As an LA native, I would recommend SF for your particular needs. There are a lot more hacking and marketing opportunities in the Bay Area than there are in LA.

As an LA native, I would recommend SF for your particular needs. There are a lot more hacking and marketing opportunities in the Bay Area than there are in LA. At least marketing as it's commonly understood. "Marketing" at most big companies in LA (read: entertainment companies) is a very specific and very different animal, and a marketing professional in any other industry would probably find it very limited/limiting.