Vallejo has affordable housing and it's a nice city. This works well if the job is downtown. I used to take the ferry to downtown SF from Vallejo. Ferry runs

Vallejo has affordable housing and it's a nice city. This works well if the job is downtown. I used to take the ferry to downtown SF from Vallejo. Ferry runs about $300/mo. Ferry is comfortable and you can sit down and get work done with wifi. You can find rentals in your budget: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/apa?query=vallejo http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/apa?query=vallejo