Wow, having been in Kansas City and the bay area recently, the bay area has a very low potential for high quality of life. Seattle has a very high potential, higher than Kansas City, but Kansas City beats the bay area.

The bay area is way overcrowded, poor infrastructure, way, way too expensive, and if you want to get out of town for the weekend you fight traffic for 4 hours.

I understand california dreaming... it's been the best marketed state for decades.

But its' just a dream.