest portrait of the city where I left my heart. I am proud to claim native status. Born in the "new" St. Francis Hospital in 1957 and lived there my entire life until my retirement from city government in 2013. It is easily one of the most iconic, beautiful, and embracing cities in the world. Leaving was bittersweet, but I'm only one hour north in Sonoma County. I appreciate your honesty in pointing out the national focus on the Tenderloin. The entire city is still vibrant and welcoming and there absolutely is a reason people still want to live there.
As a Dutchman, I visited SF for the first time last November and I must say that it is my favorite place I've ever been to. I cannot wait to go again.
I just came back home to San Francisco from my first trip to Amsterdam. A terrific place, with a vibe any San Franciscan would love!
@@peteralbert1485 let's switch houses, I'm quite done here lol
@@TheDutchMitchell LOL! You sound like a great person. C'mon over to SF. There's always room here for great people!
As someone who lived there over 10years I’d say this is the best analysis I’ve seen on UA-cam yet.
The best overview of the neighborhoods of SF I’ve ever seen. Wonderful job showcasing the city by the bay!
it really is a special place
The junkies and the homeless think so too!
I Grew up outside of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada foothills. As a kid I’d visit San Francisco 1-2 times a year, but we only ever went to the financial district, Union square and occasionally fisherman’s wharf. I moved to San Francisco when I was 18 and wow! There was SO MUCH more to the city. My favorite areas were Golden Gate Park, The richmond, the sunset district, lands end, the presidio, ocean beach, fort funston, the Castro, haight Ashbury, the mission and Bernal heights. So many amazing neighborhoods and parks. Plus the Muni is awesome public transportation.
thumbs up to all but MUNI.
Sf seems like an east coast city w all the muni and Bart but tbh the transportation is trash
This is one of the best, most accurate reviews I’ve ever seen before on San Francisco.
San Francisco is one of the most amazing, dynamic places I have ever been to. I’ve been there many times and would live there if I could.
As a rural girl from Southern Illinois, I found San Francisco absolutely fascinating.
Definitely need to come visit us on the West Coast sometime. I live in Seattle but either Seattle, Portland, San Fran, LA, or San Diego are all just great!!
@@JusNoBS420 San Fran…cisco.
Thanks Ms. Singleton!...Oh wait now, that was Cleveland wasn't it? My bad.
@@mikes805 nah nah just the City 😂
SF is still better than any of the US cities. No question!
Nice overview of my hometown. Born in SF and raised in the Hunters Point/Bayview area. My family relied on the MUNI for all our transportation. It's a great system.
As a 3rd generation native San Francisco I applaud your video. There was no better place to grow up in the 50’s and 60’s. Graduated from HS at the start of the Summer of Love in ‘67. Missed most of it though because I worked all that summer in Siskiyou County as a seasonal fighter for the then called California Department of Forestry, now CalFire. Lived in SF as a newlywed and trained to be a Radiation Therapist at City College. Moved away in 1977 but have family in the area still and do visit occasionally. I couldn’t see living there now but it will always be my City.
What city are you in now Bob? I trained in X-ray at City College in the early 2000s, right before they closed the radiation therapy program. I probably will have to leave the area soon.
You better be glad you’re not there now. After 10 years in SF (2008-2018) it kept getting exponentially worse. Glad I’m out in Dublin now ( much happier out here) but kind of just want to leave the Bay Area altogether soon. Too much craziness all around
Why move away from such a great area with so may blue chip companies ,great payslips and valuable real estate ? Great technology startups always come from there.
@@SFbayArea94121 Yeah, now I’m in Marin and paying rent until I only have a barrel to wear.
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Why leave San Francisco??
Marxists replaced Democrats and are destroying schools and causing soaring crime..
junkies homeless and mentally ill populate the area. An disturbing epidemic of. asians being brutalized robbed beaten especially asian seniors... and the SF mayors promise to crackdown in the media? Just hype.. she caved to the marxists and hired more social workers.. schools are ruined for kids by of course Soros marxists.. one bright spot is a couple of young IT guys working for big tech went public raising hell about the marxism and insanity in schools and they're fighting to remove the marxist loony fr the school board..
