i've never thought LAX was that bad. i've only flown out of southwest and the united terminal, and it was pretty pleasant each time. everything is pretty wide, and the problems are usually due to the airline. i don't like how even if i'm parked for 10 freaking minutes in the structure, i still have to pay 3 bucks. i want those meters back too.
SFO international isn't bad at all. i always fly out of SJC and it is pleasant and with the renovations it should hopefully be better. i don't like how if you're circling, you have to go through BOTH terminals (before you used to be able to circle just terminal A or terminal C, and now it's both.)
i don't like how SJC's terminal C you have to walk out of the plane down a flight of stairs, and the same crap for burbank. i might as well check all my luggage just so i don't have to haul it up and down stairs, especially in rainy or windy conditions.