Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable housing strangles hiring
Most of the bay area employees are divided into 3 categories from anecdotal experience:  young rockstars that are willing to live in relative squalor for a chance to prove themselves, 
vested and moneyed elites (CEO's, presidents, VC funded overlords) who are so out of touch with the average employee its best they not show up to the office that frequently,
and H1B visa recipients that endure the soul-crushing San Jose or beyond commute every day because their job represents something more than just the sum of their skills, its a ticket to citizenship and a better life for their family.Ive turned down more bay jobs than I can count because at some age you begin to accept the fact that SFBay isnt that great.  Rising levels of increasingly aggressive homeless, the inability to afford any housing, and the price of food and public transportation in general are just a few factors that led me to say no.