Nathan

it's true. you can only lease there (through the presidio trust, i believe google their website.), and the apartments are over-priced. this is especially true considering distance to amenities.
i work for the feds, and lived next to where the Lucas complex currently stands, and recall hating distance to anything other than marina-vibe. not my crowd, but even groceries necessitate transport (trader joe's is closest, i think). - Thu Jun 14 2007, 01:12

i bet SOMA has the most, but it depends on what you're looking for. downtown has a higher concentration of them (and probably anything commerce-related, i would guess), technically, but you probably won't hang there if you live here. - Thu Jun 14 2007, 01:09

lots of bikefolk in potrero hill/mission, but a route called "the wiggle" winds its way through the city up toward the panhandle. i bike from 8th ave (near UCSF) to Sausalito for work, and only encounter 2 hills. it depends upon what you're looking for; i always see cyclists in the headlands, but would likely never attempt those hills for laziness. - Thu Jun 14 2007, 01:07

basically, the valleys outside the fog ingress (think 2nd tier valleys) are warmest because heat is reflected by surronding hill/mountains during the day to ward off fog. it's basically sucked in from the coast by the central valley.
check out a topographic map (check the USGS website; they should have some or a link). a biking map (available a sundry spots around the city) might provide this data, as well.
basically, dolores park area, mission (but not too low, like past 30th) are warmer than the rest of the city.
however, some neighborhoods don't match the rest of the area. for instance, the inner sunset isn't as foggy/cold as further westward, but still considered "foggy" by most people. i lived in the presidio and it's quite windy (can also hear the foghorns all night), but usually sunnier than one might expect. i would jog along crissy field very often.
i can drive to my boyfriends house in bernal heights from the UCSF area and go through 2-3 breaks in fog (and then re-immersion, especially twin peaks) to finally emerge on his sunny "south-side of bernal hill but above cortland" spot. the wind comes up around 3 pm (i work in marin and see the fog drifting over the headlands toward the 101 almost every day), but doesn't always reach every (his) area unless a storm system is making its way in. he has lots of clear nights, too, which is weird. - Thu Jun 14 2007, 01:03