Dude I went to SF last month and it was beautiful. Everything I heard on TV is a damn lie. I biked around the city for 2 days and saw about 3 homeless people and police were everywhere. The BART was even clean. The last time i was there the BART was hellscape. Prices were comparable to anywhere else. Oakland has some horrifying areas just like Miami. All of these problems are local. I hate LA but the rest of CA is pretty great.
Made me remember that you can't believe it until you see it.