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Yes. No one in Seattle would call here the "Bay Area". We do have Elliot Bay [0] but not an "Elliot Bay Area" - Seattle and its environs are referred to as the Puget Sound [1] region.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodies_of_water_of_Seattle#/me...

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound#/media/File:Map_pu...

Yes; when you say "Bay Area" in Washington and Oregon, you generally mean SF Bay Area.

Maybe an exception for those living in Coos Bay?

Yes, those of us in Coos Bay and the nearby region refer to this tiny little area as the "Bay Area". Growing up, I didn't realize SF was the "real" Bay Area. ;)

Thanks for the explanations everyone. I was confused because the title at [0] says "Kurt DelBene’s March 4 guidance to King County employees", but Bay Area is only mentioned in one of the headings. Thanks for the clarifications.

0. https://news.microsoft.com/2020/03/04/kurt-delbenes-march-4-...

Hard to see how any part of the SF Bay Area could be in King County.