5 Things That Make San Francisco GREAT

Lately, I've been seeing a whole lot of negative clickbait about the city. Let's see if we can turn that around... Here's why I'm NOT leaving San Francisco!
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#sanfrancisco

[@markymarkeaton]

I love the park culture of San Francisco. Living in the Richmond, being 5 minutes from golden gate park is truly incredible. Then with a little drive, Dolores park, the marina, Crissy field, Alamo square. So many beautiful parks to take in and hang out at on a nice day

[@djmixnmagic]

That's one of my favorite parts! My newest City adventure is to Uber to a park, than walk back home. 🌷 🔆

[@bluedyeno1]

As a non-local that moved here for work (not tech haha), this city is my favorite place I've ever lived. There's a beauty and kindness that's difficult to find most places.

[@dandelion1995]

Same, I’m a flight attendant that is based here and I wouldn’t change it at all!!!!

[@yeshayaamichai1512]

I discovered your channel a month ago and I value your videos so much. Native San Franciscan that left years ago and has felt like a refugee ever since. Worst thing is, it now feels like a forced exile. Have wanted to come home for years but can't afford it. I was the only person I knew that cried watching The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Like, really cried. Like this deep mourning for the City. Anyway, I'm really happy I found your channel. You're the real deal. Thank you

[@Evan-pr3bf]

As a native who has been privileged enough to stay I balled my eyes out at that movie because it felt like an obituary to my city, a love letter to the city that was. This channel has helped me remember that my city was, is, and will be amazing. You'll make it back here. It may take some time but you'll be able to come back someday

[@streettravelxxi]

Man I feel u I will probably be leaving the city in a few years because of rent it’s insane the living spaces for young ppl and low income ppl just get smaller and smaller I know a couple families who built a “shed” in their backyard where they help room other families this is very common especially in immigrant families as they need to stay together and it’s expensive

[@DJProlifik]

Oh, I cried too. For sure.

[@Risaala]

Me and my bf cried three.

[@montehill1364]

I know just what you mean. Don’t worry, your heart is safe, right here.

[@nehainthebay]

Don’t live in the city but close enough that I end up visiting every few weekends. I love, love how beautiful this city is. ✨And so close to ocean, parks, gardens and forests. Thanks for pointing out the strengths of this city 👍🏽

[@roseguthrie5410]

I was just about to write a similar comment to Yeshaya Amichai. Native San Franciscan in exile over here. It's so comforting to hear the San Francisco accent, my accent, and to see the city getting the love it's always deserved. Also....what high school did you go to? LOL!

[@JoeyYee]

Wash! 🦅

[@roseguthrie5410]

Uh oh. I went to Lowell. Bygones be bygones! 😉Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re making us all tear up and smile.

[@paddywhack9261]

S.I. The old one on Stanyan. The new S.I. is 5 blocks from where I lived [32nd&Rivera]: I could have walked/biked instead of needing to take 1 streetcar and 2 buses to get to 222 Stanyan St. . On the other hand, that house, 2 befrooms and a hall bathroom, just like nearly every Dinset house, was assessed at $1.3 million a few years ago. That's why I live in Oakland.

[@mademsoisellerhapsody]

@@JoeyYee BAL

[@eca1550b]

Great. A geat clip on the positivity of SF in spite of all the negativism that currently surrounds us like the Bay/Ocean waters of San Francisco!

[@erintheisman8023]

Great video, I've noticed the same negative trend on KZbin lately. I love San Francisco and also feel so lucky to be a part of the culture and diversity that makes this city great. The people are certainly my favorite part too... Everyone feels like they can be who they want here, we accept all. 👍

[@elizabetholivetti9347]

What I love most about San Francisco is that there are so many things you can do there. You can shop, eat, drink, walk, hike, go to beach, chill at the park, hit the museums and gardens, find a good beer garden......everything so close by and accessible. Climb a different hill every day. Try a different restaurant as often as you'd like, you'll never exhaust the possibilities. Rain or shine, it is a city chock full of adventure. Oh.....and let's not forget the fog. I love the fog. It adds an air of mystery and intrigue to the city's already interesting topography. i *WILL* live there some day!

[@craigster1244]

I’m a San Franciscan since 1953. My grandma was a native. My grandfather fell in love with my grandma and moved here in 1945 from NY, and never went back and instilled my deep, abundant love for my city. I’ve been a SF tour guide for 25 yrs now. I’ve been challenged with how to respond to the vitriol and hate hurled on her. You have done it as only a true lover could! I love you for doing it so gallantly. Thank you.

