Funny thing is, I lived in the Tri-cities, Wa. in the late 70's and 80's and hated it. I took up to calling it the "dry shitties" like many others. Now I live in much the same type of arid area, just not as cold in the winter, and love it.I can remember when Seattle was a nice place. Famous Championship bowler lived in Tacoma in those days. Residents sold out their properties for big $$$ when Microsoft changed the world. You get what you get when the locusts arrive.
Now Chinese are paying big $$$ for San Fran housing. I hope we like our new Chinese masters that released the plague (covid) in order to defeat Trump.
Never lived in Portland area. Visited friends in Beaverton, they moved out. I don't like cities at all, but Portland went from slightly weird to greatly weird to batschit crazy. I avoid it at all costs!!!