I lived San Francisco in the 80s.. it's changed quite a bit.. Soros dist atty chessa Boudin is one huge problem.. hes again a Soros funded backed marxist and refuses to prosecute criminals.. but the common sense citizens have had enough and are fighting to recall marxist DA Boudin 👍
Retailers are leaving bcuz of the thefts etc but a new DA and and new elections-ridding SF of idiot marxists is key..
I’m a native San Franciscan, and still live across the Bay in Oakland at age 71. This video is very accurate and captures the spirit of San Francisco quite well.
You're my hero
Very well done. As a 3rd generation native I was impressed at how both knowledgeable and dispassionate your description was. Thanks
As someone who lives in San Francisco, thanks for presenting the City in a balanced way. It really is a special and beautiful place if you explore the many neighborhoods and appreciate the parks and views.
I’m born and raised in San Francisco. I was gentrified out and now live in Oakland, but I love my city. And hate seeing people who have never been there trash it on a regular basis.Thank you for doing this video. It’s mostly accurate, and was made in good spirit.
Us Bay Area natives not from SF have always loved our City by the Bay and everything it stands for. I love coming to SF for recreation and general visits. I feel lucky to be born here otherwise i wouldn’t be living here.
North America's most beautiful city. Fantastic video - thank you!
Thank you for speaking positively about my hometown I know we have our problems but it is nice to watch a video not destroying San Francisco
As someone who wants to live there i also appreciate it. you are incredibly lucky❤❤❤
Great video! Native San Franciscan here and I'm also a former tour guide. Very accurate and informative video! We've gotten a bad rep and the negatives are always shown more than the positives so thank you for being nice about our city! I've traveled around the world and I've yet to love another city half as much as San Francisco. Yes, it's home but there's really no other place like it. Every cities has its problems but the pros have always outweighed the cons for me. I love showing people around my city. I'm so lucky so have been born & raised here and even luckier that I'm able to continue living here. Hopefully more of the richer transplants will leave so I can finally buy some property 🤞
We are waiting too :) The transplants are making it hard for regular folks to afford to live there.
I love everything about San Francisco. The main reason is that there is truly no place like it in the world, it is so unique. I went there last summer, only had a few days there, but loved every minute of it, a little cold but it was great! I definitely want to go back for like a week and really experience the city.
You talked about music but didn’t mention the fact that the highest selling artist in the entire state and one of the most successful bands of all time, Metallica, is from San Francisco. The Bay Area actually had a huge metal scene in the 80’s. A lot of bands in the area started making more aggressive music as a response to their disgust with the Los Angeles hair metal scene. Metallica were obviously the biggest band of the bunch, but groups like Exodus, Testament, and Death Angel also found some success. This new sub-genre, dubbed thrash metal, had more substance compared to the flashy hair metal the bands were responding to, and in a way this perfectly represents the differences between the two cities that you pointed out in your NoCal vs SoCal video.
It's worth mentioning that Metallica was formed in LA, but moved to San Francsico after the thrash metal genre had become a thing early in their career
I saw the rock band Tesla in San Francisco about 1982 before they became better known nationally. I used to fly in from Arizona to Travis Air Force Base for duty in the Air Force Reserves and would occasionally visit San Francisco. The venue was a large bar that held several hundred people. So yeah, I saw Tesla in San Francisco when they were a bar band.
@@valerchikvaleryanov415 That’s valid, but the reason they left SoCal (besides that being the only way Cliff Burton would join the band) is because they had grown jaded with the LA scene and felt they could make a bigger impact in SF, and they have been flying the Bay Area ever since, regularly going out in support of the San Fransisco Giants, San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors, and, before they left for Vegas, the Oakland Raiders. They may have started in Los Angeles, but Metallica is in heart and soul a San Francisco band.
That album they did with the San Francisco Symphony was EPIC
SF also had a big punk rock scene in the late '70's and into the '80s. Other than a few Oakland rappers, right now not much seems to be going on in the Bay Area, musically.
“You’ll get your car broken into, but you won’t get stabbed.” That sum up San Fran pretty well
Not really you will probably get stabbed too
Also calling it San Fran is a great way fo indicate you're not from there.