[@lucysour]

I've lived here 10 years and it's an amazing city. No matter where you are, there is a park right around the corner. Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Glen Park, John McLaren Park, Lands End, Lake Merced. 😍 The truth is I want to move somewhere rural and live a simpler life, but as far as cities go, you can't beat the City by the Bay. 🌁

[@mayellencompton9345]

Add #6 - you Joey! I am so glad I found your channel and your positive presentations. 😍

[@Vancouver_Dan]

Great video - like all your work: positive, clever and entertaining. I am watching from Vancouver as an occasional visitor to SF. All of the good and bad you mention applies here as well (ahem, I guess our views from mountains, not hills, are grander - but the cities are very similar). Anyway - you deserve many more subscribers and I hope this is the video that does it for you. Keep up the good work!

[@gillynova]

Bro, keep it up with the channel PLEASE. I live all the way down in Milpitas but I drive up to SF almost every weekend to explore. I love this city so much and I appreciate history and content creators from the area. You're doing good Joey! Can't wait to see more insight of the city from you. The type of content you're putting out will EASILY get you to 100k+ subs soon enough

[@mattaniah]

also absolutely love how small SF is. its the coziest and most eclectic city ive ever experienced!

[@willwu1688]

San Francisco will always have a special place in my heart. My wife and I started going out while we were there and we went back there for our honeymoon years ago. Not sure when I will ever go back there but your videos will do it for me for now.

[@nija1976]

I experience SF on an e bike 4 days a week delivering food in all the interesting hoods. I’ve rediscovered the city through its restaurants, parks, views and never get bored. Yes the homelessness, drugs, vandalism, crime, noise and the politics can get in the way of the enjoyment but I deal with it.

[@DJProlifik]

Man, thank you for making this! I was born in SF and lived/worked most of my life here. I became disenchanted with the city for a bit due, in part, to some of the stuff you addressed earlier in the video. Was also disgusted with Trump politics. I traveled around the world and now I'm back. Trying to see things with fresh eyes to some degree. These videos are such important reminders of why SF was, and will continue to be, great. You clearly have so much love and passion for SF, it makes me proud to be back home.

[@TactileLandYT]

The unimaginable electric feeling when the fog rolls in!! :) (am a 5th generation Bay native, grew up in Marin and went to Drake High School, whose name we are currently changing!)

[@fergomez3817]

I wonder what they will rename the high school but it certainly does not deserve to have sir Francis Drake honored ,if more people only knew the real story of this pirate that stole whatever he could get his hands on whether it was valuables,land, food,- that is what’s buccaneer or pirate does to survive. Not to mention his participation in the slave trade and I will not be surprised if in order for him to steal things he had to hurt a lot of people 🤔

[@djmixnmagic]

"There's no better way to push back against the negativity than to stick a flower in a rifle." 🌼 Spoken like a true San Franciscan! 😺 Lived in SF for 21 years and love it more each day. Visited the Moraga Steps after watching one of your vids. Love how there's always something new to explore

[@jeffreyhotchkiss9451]

Wholeheartedly agree with your list! Living in SF for 8 wonderful years taught me magick was possible.

[@thp200]

Thanks for this video. I like the weather, as well as the quality of the air and the water that comes from the tap,

[@thedoneeye]

I guess it's the weird, crazy stories and anomalies that make me love SF. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill and the Killer Piano story in North Beach come to mind.

[@trigganometry168]

I am alway drawn to the city where I was born even though I live in Oakland now. I have to say I am the biggest contributor to the Bay bridge.

[@jtharmon12]

Thank you for this video. I love living in this city. It is far from perfect, but has so much to offer and my wife and I enjoy it more than any other city we have lived in. There are so many parks, so much diversity, and so much to see and do.

[@kiminhei]

It really is a special place! I experienced love, heartbreak, and having some of the best and weirdest experiences of my life in San Francisco all while eating amazing foods. My favorite is seeing the radio tower and the GG bridge from different vantage points in the city, sometimes big, sometimes small...definitely that warm and fuzzy feeling. Thank you for your videos!

[@catylynch7909]

Love it! I'm a native, and a "city mouse." I don't even want to live in a nearby suburb. I feel so lucky that the diversity of a blend of cultures is my comfort zone. My parents always reinforced to us that we were so fortunate to live in a city where we could expand our own international experiences, and education. A fond memory is of the year that the World Cup was held in the Bay Area, anchored at Stanford. I, too, live in the Richmond district. All over the neighborhood, there were parties with excited fans of every country, cheering loudly, and flying flags from apartment windows. It was like having many days of an international festival. Excellent video.

