Ahhh, you didn't know!?!?!? Yes, right in the heart of the city, in the Marina District. That is between Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, a most spectacular neighborhood. It most definitely explains much about me :)
I grew up in Palo alto. Second to eighth grade. I remember fisherman's Wharf, Kezar Stadium(bet you don't know what that was), cliff House (is it still there?), the planitareum in Golden Gate Park, and lots of other stuff.