I've been living near San Francisco for 6 years now and I love every second of it. Outside of buying my house I didn't really realize how expensive daily life is until I started travelling out of state and witnessed that leaving 500$ at the grocery store is not that common.
But other than that, the smooth weather year long, the quality of life, the peace of mind letting the kids bike to school and the fresh air coming from Paris, France it's a new life I really enjoy.