I asked 21 people for the worst thing about living in the Bay Area - here's what they said

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• Traffic is the top headache for the 21 Bay Area residents I spoke to.
• Many people also expressed dismay about the homeless. They were concerned and sad that more couldn't be done to provide housing.
• Some people had a hard time coming up with even one thing they didn't like about the Bay Area. When pressed, the answers they gave were very personal.

The most surprising result from my informal and very unscientific survey about living in the Bay Area was that the cost of housing wasn't on everybody's grudge list.

That may reflect the fact that all the people I spoke with are housed, so that crisis, while concerning, isn't on their doorstep.

Among their top concerns with the area were issues of homelessness and traffic, the latter being their primary headache.

Here are the worst things about living in the Bay Area, according to the 21 residents I asked.