If your company assigns you to California on business, it may well be the case that you need short-term housing. That can mean anything from a couple of weeks to several months, or even a year or two....
Oakland
Oakland is a "hidden jewel" in the Bay Area. It's long suffered in San Francisco's shadow, but Bay Area natives know it is the home to the best jazz in the Bay Area, the best coffee, and even the best barbeque....
Given the choice, would you like to spend a month in a nicely appointed in Oakland furnished apartments, or in a box in a San Francisco corporate housing / apartment? The latter option is the real-life situation that the certifiably insane San Francisco real estate market come to....
