1- The Bentley is often in the shop, plus it is very worrisome to park the Bentley in any City.
2- How much an auto cost does not translate directly into the preception of wealth. I have had expensive Benz for decades, but when I got a Jaguar, strangers said to me "Wow, you must be rich!" Wait a minute, did I wasted all those years and money on Benz? Hummer has a far more forceful presence and the ignorant mass think it is expensive, that's all it takes.
3- San Francisco is indeed far far left, but if you are in the right neighborhood, deal with the right people, socialize in the right circles, left-wing politics is merely a backdrop, you just know you will lose every election, that's all. A big chunk of many nice neighborhoods in the City and in the Bay area are no different than any other towns. There are 6 million people in the greater Bay area, 51% vote left, 49% vote right. It would be unwise for any thinking person to write off that 49%, 2,940,000 people.
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