Moved to SF in 2008 - stayed with a friend in Berkeley over a long weekend and found a place to rent on craigslist by the time I left. Was 'expensive' compared

Moved to SF in 2008 - stayed with a friend in Berkeley over a long weekend and found a place to rent on craigslist by the time I left. Was 'expensive' compared to my midwestern rents - but still within reason. Literally impossible now.