[eitally]

Just so you know, SF isn't "Silicon Valley". It's SF. The peninsula is the valley, and although lots of people live in SF and commute down, lots of people also live up the east bay and even further south (Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Santa Cruz, ...). You absolutely don't need to live in SF to work at an SV company, and in fact, the commute from SF to anywhere south bay is really unpleasant.

[inestyne]

I rented in Milbrae because it was as far as I could get from SF, still be on the peninsula, and still have access to Bart. Every useful part of SF has a Bart stop nearby.

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