I was not around in 2001 so I will take your word on that one. It looks like there may have been a lull and then a resurgence around ~2007:
http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/14/weebly-offers-free-easy-we...
"The company is just three people from State College, PA. Co-founder David Rusenko originally told VentureBeat he would move to Mountain View. He changed his mind, he said, because he found a vibrant Internet start-up ecosystem in hipper San Francisco — the latest sign that San Francisco has become more of a magnet for these kinds of companies."