Where To Move As A Portlander Post-Grad

I’m gonna graduate soon, and I kind of don’t know where I want to be location wise. I’m a native Portlander and I know there’s some opportunities there, but I’ve always wanted to be in the Bay cause that’s where the action is. There’s also Seattle but it’s kind of a worse version of Portland IMO. I miss some of my Portland friends and the PNW vibes, and I miss my pets one of whom is on the older side. Family I FaceTime a lot so it’s not as much of a worry right now for me at least What should I do and why? Bay: - Lots of opportunities - The place to be in tech - Only a few friends all on south side of Bay, job is in SF or Palo Alto - Could go a few times a year for long durations to see pets and friends, since I’ll have a basically remote-first job I’ll be almost certainly getting a return offer from - Mom will be sad most of the time - CoL is 🤡 Portland: - Get to see pets and high school friends all the time - No sales tax(!!!), saner CoL - Rainy and gloomy half of the time, nice when not - Wilsonville is mid - Less interesting tech, could hit cap on career growth much faster, but more distant from the rat race - Feels like I wouldn’t have escaped the burbs I grew up in - Mom will not be sad Seattle: - Could go home more often - Also PNW - Gloomier - Not sure about securing remote work - 2nd place to be in tech - Mom will be less sad TC 🥜 (not at Comcast)