These are all things that apply to every major city. SF is no different. When comparing places to live it's important to focus on the differences between the

These are all things that apply to every major city. SF is no different. When comparing places to live it's important to focus on the differences between the options, what makes each place unique. Not negative truisms about the world. I've lived in Denver, NYC (both Manhatten, Yonkers and Brooklyn), NJ, Sacramento, and traveled extensively around the world. SF is not unique in facing these problems. It is unique in the weather, public spaces and parks (including the world class federal amd state parks within half a days drive), incredible shorelines, culture, history, on and on. Those are what I focus on when choosing where to live. Not the fact that parking will be hard, parking is hard in every city.