All that being said, I myself may prefer to move back to my native Seattle, or a select few other locations, after I have developed a career in the Bay Area. T

All that being said, I myself may prefer to move back to my native Seattle, or a select few other locations, after I have developed a career in the Bay Area. The Bay Area is certainly losing its luster for "long-term living" given the current housing, transit, & public education situation.