Once you leave that whole pizza scene on Telegraph, everything else is less crowded I guess. I did like the sidewalk sales of necklaces and gypsy stuff, though. And everyone from the Drama department was really nice, too (at your school.)
As for San Francisco and the sun, it barely had any sun, well, except in the summer of course, but good mild temperatures. I liked that. I also love how there's a section in that city for anything you're into.
New York is nice, it's where I grew up, but it's just... well, I've seen better now from traveling around in America. :T