sounds great....I"m in the Bay Area in Walnut Creek which is east and over the hills from Oakland and SF......relatively moderate around here and very green too. I loved it down there, lived up the hill from the stadium and in Hotel Circle but had great friends in Del Mar, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, and many in Leucadia......great fun was had by all........I was down there in my early 20s in in 1981-5.....I know it has changed alot....I was there when they just were turning the Gas Lamp Quarter into something special........
Like every City in CA it has changed much more crowded!
but still some great places to go...
My brother-in law is the Manager of the Beachhouse in Cardiff by the Sea, great place to eat and sit right on the beach, next time your down call have freeper girls night out!