Anyone living in San Francisco and/or the Bay Area?

[printpress]

We're moving in September and I was just wondering if there's anyone out there. I keep hearing about how high the rents are and how hard it is to find preschool places and get into a decent school in SF which is all a bit discouraging so I was hoping for someone to tell me that it can be done!

[FSB]

Hi print press, I'm in San Carlos, which is 25 mins south of the city (traffic permitting!)... We have a dd who's just turned 4.
Where are u moving to? And how old are your kids?

We came from London so the high rents/Lack of good quality preschools wasn't unusual for us!

[MasterOfTheYoniverse]

Am just visiting ATM and alli can say is you are very lucky, it's a great place to be. We have circled around, as further south as Carmel and currently in napa. It's very cosmopolitan and yet with a solid grounding in nature and it certainly is bountiful around here.
Centrally yes rents are high but there is a great urban transport system and the pace of the city is very laid back.
The climate is milder as you go just a little bit inland but yes traffic is bad especially on the bay bridge axis.
How about San Jose? Where is work based?