We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that it should be moved.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I live a half mile from the San Andreas fault - a fact that bubbles up into my consciousness every time some other part of the world experiences an earthquake. I sometimes wonder whether this subterranean sense of impending disaster is at least partly responsible for Silicon Valley's feverish, get-it-done-yesterday work norms.
Well, I grew up in the Bay Area, so I've been in earthquakes before.
To me... San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting.
I think San Francisco is the best place in the whole world for an easy life.
What makes San Francisco work is that high-value people like to live there and cluster.
San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.
San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening.
San Francisco is one of my favorite cities on the planet.
As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected.
San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.