Dec
07
Need advice on relocating to East Bay; which neighborhood?
Filed Under (San Francisco) by admin
organic gardening
lunalioness asked:


I need some advice… I’m moving to the SF area in a few months from the midwest, but am not sure where a girl like me would be happy living; so I thought I’d ask someone who is from there.
I’m a little bit goth, a little punk, alt, Bettie Page-ish, and frequent cool coffehouses. I have a few tattoos piercings; that you cant see during my corporate job during the day. I’m not all about the goth/punk scene. I like bike-riding farmers markets stuff during the day too. I like gardens, organic food, SAFE QUIET neighborhoods.
I’m looking for a neighborhood that is across the bay that would suit me. Some people have suggested Rockridge, Lake Merritt area, or Berkeley. I’ve never been to any of these areas. I am regular middle working class am able to support myself just fine, but not rich by any means. I’m just looking for an affordable studio apartment, something quiet, and in a relatively safe neighborhood. I like places with character (clawfoot tubs, hardwoods, etc).