Chazbird, just a little fyi, SkyWest awards transfers on a monthly basis. You could get assigned MSP or ORD in training and then get a transfer a month later to SFO. As long as training is taking you may never spend a day back east or perhaps just a month or two.

Taking a quick look at the standing bids there aren't a while lot of pilots wanting it for the CRJ, however there are a bunch that want it on the 175.

You're not locked into a domicile and can change monthly if you wanted to -- assuming you have the seniority and there are openings.