Bay Area born and raised. I love that city. I've seen so many changes since my first forays into The City, some good, many bad. Many artist have been pushed out. Shit it wasn't that long ago that the Mission was mostly burrito shops instead of hipster second hand outlets. I live in Siem Reap Cambodia now but will return to the US next year for my brother's wedding and may stay in the bay for a while and work. But yeah, i know so many that ten years ago were moving to Oakland. Now people can't afford Oaktown. Not to mention this is the result of waves of gentrification that many minorities have struggled with for over 30 years. I used to work in East Palo Alto, and most of my homies there straight up said to me, after work, get on the 101 and don't look back, you're cool, but wrong color skin so get home safe. Now EPA is just an extension of Palo Alto. Anyway, point is i have several friends going through exactly what you are right now so i feel you. Listen to heart. Do you love living in the City so much that you are willing to deal with all of the negatives? There are so many positives too as I'm sure you know well. Sonoma County is sweet, but if you work in the city, the commute would suck. Southbay has some cool nooks and crannies, but even there is spendy nowadays...

Great shots though. Love that city. And best of luck to you in your struggles. Used to live down by Divis and Fulton in late '90's and early '00's and after I left for Flagstaff AZ, i would visit that area often. I remember paying $1500 for a two bedroom on Broderick split two ways. I know people now that pay more than twice that for a studio in one of the few shit parts of town left...

You make it to Symbiosis Gathering before?