I grew up in the Bay Area. I've had to look for parking in the City a few times, but eventually learned to avoid it like the plague. I worked in San Francisco f

I grew up in the Bay Area. I've had to look for parking in the City a few times, but eventually learned to avoid it like the plague. I worked in San Francisco for almost six years and never drove to work even once. Public transit is the only sane answer. That's why I mentioned trains. When I'm in the Bay Area, if I'm going to San Francisco, I simply refuse to drive there at all. Hotels have gotten insanely expensive in the City proper as well; when I go to events in San Francisco, if I'm paying for lodging, I'll often get an AirBNB in Oakland near Bart and take that in. Instead of $300/night, I get a nicer place for less than $100/night, and the BART ride is only about 20 minutes.