Lake Meritt area in Oakland is pretty cheap and livable. I had an ok one bedroom over there for 750 ish a few years back. It's also pretty near BART so it's eas

Lake Meritt area in Oakland is pretty cheap and livable. I had an ok one bedroom over there for 750 ish a few years back. It's also pretty near BART so it's easy to get to sf. http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/lakemerritt.asp http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/lakemerritt.asp Inner Richmond in sf is also cheaper (for sf) and sunnier than the sunset area.