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My wife and I have lived here for only about half of a year, but we've been visiting my sister and brother-in-law for the last almost 3 years (since they came here).

Even in the short amount of time when the sister/brother-in-law moved in, Bayview has changed a lot. There have been more and more restaurants popping up, new cool breweries (to join the already-existing breweries, meadery, winery, and sake maker), and 3rd St has become cleaner. One thing that has not changed is that a lot of the people are easy to say hi to while walking around. It's got more of a community feel than the 3 other neighborhoods I've lived in in SF (Lower Pac Heights, Mission, and North Beach).

What I like most about Bayview are the things that are not too immediately obvious: the neighbors can be quite friendly and easy to say hi to in the street (not all, of course); there are many offerings tucked away in the neighborhood because of the light industry around (l discovered the sake and mead makers only recently, and there are a lot of art/craft makers that have classes); and the neighborhood is very dynamic and going through a lot of exciting changes and the community is actively involved in pushing for them (in just the last several months: the opera house was renovated, Hilltop park re-opened with a brand new look, All Good Pizza is expanding to a create a Mexican restaurant).

There are many things to like and I know the next few months and years will still see more evolution. The demographics are diversifying both in cultural backgrounds, but also socioeconomically (middle class, working class, artisans, and doctors who work in Mission Bay have been coming in in relative large amounts in the recent years). It is probably one of the least monolithic neighborhoods in SF.