@@southtext3400 Only times my car has been broken into was here lol. Never been stabbed here. I’m happy to say I’m not from here haha
Also the city with the most depressing weather its always this foggy cold where a couple miles away its hot and sunny
Indeed. It should be the City's official motto.
This was a great video. I’ve never been to San Francisco but seeing this video makes me wanna go. As an NYC native, I can appreciate your defense of a large, culturally and economically influential city that constantly gets dumped on by the media. Sure, they have problems but which thriving city doesn’t? SF looks like an urban jewel and I can’t wait to visit!
Just the Financial District of San Francisco looks like Manhattan.
@@RaymondHngNo it doesnt. I live here and i know it doesnt.
@@uzin0s256 The Financial District of San Francisco is similar to Manhattan in that it is the only area of SF with skyscrapers. I was born and raised in SF.
@@RaymondHngYea but its not just the financial district
I'm so glad to see a positive viewpoint of San Francisco. It's been so maligned in the recent past. I was born there, had my early childhood there, had immediate family there until 2008. I love Land's End and North Beach - which aren't as touristy as other places. The best time to visit there, weather-wise, is September and October. Oh, and the FOOD!!! I'm now about an hour and a half away, and am scared to death to drive in the city.
Faith No More and Mr. Bungle?!?! I see someone else is a Mike Patton fan. Very appropriate for this particular video, too. Awesome.
This is such an accurate and balanced portrait of the city! The only thing, the ONLY thing I would quibble with is that the mission-style burrito was left out of the foods section. BUT regardless fantastic video! Awesome stuff as always GK, I look forward to seeing your videos in the feed. Long live the King!
After 25 years in SF I finally moved. (and not sorry) The only thing I truly miss are Mission burritos. And warm fresh bbq pork baos. And the tocino breakfast from the food truck on Sansome. And that doughnut place on 24th. And shopping in the Asian grocery on Clement. And.......er... But El Farolito should have a Michelin star.
A burrito is a burrito, honestly, I dont know why people get so excited.
@@matthewburris769 Nope
I'm so glad you did a video about San Francisco that isn't just about the housing and homeless problem, I stg all the political and news channels make it seem like the entire place is like the tenderloin, San Francisco is such a unique and interesting place and its super fun to learn about it.
Thanks for this. I’m a transplant by sixteen years. But my kids are third generation natives. I’m proud to say they’re growing up fully aware of how weird & fun this city is.
You did a great job of summarizing a city with super dense intricate details. You could easily delve as long into just Chinatown alone. More still on the odd, out of the way spots only locals know. This was fun to watch. Thanks.
thumbs up for the dead kennedys lp in the back! great to have you back and hope to see some videos on your recent trip!
I live in the Bay Area, and recently took some family to San Francisco. We went to some popular spots, but just driving from place to place, we were so amazed. It's beautiful. EPIC neighborhoods, homes, shops, restaraunts. Huge big city vibes one second, socal venice vibe the next, then suddenly your'e in a European village. It's amazing. Homeless was almost un-noticalbe. Like you said, media goes to the most dense populated areas, such as the very expensive high-tech neighborhoods, and the Tenderloin.
Thanks for the terrific video, Kyle! I've lived in the Bay Area for more than four decades -- and for a time , in San Francisco itself -- and even I learned a fact or two from your presentation. Having traveled all over the world, I can attest that there truly is no other city quite like our San Francisco. For all of its challenges, it's a beautiful and magical place.
This video really summed up all the information I've gleaned by looking at numerous articles, blogs, and exploring SF extensively myself. This is a perfect guide to everything San Francisco has to offer!
One of the great cities in this country. Amazing history too. It's a must visit on any trip.
Great video Kyle, my girlfriend and I had the luck of living in the bay area for 1.5 years and half of that was in SF. We left due to other circumstances but now we can’t wait to live there again and don’t see ourselves living anywhere else. The city has so much to give.
The Japanese Tea Gardens is a place we go every time we visit the area. Just stunning...
I have lived in this city for 35 years and I still feel like I discover small micro-neighborhoods. The hills can really make a place feel isolated and special.
