I agree that outdoor rarely tests highest, but I would argue that it more than makes up for it in other ways. I also live in the bay area, and my biggest problem with the dispensaries is that it's too hard to find outdoor grown stuff, but I feel it is due to bias rather than a real reflection of quality, real high quality sun grown weed is, in my opinion, the best of the best, and I pick outdoor over indoor whenever I can. In my experience, indoor looks better, outdoor tastes better and hits better. Plus, outdoor CAN test very high when grown with care, here are 3 examples of outdoor weed that all tested above 27%.
http://sclabs.com/sample-detail.html?id=101886,
http://sclabs.com/sample-detail.html?id=101883,
http://sclabs.com/sample-detail.html?id=100392
I honestly think the BIGGEST thing that creates the bias is that Indoor week HAS to cost more because it is more expensive to produce, and people naturally associate higher costs with superior product, even when that really isn't the case.