Moving to San Fran maybe possibly?

[Kim]

I've been working for the census for the past couple of weeks, but it's a temporary position, and it looks like work may have run out. I could be out of work here as soon as the end of the week. I'd like to move as soon after that as possible.

The way I see it, the sooner I move, the more money I have saved that I can pay for rent with until I find work where I move. I'd like to think I could find good work in a couple weeks, but that's blindly optimistic. The more rent money I have to spare, the better.

So, I want to move. Where do I want to move? San Fran, or at least within driving distance of it. There are a number of really terrible reasons, but all that's important is that that is the plan for now. It would obviously use up all my money, or more, paying for rent for a single month in San Fran itself, so I want to live somewhere nearby that is at least moderately cheaper than SF itself. Problem: I don't know the area... at all.

That's where you come in NPF. I assume at least some of you know the area, and could recommend places to look for apartments or the like. Any help you could give in this regard would be fantastic.

EDIT: Alt uses for this thread are telling me why I should instead move to some other random place.