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vienna · 08-02-14, 12:27 PM

Just the opposite regarding San Francisco. When I meet people and they ask me where I'm from originally, I say "San Francisco". I actually was born within the city limits and lived there until about 1970. When I say " San Francisco", I sometimes get the response "Oh, me too." or "I know someone/have family in San Francisco". When I ask where in the City they or their family/friends live, I most often hear "Oakland", "San Leandro", "Mill Valley", "Berkeley", or some other city outside or adjacent to San Francisco. The seeming need to be associated with San Francisco is strong. When telephone area codes were going to be reassigned several years ago, a number of the cities around San Francisco pleaded and fought to retain the area code assigned to San Francisco, The only city/area that won out was Mill Valley; that was only because the area is populated by wealthy and politically influential citizens...

I have been to Redondo Beach many times and it is a rather nice little city to visit. Redondo is actually a city separate and independent of Los Angeles. But I know what you mean: the attached stench of being a "part" of Los Angeles is strong...

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,503 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Just the opposite regarding San Francisco. When I meet people and they ask me where I'm from originally, I say "San Francisco". I actually was born within the city limits and lived there until about 1970. When I say " San Francisco", I sometimes get the response "Oh, me too." or "I know someone/have family in San Francisco". When I ask where in the City they or their family/friends live, I most often hear "Oakland", "San Leandro", "Mill Valley", "Berkeley", or some other city outside or adjacent to San Francisco. The seeming need to be associated with San Francisco is strong. When telephone area codes were going to be reassigned several years ago, a number of the cities around San Francisco pleaded and fought to retain the area code assigned to San Francisco, The only city/area that won out was Mill Valley; that was only because the area is populated by wealthy and politically influential citizens... I have been to Redondo Beach many times and it is a rather nice little city to visit. Redondo is actually a city separate and independent of Los Angeles. But I know what you mean: the attached stench of being a "part" of Los Angeles is strong... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __