What are the sunniest areas of San Francisco? (Sacramento, Danville: high crime, neighborhoods)

[LVinWA]

Speaking in terms of the actual city, which area receives the most sunshine throughout the year?

I currently live in Seattle, and the idea of fog is really daunting as I've had more than enough of overcast/grey skies.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by LVinWA

Speaking in terms of the actual city, which area receives the most sunshine throughout the year?

Sacramento!

[sonarrat]

East side is sunnier.. Bayview/Hunter's Point, Potrero Hill, Mission Beach. The Bayview is the well known "ghetto" district, though for the average person it may not actually be the most dangerous to live in.. there were actually more homicides in the Tenderloin last year than in BV/HP.

[gizmo980]

I live (basically) in the Bayview district, and it's very sunny compared to the rest of SF... but it does get awfully windy in the spring, since we get the Bay winds. And sonarrat is correct - Bayview/HP isn't that bad, plus you can find some great deals here. Other sunnier neighborhoods would include Mission Bay, the Mission, Bernal Heights, Noe Valley, Visitacion Valley, Portola, Glen Park, and Potero Hill (considered the sunniest). From this list, I'd pick Bernal or Noe Valley if I could afford the rent.

[rah]

The sunniest areas would be in the east, such as the Mission, Potrero Hill, Bayview/Hunters Point, etc.

Originally Posted by sonarrat

East side is sunnier.. Bayview/Hunter's Point, Potrero Hill, Mission Beach. The Bayview is the well known "ghetto" district, though for the average person it may not actually be the most dangerous to live in.. there were actually more homicides in the Tenderloin last year than in BV/HP.

Not true. Hunters point had 18 murders in 2008, the tenderloin had 9. And you're right that to your average person bayview/hunters point wouldn't be as dangerous...Just like any ghetto in the world, if you're involved in drugs or gangs your chances of being in a dangerous situation go up about 5,000%. But it's still overall a very high crime neighborhood and that means even your average person is at quite a bit more risk than say Pacific Heights or Danville.

[sonarrat]

Originally Posted by rah

The sunniest areas would be in the east, such as the Mission, Potrero Hill, Bayview/Hunters Point, etc.



Not true. Hunters point had 18 murders in 2008, the tenderloin had 9. And you're right that to your average person bayview/hunters point wouldn't be as dangerous...Just like any ghetto in the world, if you're involved in drugs or gangs your chances of being in a dangerous situation go up about 5,000%. But it's still overall a very high crime neighborhood and that means even your average person is at quite a bit more risk than say Pacific Heights or Danville.

I counted 15 in the entire Bayview and 17 in Tenderloin. Maybe parts of what I was looking at were Hayes Valley or South of Market.

[rah]

^The tenderloin is the area bounded by Geary, Van Ness, Market, and Mason streets. Within that area there were 9 murders last year (including one that happened just past Geary street, so "technically" not the Tenderloin...I guess some people do stretch the TL's boundaries to Post street or farther anyways though)

source for my numbers: San Francisco Crime

Go to the homicide maps at the bottom and count them all out in the TL and HP. If you were going by the SF Chronicle's homicide map, I wouldn't recommend it, as they're not the best in keeping their map accurate or up to date. Their map counts only 5 murders in the Tenderloin, and 16 in hunters point (their hunters point count for example excludes a woman who was shot and killed on 3rd street, and instead places her marker at SF general hospital, saying the location of her murder is "unknown." It's also missing a man who was killed on Palou street, and who was finally classified as a homicide just a month or so ago.)

[NorthernCaliforniaSucks]

San Fransicko isn't sunny, it's foggy and cold the majority of the year. Don't move there, it's one of the worst cities on the planet.

[jrb724]

If you want a lot of sun, live in the East Bay or South Bay. They are both generally warmer and sunnier than SF.

[Beat02]

Originally Posted by NorthernCaliforniaSucks

San Fransicko isn't sunny, it's foggy and cold the majority of the year. Don't move there, it's one of the worst cities on the planet.

Your griping is really annoying. Shut up already... We all know your thoughts on the bay area, your username tells it all. Go post on the message board to one of your heavenly, ideal cities.