[@bballerryday]

In San Francisco, I never fail to discover something new every time I decide to wander. I love how the city just continues to open up

[@montehill1364]

So, Mr Yee, I moved to SF, when I was barely 18, in 1978. I was instantly infatuated by our city, while working full time, but homeless. I could tell you so many crazy, amazing stories, but here, I have to say, you are the first person, at least in a long time, that has been as enthusiastic as I have, about being in the best place on Earth. I feel like I have known you for years, even though we’ve never met. When I watch your videos, I feel so, at home with you. So glad to have met you…before the mustache, because you’re dashing both ways, but I like it! If there’s anything I can ever do to help you, let me know. I’m in Sunset, but I’m familiar with very nearly every sq ft.

[@devells]

Loved this video and THANK YOU for making it! I have lived here for 5 years and am still madly in love with this city. All the negativity about it is exhausting and completely overblown. So refreshing to see a genuinely positive take on this place that so many of us love and are proud to call home. Also loved all the shots of Inner Richmond and GGP, my hood!

[@lisalouis4721]

Thank you for yet another wonderful video, Joey. This one is extra important and is exactly how my family feels!

[@IsitWorthit1]

Another amazing video! Everything is well explained and great points! Definitely walkable or commutable around the city!

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

Thank you for this Joey. Once again you warmed my heart with this.

[@HenryPPMN]

As a Bay Area native who has lived in SF proper for the last 6 years, I really appreciate that your videos celebrate how amazing the city/its culture still is. So much of the national narrative about the city is unnecessarily negative, and seeing content like this that I agree with is awesome

[@samyoung2260]

Joey, your enthusiasm for SF inspires me to explore all parts of SF. We r so lucky to b in an area with all this richness! I enjoy the energy of the city and I 'll b out there exploring more places and checking out those areas u suggest in your broadcast. Really enjoy all the insight from u and your clear and articulate voice is incredible!. Use that voice to your advantage! Sam

[@junriji]

ive also been seeing so many negativity about sf lately and it makes me so sad because the city is so much more than just tech and left-wing politics (which has been the target of everyone's criticisms). thank you for making such a well-produced video!!! i hope more people can see this

[@dfa3366]

I was born in SF. Lived my young years in the 90s. I love my city with its problems. All cities have problems and it is what it is. Crime is in all cities but for SF it’s relatively low for murder rates.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

Thanks so much Joey! I love it!(born and continue to live here)!!!!!

[@Risaala]

This is a solidly lovely video! My grandfather was born in the Mission and it's so nice to see SF getting some love!

[@tltaber50]

I live in San Mateo, but I love visiting San Francisco. It's a great city. It is good to see a KZbin video about it that is not all negative for a change.

[@conort3809]

Damn, your sub count has gone up so much since I last saw it! V nice to see

[@paulonorato7501]

OK there is something about your videos that keep us glued. Can't figure it out yet.

[@jucutan]

Finally, Someone made SF a positive city.

[@robinsharp5052]

Thank you. I have been away from SF for over a year due to covid. Love that you are validating the good points. I have scheduled to return to my apartment in SF in May. Love that my home is a place I want to be.

[@eileengoldenberg270]

I love the architecture from the 1890s that is so much a part of our city.

[@wonhome2711]

Congrats on 6000 new admirers

[@jlbraswell5961]

Cable cars, Chinatown, Twin Peaks, Japantown, Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, North Beach, Lombard Street, Union Square. The architecture, the landmarks, Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Alcatraz Island.

[@mmcclure1496]

I live 1 block from GG Park and 10 blocks from Ocean Beach. You'll never convince me that this isn't paradise! Love ya Joey!

[@thedarkrocker333]

Bro, you have to do a video about the Mission District. 24th and Mission is my neighborhood. Like the history, cultures, events, especially walking down 24th street etc etc. I subscribed by the way

[@MrGuitarguru95]

Thank you Joey-I want to move from DC & don’t buy all the negativity, v happy to have a refreshing perspective of how amazing SF is 📈🪁🇺🇸

[@khoco8888]

100% Underated Channel

[@cagan8]

Thinking of living in SF for a year at least where would you recommend if I can work remote as well?

[@JoeyYee]

I’m pretty partial to The Richmond. Slower paced. Local vibes. Lotsa nature nearby.

[@jmaccloskey]

Dogpatch, Mission Terrace, Outer Judah, Inner Sunset, North Beach but only FAR off of Columbus-

[@rebeccarippon7830]

THANK YOU for this, I agree with every point and I'm not going anywhere either :)

[@barbarahong9705]

You are a brilliant,rich and awesome film maker!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@maximegrossman2146]

Keep up the great videos about my favorite city in the 🌎

[@ryanschubert6012]

Another great love letter. If you're new to this channel check out the rest of Joey's videos! They are the best videos about this city I know of!