This is a wonderfully objective overview of SF. I've never lived there, but used to fly there several times a year to work at my former company's main office. The food is incredible, to say the least. Personally it's a little too hectic for my tastes, but it's been a fun place to visit over the years. And not mentioned in this video is the scene Metallica spearheaded in the 80s: Bay Area Thrash. Many of my favorite bands came from that scene. SF also was home to Jello Biafra & the Dead Kennedys, as well as many other amazing punk acts.
SF has problems for sure, but that can be said for every single city and town in the world. Turns out life is complicated and can't be broken down in bumper sticker sized thoughts.
...now I want some sushi.
Objective?
When did he say anything bad about the place? This was more of a love letter.
I mentioned high cost of living, showed crazy expensive real estate listings, mentioned homeless in Tenderloin, poor neighborhoods in the SE part of the city, mentioned companies leaving because of high cost. I think I was pretty fair
I like your Guitar Trio album cover behind you. Also I believe that the album was recorded here in sf at the filmore west. People always debate who the greatest guitar shredders are and never do I here them say John Mclaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Or Al di Meola. And now I see more clearly the theme you got going on behind you with all SF bands. Nice touch!! Go Giants!
Great job! I use to work the bluegrass festival for years. It is definitely a lot of fun! Great album picks for the background too! Love Mr. Bungle and faith no more!
I have been to there for a few times. I love it. I am planning to go back visit there again this summer.
Great video. Covered as much as possible in 17 mins.
The natural setting is stunning. Culture and cuisine are rich.
The city has problems but everyone should visit this amazing town
Great video as always. Love the Mr. Bungle album also.
Great video as always Kyle. It's nice to hear an honest report about SF. I've visited and enjoyed my time there, and hope to go back someday.
Last weekend in SF was so nice....Shorts and Tee shirts at 10pm.
SF Resident. Nicely done video... appreciate your point of view. I think you have to talk about the homeless situation if you talk about the city in general. I'm barely getting by but I still love to walk the city and explore. Summer is probably our coldest and cloudiest season, but we get a lot of sunshine and you get used to 66 degrees all year. I love that part.
Kile, I am a native San Franciscan, and like you, now live in Chattanooga Tennessee. I’m about a San Franciscan as you can get! My father was a grip man on the cable cars and that’s how He met my mother. I was born at Saint Francis hospital, which is still there but in a newer building. Your description of the city was excellent. The only thing you left that was the zoo, which is not the greatest one of the country, but one Worth visiting. Also just south of there are some cliffs and some of the best hang gliding around. It’s always A crowd pleasure to watch them soaring back-and-forth along the Cliffs. I grew up in the Mission District, being a Mexican heritage, and wallet looks pretty much the same, it has become quite gentrified with tech workers
Geography King! You hit my city… Here, have a loaf of sourdough!
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I love San Francisco, and I'm really pleased to find this intelligent and fair treatment of it. Terrific!
Thanks! Really enjoyed this. Love the city for its walkability, eye popping architecture (of course), for being able to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge with those incredible views, for the old street cars that run down Market from all corners of the world. I first visited in 1987 - rented a room in a Victorian on Broderick St for 5 wks. I then spent 2 weeks in a flat on California in '92 - right on the trolley line. Fell in love with the place all over again and fully intended to move there, but never did. I visited a few more times briefly, and spent 2 weeks in 2012 at an airbnb in Castro on Eureka St. Fell in love all over again.
There's no better city to walk in on the planet. I will die on this hill! (maybe literally?!)
I recently walked from Ocean Beach to the Ferry Building and it only took a couple hours and was just perfect. Walking through so many neighborhoods was such a treat.
Despite the tech invasion and corporate and NIMBY politics that turned San Francisco into a dysfunctional country club, It will always be America's most beautiful city to me. It has an amazing history, and there's no doubt that for a long time that city and the people who were inspired by it changed the world for the better.
I completely agree
The art and the museums also… I love the city.
Thank you Kyle for this video! We are former residents of the most beautiful city in the world (my husband is a fourth-generation native). It’s nice to hear an accurate representation of San Francisco for a change.
One of the most interesting cities in the country for sure. I am visiting this summer. Can't wait!
