San Francisco: Oakland’s Greatest Suburb

San Fran’s skyline is easily recognizable by the Transamerica Pyramid, which points toward the cost of living there.

Among my favorite West Coast cities are Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, and Muskegon, the second of which is today’s topic for the simple reason that it is the one in which I am currently located. San Francisco, or as the Spanish like to call it, “San Francisco,” is built on a hilly peninsula in Northern California (a.k.a. whine country) and is named for Francis of Assisi, who was a Saint and yet a big 49ers fan. Continue reading