Here in Santa Monica, CA companies are seeing more candidates because the ridiculous rents that you pay in SF affect your bottom line. Living in SOMA requires

Here in Santa Monica, CA companies are seeing more candidates because the ridiculous rents that you pay in SF affect your bottom line. Living in SOMA requires $120k/yr minimum to responsibly afford renting a 1 bdrm. Getting paid 20% less but, having housing costing 1/4 of what it is in SF is a win overall. And this is coming from someone who loves the tech scene in SF. So many smart people, so many great ideas, so much energy. But, to move there, I'd have to make at least $35k/yr more just to break even and that's living in a hovel in comparison to where I live now.