[@d.edwardmalcolm9014]

Thank you, Joey. It's why I came here 25 years ago and why I've stayed. Oh and the Giants.

[@nelitarq]

Thanks for this video Joey, I loved it!! I’ve been living in SF for almost 3 years now. The city has been so welcoming to me even thought I come from another country, I love living in this wonderful city ❤️

[@joliewu8625]

haha! Im from Sf and now going to school in LA and i feel called out when you said "southern California city that shall remain nameless" love your content!

[@guillaumeSONY]

Loved it! Nice to see a positive video 😊 Views are number #1 for me

[@mr1nyc]

The natural beauty mixed with the victorian and modern architecture. The people probably still #1 for me too though. Going on 20+ years here and never leaving.

[@AngelLara-fj1iw]

Thanks for making this video! So good!!

[@elbertwang7827]

The thumbnail is everything

[@jonchaisson1866]

One of my absolute favorite things about living in SF is when I'm driving home. Whether it's over the Bay Bridge or the GGB or even driving down that long sloping hill of Skyline Blvd near Fort Funston, for a minute or so I get a quick vista of multiple neighborhoods that just says 'yeah, this is SF, and you live here.' And I LOVE that feeling. I've felt that way since we moved to the city and 2005 and I can't imagine living anywhere else at this point. In particular I love how exiting the Robin Williams Tunnel going southbound reveals the iconic GGB towers and a letterboxed edition of the entire northern skyline of the city. Every single time it makes me smile and say 'okay, now you're just showing off.' :)

[@motherearth1979]

We need more videos !

[@jkpfmt]

Just signed a lease to move to this area! Would love to know where I can get a shirt like that

[@TehAwesomer]

That Clement shirt is dope. 👕🌉

[@jonasabella7305]

Love this!

[@SarahMitroff]

I love your videos! I have a love/not-so-love relationship with San Francisco. This city is beautiful, full of culture and amazing food. It's been my home for almost 12 years, and my family has lived here off and on since the 1940s -- I cherish my roots here. But it's heartbreaking how large our homeless population is, and we need to do so much more to get people off the streets. It's gotten so much worse in the last few years and it's connected to all of the reasons people hate on the city.

[@bogofusion]

Telling it like it is! Thank you. I LOVE LIVING HERE.

[@SlayerHobbs]

I'm glad that you made this video and shed a light on the positive side of San Francisco that has always been there. Sure the city has gone to hell but we all still love it even though we complain about it. I have lived here for 25 years and I can not imagine living anywhere else.

[@brendanbouey9511]

joey you're the best!

[@ryanjones2596]

I love San Francisco, can't wait to go back. Me and Wife were planning to head back last year and then the pandemic happen. We hoping come back in August. One of my favorite cities.

[@gillynova]

I feel like most cities in the Bay Area is minority majority, and I love it. Coming from Milpitas, our public school system was roughly 60% Asian (20% of which were Filipino) and 20% Latino

[@JoeyYee]

Daly City is even more skewed towards the Filipino population. Almost 33%!

[@wonhome2711]

Where's Joey? , We haven't seen you in months!

[@Dogsnark]

Ever since my first trip to SF 20 years ago, I’ve been enamored of the place. It’s unique in some many ways. I still very much associate it with the music scene I came of age listening to in the 60s. So many of the groups I still listen to - the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, etc. were SF-based. So I would add its place in music to your list of what’s great about San Francisco.

[@streettravelxxi]

I love sf besides it being very expensive and rent is out of control. Growing up here everything was awesome but now as someone who gotta pay for shit it’s getting out of reach. Homeless ppl r not the best but u get used to them

[@thrillhax]

Joey - thank you for the videos you keep creating! I didn’t realize how amazing home was until I left it. Also - typical SF question but what high school/year did you graduate from?

[@kevinagee5085]

"breaking news....san francisco has officially ended. there is no more san francisco ever."

[@rickmartinez3781]

Thanks, I needed that.

[@totoro8088]

I’m born and raised on Oahu, and still live on Oahu, and I want to move to San Francisco soooooooooo badly. Like I’ve always loved San Fran, been there twice already. It’s just soo expensive and yes Hawaii is incredibly expensive too, but I right now live with my mom (im a single parent) so yes my dream is to move to San Fran 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 hopefully one day sooner than later. Maybe could you possibly make a video about different neighborhoods and prices in San Francisco?

