For most of the people who don’t live on the west coast, “SF” and “Bay Area” can be used interchangeably. Sometimes it’s used as a synonym for “FAANG HQ city”

For most of the people who don’t live on the west coast, “SF” and “Bay Area” can be used interchangeably. Sometimes it’s used as a synonym for “FAANG HQ city” and suddenly “Bay Area” even includes Seattle and Redmond and parts of NYC.