Any cool affordable neighborhoods in the bay area? (San Francisco, Oakland: budget, apartment)

[Lazco]

I would like to move to the bay area soon.. San Francisco would be ideal but I'm not keen on living with 5 roomates and their pets plus their pets fleas and whatever bacterias the fleas attract...So, whats the next best alternative? A studio in Oakland? Or are there other cities and neighborhoods I should be looking at?

[gizmo980]

First, and most important question - what do you consider affordable? What's your top monthly budget for rent?

[Don Vito]

Studio in berkeley. Cheap, great town, and if you need to catch a ride to the big Sh*tty all you have to do is hop on BART.

[bellalunatic]

skip berkeley...blech (sorry DonVito)...aim for oakland if not SF still BART accessible.

[Don Vito]

blech to berkeley and aim for oakland? What if the OP is white? You wanna direct him to the deep east for me? LOL bella-LUNATIC.

[bellalunatic]

yes sir, blech to Berkeley...Oakland is a HUGE city...I didn't say deep east! silly DonVito....
Also, who cares what color the OP is, last I heard people of everycolor get killed all over the world everyday...sadly.

[Lazco]

Can we all just take a second to Kumbaya ? .................Doesn't that feel better ?
In order to keep my apartment hunt democratic i will look at Oakland and Berkeley. I should be able to scoop a decent place up in both locales for under $1000 correct?

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Don Vito

blech to berkeley and aim for oakland? What if the OP is white? You wanna direct him to the deep east for me? LOL bella-LUNATIC.

Whites are now the largest racial group in Oakland. They surpassed blacks last year.

[fizbin]

Large parts of Oakland and large parts of Berkeley are fine. Alameda (an island in the bay near Oakland) is a great choice too. Great town, reasonable rents, beaches, ferry to SF.

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by Lazco

I would like to move to the bay area soon.. San Francisco would be ideal but I'm not keen on living with 5 roomates and their pets plus their pets fleas and whatever bacterias the fleas attract...So, whats the next best alternative? A studio in Oakland? Or are there other cities and neighborhoods I should be looking at?

Jingletown in Oakland -- not sure of your budget... but it's a cool little artsy area.