[@Zeyev]

Native of the proud city of Berserkley (only we natives can call it that - well, and the late Herb Caen) but 47th Avenue was our permanent address growing up no matter where we were (Nagoya, Laredo, Norfolk, etc, etc, etc). Thanks for the paean.

[@Yearatowel]

what is 2:13 and where

[@christopherlam5329]

How about something about BART?

[@pavsnuero]

❤❤❤ love sf

[@MartinDominic]

I liked the video even before I watched it!

[@melbaker9495]

There are four important cities in the United States. San Francisco creates the new by blending many things together or now innovating. Los Angeles makes up the stories and the dreams we tell ourselves about ourselves as Americans. New York figures out how to make money off of the previous two and Washington, D.C. works out the rules to decide how it all works. I'm over simplifying of course, but in essence those are the functions of the most important places in the U.S. Which one would you rather be in? The one that makes the rules? The one that is focused mostly on making a buck? The one that is chasing pretty dreams, but is mostly about surface and isn't itself much of a place or the place where the new is being made all the time by the mix of many things? It's in our DNA as a community going back to the Gold Rush, people looking to make a new life by striking it rich mostly just made a new place, distinct and different from the old and cycle after cycle after cycle that has been our legacy. Sometimes in our effort to create we over reach and things get out of hand, but that's part of the risk we take to be creators to make a more just and fair place. If you don't like the side effects of those risks you can always move to Denver or Orlando or something.

[@qooguy]

A lot of negative stuff is from people politically against what they perceive this city stands for. I will only comment that when people slam SF for its homeless issue, do realize this city is caring for not just "our" homeless population, but unhoused folks from all over the country who drift west until they hit the Pacific.

[@650bayarea4]

I like the music in your vids And yea if you ain’t from then you prolly wouldn’t understand

[@jc2delaga]

U nailed it 👏👌 OKKAAYYY

[@chaselepard]

Hey man! Love your channel. I love in the city and I'm currently out of work. I ha e a background in editing, social media, and trends. Hit me up if you need anything!

[@ub1953]

Honorable mention; diverse homeless population and the human feces on streets that comes with...

[@conorwinnie]

Nice one Joey, let the naysayers leave !

[@AlexandreDiLolli]

God bless San Franciscan they are going to need it...

[@lestertubog1929]

Clearly this guy is speaking for himself...

[@riley1167]

1. You can find great, diverse food in pretty much any US city so that really isn't much of a defense: if you have to pretend that you live in the only place with ethnic restaurants then your city blows. 2. Almost any US city has ethnic diversity and SF has a pretty intolerant history even by US standards. 3. But the price of those views comes with hills that makes transportation a nightmare. 4. The is one cause behind your city's nightmarish cost of living: Houston or Chicago can simply keep sprawling out to keep housing relatively okayish unlike SF. 5. Oh yes the people: san francisco's charming cast of quirky characters like sociopathic nimbies, soulless tech drones and people who think flying pride flags over homeless camps will make everything okay. The homeless crisis has proven that SF residents are a pretty heartless, sociopathic bunch.

[@JoeyYee]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@patrisio3]

You might be able to find diverse food in any US city, but only a few gives you the chance to eat diverse food all within walking distance without having to drive for miles. And you are actually going to complain about hills affecting transportation?

[@riley1167]

@@patrisio3 I've had amazing Ethiopian food in Raleigh, spectacular middle eastern chow in San Antonio and great Filipino food in Jacksonville - so there are a lot of towns with tons of ethnic restaurants within walking distance. Why yes I am - since the hills make walking in your town physical torture.

[@riley1167]

@@JoeyYee So do you have anything to justify the insane decision to live in a caste system by the bay other than pretending your city is the only place with ethnic neighborhoods?

[@ron4501]

Sounds to me like San Francisco is not your kind of town so please... don't visit! There are so many other cities that would interest you more and be surrounded by like-minded people.

[@kevinjoseph6993]

The city is just beautiful. From the parks to the restaurants and nightlife, to the hiking and bike rides, it emulates beauty and every city should be jealous. Now let's just fight to solve the issues in the city to bring it back to it's old glory days please. 🌉✌

[@asideofsweet]

I feel so lucky to live here! Even with the challenges there's no place I'd rather be. My #6 would be the access to nature we have with a mild climate all year round.

[@Evan-pr3bf]

This channel has really helped me reaffirm my faith in the city going forward, thank you.

[@JoeyYee]

😌

[@misterjonnyblack]

I’m tired of how fashionable it is to dunk on San Francisco

[@jons.6216]

It's harder and harder to stay positive these days, but after 30+ years of living here I'm still discovering places and corners of SF I haven't seen before and still do it by mostly walking around!