How many counties are there in the San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland Bay Area?
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### Instruction:
How many counties are there in the San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland Bay Area?

### Input:
There are nine Bay Area counties

### Response:

There are nine Bay Area counties
Alameda
Contra Costa
Marin
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Napa
Solano
Sonoma