It depends on what you are in the market for of course. I heard mermaid was a really good store and Lucky Goldfish?.....check the BAR forum and website for a detailed list.....I suggest telling them on that forum EXACTLY what you are looking for and I am sure they can point you in the right direction.
Personaly I think one of the best stores in Northern Ca is Atlantis...but they specialize in the higher end SPS for the most part.....but if you want to see some AMAZING colors and see just how expensive stuff can get I would say stop in there. I spend over $200 last time for ohhh, about an 1.5 inches total of colored sticks. As you can see I am a fan of that place, because I love the bright colors and combinations of SPS that they have.......people from the east coast would love to live this close to that store......