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For the second year in a row, Eventful analyzed data for all U.S. cities with a population exceeding 100,000, as well as select cities with smaller populations, examining the quantity and nature of the local events in each market. As one would expect, major markets like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago held several of the top spots. At the same time, many smaller cities made surprise appearances in the rankings due to unexpectedly large number of events for their size. Seattle jumped from thirteenth place to fifth overall this year thanks to its vibrant music scene and its wealth of outdoor activities. San Francisco, meanwhile, held steady in third place due to its abundance of diverse cultural offerings, strong options for singles and proximity to thousands of acres of open space.
I don't think its a dumb question at all. I don't know why there should be a fuss one way or another anytime one of these comparisons is drawn. But typically it results from people saying it isn't fair for the Bay Area to use a whole "CSA" when the next area is using an MSA, regardless of how much more or less comparable that comparison may actually be in reality. If we're comparing two places, then I think we should look at all those places realistically encompass. If one excels beyond the next, then so be it. But I don't think a place should have to be maimed or crippled just to make a comparison "fair" in certain peoples' eyes. Personally I don't really care what people want to call it as long as the ACTUAL Bay Area is being looked at, and not this imaginary split version that makes it only like 60-70% of what it really is. There will always be conflict as long as we're being told by outsiders that we live in an area that is "clearly" split into two "distinct metros" that just happen to border each other.
I think its absolutely ridiculous that Philly gets denied Mercer County at this point, now that I have a better picture of how much more closely tied that county is to Philly. I think if any two locations are being compared, then we should always look at what realistically constitutes those places rather than the arbitrary Census boundaries. If most people in Mercer County are all Eagles/Phillies fans and spend most of their city time in Philly, then they are from Philly's metro IMO.
In this case, regardless of whether SF could win with or without SJ, it should still be included unless we're just looking at a city-to-city comparison. If you're in SF, SJ is still part of the package whether you like it or not. We share the same entertainment venues like Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Oracle Arena in Oakland, HP Pavillion in SJ and the Cow Palace, Fillmore and Warfield in SF. We share a lot of things, but I believe that has already been covered so I'll stop here. But my point is, as you too have already pointed out, this thread is about the SF Bay Area and that includes all 9-counties that make it up.
Great post, I agree with everything you've said here.
Huh? because I pointed out a SF poster was the one who started arguing all this SF and SJ should be one MSA stuff? And I told a poster he or she is stating a opinion and this thread is subjective. Where is the hostile or the unnecessarily part?
As many people have pointed out, it is not "subjective" or an "opinion" that the Bay Area is one, integrated, urban region that encompasses both San Francisco and San Jose. And regardless of what the census classifies the region as, the truth is that San Francisco and San Jose (and all of the many cities in between) are extremely dependent on one another and act cohesively as any other major metropolitan area in the country.
I don't even live in the Bay Area anymore (been on the east coast for 6-years now), and continue to argue this point.
Buckhead and San Jose are built alot like suburbs. Oakland is a suburb by default
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