The San Francisco Giants were fun 2010 2012 and 2014 Boche was cool. Napa and Sonoma vineyards and the Redwoods north of town are super nice.
Yeah, they were. Best part was (at the time) the Giants were disconnected from SF City Hall. There was a lot of bad blood over the years with the lack of support from SF politicians for the Giants. Giants ownership had to foot the bill for much of them building PacBell Park (yeah, I know, it’s no longer called that - screw ‘em).
“Napa and Sonoma vineyards and the Redwoods north of town are super nice.”
Been to the wine country, as an adult, more than once; always enjoyed it. Many fine restaurants up there too.
Lived in Healdsburg summer-fall after high school (when it was still a small inexpensive little town) and worked as Cal state forestry fire fighter out of the Cal state forestry fire station in Cloverdale. Worked fires - big and small - as far north as Ukiah and as far south of Santa Rosa. It was a long fire season that did not officially end till November. I just made it home for Thanksgving.
Stayed with friends in Navato (north of San Rafael) helping them out for a few months in 2014. We made a couple trips up to the wine country while I was there. I could live in the wine country - if it was located in a different state.
As far Oakland and S.F. - no need nor care for either one.