Pretty much it's the only choice with AA, DL, and US killing their west coast coverage. AA was pretty good when they had the QQ routes, but after 9/11 they killed the SJC mini-hub.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by vicrock:
I'll second this idea - Alaska has a huge presence on the west coast - and since I moved out here, it is what I fly up and down the left side of the country.</font>