Yes. San Francisco is one of the two markets I shoot in most.

I am based outside Washington, DC, and that has never been the thing that decided a job. Sourcing the crew, the gear, and the locations is my job rather than yours. You give me a date and a brief, and I come back with the people already lined up.

A producer being local matters far less than whether the crew is. In practice the client-facing difference is one travel day.

Same answer for New York, which is the other market I work in most. Beyond those two I shoot anywhere in the US, and I will tell you straight on a call whether I have worked your city before or whether I would be building it for you.