Thank you so much for not mocking San Francisco for having issues and high prices. it has a lot to offer and i appreciate you proving that. screw the media!!
Love your “nerdy perspective”. You definitely nailed it with San Francisco, but I wish you’d make another longer one going into all the various neighborhoods since you seem to know them.
Thumbs up! This is the best, short overview of S.F. that I've ever seen. And that's coming from someone who grew up in S.F. in the 60's through '80's
I know you have to pick and choose to keep the length under 18 minutes. But were you to expand, I'd suggest adding:
de Young Museum, Palace of Fine Arts, Legion of Honor, USS San Francisco Memorial
Additional beaches - Ocean beach, China beach, Land's End
Passing reference to attractions just outside of S.F. - Sausalito, Marin Headlands, WWII fortifications in Marin Headlands, Santa Cruz, Carmel,Big Sur. Lake Tahoe, Yosemite
Notable individuals in S.F. history - Fleishacker, Sutro, Steinbeck, Kerouac,
Climate: Fog is more prevalent in Summer than Fall (due to greater sea / land temperature gradient)
Climate: The Calif. coast running north and south of S.F. for perhaps 100 miles is the only part of the U.S. whose climate is designated as 'Mediterranean'
Want to sample hills? - From Hyde/Filbert intersection, head east (down) on Filbert (go slow!) just 1 block, then turn right on Leavenworth, and head up. Enjoy! :)
Excellent video, and not just for the Faith No More and Mr. Bungle album covers....
Heck yes. Made my day to know Kyle also appreciates Mike Patton. Guy has good taste.
An especially great video, Kyle! I lived in SF from 2000 to 2008, and had a total blast.
What an iconic city! I've visited twice and was awestruck with how unique and vibrant the place is. I love San Francisco
You did an incredible job covering my home: its wondrous beauty, its formidable challenges, all squeezed into a seven by seven miles square. The thing I’ve come to realize is that it’s not the city for everyone, but for a lot of people it’s the only city in America that sings to you, that stirs your heart and that fires your imagination just hearing its name.
Nice report, Kyle. I have just 1 San Francisco experience. I can say that I've been there and that will have to suffice for now. I was working for Wal-Mart driving a tractor trailer out of Marcy, (Rome-Utica area) in upstate New York. Every year in late May or early June another driver and myself would take a load out to California and visit our Trucker Buddy school classes. My class was on Edwards AFB where the alternate landing field for the space shuttle was located. My co driver's class was at a Catholic School in the Paso Robles area. My partner's brother lives in Sonoma County and we visited him in Petaluma and stayed the night. We left Petaluma around 8 AM the next morning and I was driving. We were scheduled to pick up a loaded trailer in L.A. that was set to go through back to New York. We decided that it would be fun to take 101 across the Golden Gate Bridge and down through the city thinking that it would be a freeway through town. Surprise, surprise, at that time highway 101 at the south end of the bridge put us directly onto Lombard Street and required a right turn onto Van Ness street around 10 AM. Not necessarily the place you want to be with a 71 foot long and 8.5 foot wide vehicle. None the less, we safely navigated the narrow lanes, dare devil jay walkers and kamikaze drivers. This had to be somewhere between 2000 and 2007 and the memory, like most family vacations, gets better with age. I love your work, Kyle! Take care!
You survived some of the most difficult urban driving for a truck. Wouldn't be my top choice to drive through
I love my city, San Francisco! Can't imagine living anywhere else.
Nice video! Great job. I really like San Francisco! I live in the Bay Area and enjoy going to San Francisco!
can’t forget larry june when talking about the music:)
Always a good day when Kyle posts, bay area represent!!!
My family is Filipino and moved to the Bay Are in the 50s-60s but some of the family has been here since 1930s. Anyway I love the Bay Area and proud to be born and raised here!!
Excellent video! I love when you go in depth cover the things you cannot find through reading a wikipedia article.
I visited San Francisco earlier this year and it is indeed a pretty cool place. I didn't understand why people would want to live there before, but now I get the appeal.
"Please give me a thumbs up to let me know you approve..." Dammit Kyle, we more than approve. All your videos are straight up gold, and we love you. Keep being the King! All the best from Toronto, Canada
Thank you!
