Isn't that way too many ideas and options already? By this I mean, keep looking for great options sure, but also focus. Perhaps it's simply the tools involved i

Isn't that way too many ideas and options already? By this I mean, keep looking for great options sure, but also focus. Perhaps it's simply the tools involved in your current job (getting better at them - which your employer may pay for). It's not specific to the area but it's still right there. "Someone to work with", yes that is a local strength - but it's also not very accessible. Not quickly. Noisebridge is a small crowd for example - but yes, it's right there in SF and very easy to visit. Several of these tools you work with may have local developer groups or conferences. That might work.That might be the right intersection between these things.And both googling and Noisebridge might be ways to find them.