We were stationed at Oak Harbor NAS on Whidbey Island, WA when I was a little kid. Seattle was a couple of hours away via ferry and we’d go there every six weeks or so. It was really nice back then and my parents loved it.
But then, San Francisco was really nice back then, too.
When I was much, much younger, I worked for United Airlines in their corporate office as a data input clerk. I got travel perks and San Francisco was one of my favorites for a visit.
You couldn't pay me to go to San Fran today.