I lived in San Francisco from around 1956 to 1978 (in the Inner Sunset) and then again from 1993 to 1999 (on Twin Peaks). One thing you didn't mention is the huge variation in temps from the west to the east. Living in the Inner Sunset, I'd hear about the temps in the City - but it was always downtown. Usually the difference was about 5 to 10 degrees - with the downtown much warmer. With the hills, fog is delayed getting into the downtown core. Even though I lived in the Sunset - we rarely could see a sunset at all! Eureka Valley (which is where the Castro is located) is known as a banana belt since it was possible to raise bananas there! Where I lived, we couldn't get tomatoes to ripen!
I now live in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and would never want to live in the City again! It's too crowded and cold.....but it is beautiful! Thanks for reminding UA-cam that San Francisco is a great place to vacation and, if you're young, to live! Mahalo....
I’ve lived in SF for 6 years, this is a really informative and accurate video!
Truly the greatest city in the U.S. I've only been twice but I loved it.
Great job, I live here in the bay area and your evaluation was 100% dead on.
It's great and refreshing to hear some fantastic news about the City by the Bay that is so maligned in the mainstream media. I've loved the City of San Francisco, (and the S.F. Bay Area in general) since I was a kid. I currently live in San Ramon which is in the San Ramon Valley east of San Francisco. This entire region is gorgeous and has so much to offer. It's a shame that it gets so much negative press.
Love your “nerdy perspective”. You definitely nailed it with San Francisco, and I wish you make another longer one going into all neighborhoods since you seem to know them.
Geography king, you are the king of research & presentation. I watched most video's on this subject, & yours by far is the most thorough & interesting one on You tube. Hope to see more like this in the future. 👍👍
My brother has lived there for over 30 years, and I go out there every few years to see him. The city is still beautiful but has really hit the skids the past 10 years compared to what it was 30 years ago. You better know the neighborhoods before you go there, and you explained it pretty well here. I used to ride my bicycle over the Golden Gate Bridge and the you will be heavier when you leave due to the great food.
From the bay and I’m so glad I grew up here, very Informative video 👍🏽
HSB! Gillian! I appreciate that you included Bay View-Hunters Point Sunnydale etc. when discussing neighborhoods. So often they get left out of these kind of videos. HOWEVER, no Sunset? No Richmond? No Marina? Well, as you said you couldn't do them all.
Very Nice overview of this interesting city, Kyle. Amazing content, as always! And I’ve very much appreciated the detail of putting two records of the finest bands of SF on your wall: Mr. Bungle and Faith No More. Big fan of Mike Patton!Greetings from Quebec City, Canada!
Merci beaucoup!
@@GeographyKing you’re welcome! Big fan of your channel! Merci à toi, Kyle!
Great video. Best introduction to SF I’ve seen anywhere!
Glad to see your video pop up! I hope you find time to upload more!
I don't want to take the spot light away from your excellent video. Us locals like nothing more than talking about the city. I love the mention of Blue grass festival in the park. I wait all year for October's warmth and blue grass festival in GGP. Fingers crossed that we'll have our music in the park this year, it's been a sad 2 years without it. I’m a SF native who still lives in town and there aren’t too many of use left. We do tend to stick together and reminisce of the “old SF” we love and miss. While I am not opposed to change and can usually go with the flow but the changes in town make me cringe, I want to scream - I’ll leave it at that. I live a block from the Presidio where Karl the fog hangs around most of June till mid September. The Presidio is an escape into another world altogether. Not only through its rich history but it’s home to the only natural Lake in SF - Mountain Lake. You’ll find redwood groves, deep forest and beautiful, drop dead gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean and the Marin headlines. You'll pause in wonderment and find the masterpiece of Joseph Strauss, the Golden gate bridge. If you dig a little deeper into the history of the Presidio, you'll discover it's the birthplace of SF. I don’t go downtown, there is nothing there for me except the California street cable car line - think of the movie Bullitt. I learned to drive a manual transmission on that hill. I had to, I live and work in SF. I love the views on California street of the financial district and the East bay. The cable car stops at Grant street in Chinatown and if you walk on Grant to the end, you'll be in North beach and little Italy. I do go to Fishermen's wharf, not many locals do. I like the Hyde street pier and aquatic park where you'll find many locals, including myself who swim in the bay in October. I take this for granted, the plethora of restaurants and eateries in town. You'll find a 5 star Michelin restaurant across the street from a Thai eatery or a taqueria. Like so many of you, I’ve traveled far and wide and as Tony Bennett sings, “I left my heart in San Francisco” I tear up each and every time I hear that song. I may gripe about the traffic, or how expensive it is to live here or maybe about the tourist - for me a tourist is someone who lives here for maybe 3 to 5 years but this is home. Come to SF, wear layers, visit a dispensary and get your 420 on. Peace, love and always wear flowers in your hair, speaking like a true San Franciscan.
