jtsterling, I think the most intelligent approach to that answer would be to say that there will always be some who gravitate to some form of organized crime. For any S.F. Italians who might be drawn to it I'm sure the allure would be there.

There may be a few 'connected' guys from other crews around the country who live in S.F. that would work with them if known. There may even be a few remnants of the old Lanza family or their decedents.

But as a 'formal' Cosa Nostra borgata with a structure and hierarchy. I seriously doubt there would be enough men to form a union. And any few connected guys would have connections elsewhere, not in SF per se because there is no network there.

It's the same situation in most other sections of the country. Outside of NYC, NJ, upstate NY, Philly, Boston....and Detroit and Chitown both hanging by a thread, Cosa Nostra is seriously on the ropes in the U.S.A.

In truth, any growth in the U.S. is being done by the N'drangheta, Camorra, and Sicilian Mafia nowadays. Not American CN crews.