To me the huge problem in the Bay Area was (is?) public transportation more than housing prices. This may have changed as I have not lived there in a while, but I just remember the Caltraink, BART, Muny, etc. being horribly disconnected - to live in the city and work in the Valley or vice versa was impossible if you had to rely on public transport, unless you just happened to live or work near the Caltrain on the southeast side of the city.
The East Bay, etc. of course was worse to impossible.
I could never understand this, given the otherwise progressive nature of the whole area.
The East Bay, etc. of course was worse to impossible.
I could never understand this, given the otherwise progressive nature of the whole area.