<p>@Thibault</p>
<p>That’s what SF is for. You act like the City isn’t a 30 minute drive away. If you’re talking about Stanford, you’re talking about the Bay Area, not just Palo Alto. And the Bay does have a decent symphony, a first-rate art museum, and a professional theater. But I bet Boston has nothing like Haight-Ashbury, Mavericks, or the EMB which was like skateboarding Mecca back in the 90’s. The fact that Silicon Valley is the center of technology worldwide is culturally significant in itself.</p>
<p>Plus the Bay is probably the most culturally diverse region in the nation.</p>
<p>The Bay > Boston.</p>