San Francisco is fun, don’t get me wrong. Compared to New York, 
  it’s boring. I have trouble even thinking about living in an 
  apartment in Mountain View, Cupertino or Palo Alto. Those places 
  are socially dead.

Mountain View, Cupertino or Palo Alto are not San Francisco. It is like saying...

  New York City is fun, don’t get me wrong. Compared to San Francisco, 
  it’s boring. I have trouble even thinking about living in an apartment 
  in Staten ISland, East Rockaway or Westchester. Those places 
  are socially dead.