I moved to Seattle in 1980 and fell in love with the city and it's unique culture. Seattle has grown up for sure but in my view the growth has been handled overall pretty well and we have kept a lot of the coolest part of the culture here(music, beer, coffee, movies check out the SFF, outdoor festivals every weekend during the summer, great outdoors, the sea and mountains and so on). I have been tempted many times by offers from the Bay area and the valley but I still love this place and just can't bring myself to leave, although my second love is SF :) In a lot of ways I see Seattle and San Fran as sister cities.