Principal West Coast City: LA or SF or Seattle? (best, state, map)
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Los Angeles is the largest city and most influential.
San Francisco is incredibly iconic and well known around the world. We could demonstrate ways in which SF is actually more influential, but overall, LA wins.
Seattle is the dominant city of the Pacific Northwest and its corporations are household names all over the world.
The Bay Area and Los Angeles are almost tied for me. They are the tops in certain industries for different things, both equally important in global reach and scope. Talking about hi tech and media. Equally diverse, staggeringly beautiful, and ridiculously rich, I have a hard time choosing. It doesn't really matter too, because they're both in the same state, cross pollinate in every which way, and both of their amazing outputs goes to the same bottom line. They are both quintessential California!
I'll choose SF, because it's my home base and is a bit more my flavor. But I'll defend Los Angeles to the death if I have to.
San Francisco historically, but I think Los Angeles is more dominant now if for no other reason than it's size. I mean the Los Angeles CSA has more people than the Bay area CSA + Seattle CSA + San Diego MSA + Portland MSA combined. It's difficult to argue with numbers like that.
But I do think L.A. and SF are both tier 1 for the west coast, Seattle is tier 2.
The Bay Area and Los Angeles are almost tied for me. They are the tops in certain industries for different things, both equally important in global reach and scope. Talking about hi tech and media. Equally diverse, staggeringly beautiful, and ridiculously rich, I have a hard time choosing. It doesn't really matter too, because they're both in the same state, cross pollinate in every which way, and both of their amazing outputs goes to the same bottom line. They are both quintessential California!
I'll choose SF, because it's my home base and is a bit more my flavor. But I'll defend Los Angeles to the death if I have to.
Personally I agree, but if I were to think what most people think LA would probably be first.
At the same time, you mention Media and Tech and its interesting how Tech becomes more and more influential in Media.
A few years ago, the Bay Area was not on the Telecommunications map and today the iPhone and its apps, as well as that new google phone, have propelled the region to the forefront of that industry.
Its like everything that has to do with anything remotely involved with technology, the Bay will find a way to become a huge player if not the dominant player in that specific innovation.
The Bay Area has become a new nexus of commerce, entertainment, telecommunications, media and a myriad of other industries that we werent historically strong in. All due to innovations that have made our products and services integral parts of people's lives.
This is a role that would be more befitting of the largest Metro of a region or even country, but no, its here.
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