Did you know?  The LSA has recently met or will soon met in (or adjacent to) six of America's Top Ten best cities, as rated by Businessweek.com:  #1 San Francisco (2009, 2015), #3 Washington DC (2016), #4 Boston (2013), #5 Portland (2012), #8 Austin (2017), #10 St. Paul (2014/Minneapolis).  See the full list of cities here.