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Alameda is nice and quiet and the commute is good to SF. Rockridge is a good choice too. Oakland is workable if you can stay near lake Merritt or downtown. Your

by andymoe 12y ago

Alameda is nice and quiet and the commute is good to SF. Rockridge is a good choice too. Oakland is workable if you can stay near lake Merritt or downtown. Your budget is pretty low but look around. Concord is a trek but could work. Same with Dublin/Pleasanton. Sacromento is way too far.

dllthomas 12y ago
"Alameda is nice and quiet and the commute is good to SF." By what means? Just getting out of Alameda by public transit seemed hard on Google Maps when last I looked, and there's no way I would call driving into the city a "good commute". Is there an option I've missed? Dublin/Pleasanton is going to feel safer than Concord; whether it will be safer depends on just what you're doing. Sacramento is ridiculous if you're going to be in the office every day. I know people who've done it telecommuting 2 days a week, but I still think that's crazy. If you can telecommute 4 (or more) days a week, I can more reasonably see it being the best option with the right set of other constraints.
- c0011 12y ago
  Maybe the commute from Alameda by ferry? I don't know too much about it, but I have a friend who took the ferry often from Alameda to SF.
  - dllthomas 12y ago
    Oh, right! A bit spaced out (30-40 minute gaps, irregular, it seems) - but trip is only 20 minutes in the mornings. Not a bad option at all! Anyone know how crowded it is?
- andymoe 12y ago
  Yeah, you missed some options: 1) There is a bus the (0 or 0X I think) right to downtown SF from Alameda. 2) Yeah, the ferry is nice if you have your stuff together and can get there on time. (Did it for three years) 3) Drive to west Oakland BART and it is a very quick ride in. Nine bucks for parking is still a steal. 4) You will be in downtown SF in half the time it takes to get from my neighborhood in SF (inner richmond) via MUNI with most options.

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Alameda is nice and quiet and the commute is good to SF. Rockridge is a good choice too. Oakland is workable if you can stay near lake Merritt or downtown. Your

by andymoe 12y ago

dllthomas 12y ago
"Alameda is nice and quiet and the commute is good to SF." By what means? Just getting out of Alameda by public transit seemed hard on Google Maps when last I looked, and there's no way I would call driving into the city a "good commute". Is there an option I've missed? Dublin/Pleasanton is going to feel safer than Concord; whether it will be safer depends on just what you're doing. Sacramento is ridiculous if you're going to be in the office every day. I know people who've done it telecommuting 2 days a week, but I still think that's crazy. If you can telecommute 4 (or more) days a week, I can more reasonably see it being the best option with the right set of other constraints.
- c0011 12y ago
  Maybe the commute from Alameda by ferry? I don't know too much about it, but I have a friend who took the ferry often from Alameda to SF.
  - dllthomas 12y ago
    Oh, right! A bit spaced out (30-40 minute gaps, irregular, it seems) - but trip is only 20 minutes in the mornings. Not a bad option at all! Anyone know how crowded it is?
- andymoe 12y ago
  Yeah, you missed some options: 1) There is a bus the (0 or 0X I think) right to downtown SF from Alameda. 2) Yeah, the ferry is nice if you have your stuff together and can get there on time. (Did it for three years) 3) Drive to west Oakland BART and it is a very quick ride in. Nine bucks for parking is still a steal. 4) You will be in downtown SF in half the time it takes to get from my neighborhood in SF (inner richmond) via MUNI with most options.