Originally Posted by
mshred
if i were in your shoes, i'd go with a road bike with 28mm tires.
+1
Since a CX bike is kinda like overkill for San Francisco, either a touring bike or a standard road bike should be just fine. If you should prefer a road bike, then the GT Corsa 1.0 should not escape your attention below:
www.gtbicycles.com/2013/bikes/road/performance/corsa-1-0
Just get some cross lever brakes and relax on the hoods...