Agree...lived there in the 90's....right in North Beach it was heaven. Now, it breaks my heart with what they've done to that magical city. God Bless San Francisco 🙏
Tony Bennet "Left His Heart in San Francisco."
He still left.
Nicely done. Grew up in the Bay Area and while I've been away almost 20 years, your video reminded me of all the things I really enjoy about the city and all the things that make it a truly unique place in the United States.
Something I wished you’d mentioned in natural disasters was wildfires. For the past several years every September the smoke from the wildfires in the rest of the state has been a major problem.
Yeah I didn't really think about wildfires in other areas bringing in smoke from outside the city. But it's certainly an issue
Goodness. As a local I find this invaluable. It’s a perfect crash course for visitors or new people to the city.
16:40 CORRECTION: there’s nowhere else on EARTH like San Francisco!! 😊😊😊
I love this channel. Thank you so much.
I appreciate the honest look at the city without just reading homelessness or petty theft stats like the news does. There’s so much more to the city than Tenderloin
As a 7th generation San Franciscan, nobody has more generations there than me. My 4th great grandparents immigrated there directly from Ireland, England, and Italy in the 1850s-1870s. I would say, it's absolutely as bad as people say it is in the media. If you go there, don't leave anything unattended. But at the same time, it's still more interesting, beautiful, and wonderous than most places. That's why it's worth complaining about. It's been better and people who sugar coat it scare me because I think they'll keep sugar coating it no matter how bad it gets, and I'd rather it not get worse.
I enjoyed this a lot! I moved to San Francisco in 1996 and have definitely seen a lot of change since then. My son will leave for college relatively soon, and I don't know if we're going to remain in the city when he does. It just doesn't feel like the same friendly city it was when I moved here, but I'm damned if I know where I might go that will be any better. But I was impressed by your presentation and I look forward to watching your other city videos!
Coming from the PNW, I would love to see an Urban Analysis on Seattle!
Thank you for the balanced view. What journalists and other media may not realize: their portrayal of the city hurts the flesh of and blood of ordinary human beings who depend on a strong tourist industry to make a living. An aspect of the housing situation not often mentioned is that prior to the mid-eighties, San Francisco, especially the western neighbor hoods, was much colder, foggier, and rainier.
Many people really don't like that kind of weather a large part of the time.
Great albums on the wall! SF rules...
Another great video Kyle. As a born and raised bay area resident for 50 years, I can say you nailed it.
Thank you!
I'm 5th Gen SF native. I'm wanting to move to Portland in a year for many reasons.
I just moved to Sf about two months ago from a suburb in so cal. Having never lived ina big city I was nervous that I would be ground down. Two months in, I am in love. There are problems, but this city is great. Good public transit. Kind people overall. Excellent culture. It is the paris of the west. Thank you for an unbiased and informative video.
Welcome to the city! 😀 You'll love it here.
@@xicanosfxicanosf4433 thanks!
I love this. I grew up in the Bay Area and always loved San Francisco (where I live) but I’m amazed and dismayed at folks who grew up here and just take it for granted. Sometimes the best neighbors in my community turn out to be the folks who came from other places, worked hard to get here and never stop seeing what made them fall in love.
@@peteralbert1485 I live about 1.5 hrs east in the Central Valley, I have worked hard my whole life to get toward the Bay .... getting close now. Visit often, favorite city in the world (and I travel alot). No place like it in America (Paris comes close in some ways)
Go back to Carlsbad or El Cajon!