Looking to Live in San Francisco Cheaply

Hey, I'm moving to San Francisco sometime this summer, and wanting to do so as cheaply as possible. The ideal would be to load an apartment with as many people as I can find so that the rent's split, say, 10 ways. That would allow minimal need of a paying job and more time to concentrate on things like activism, education and community. This will obviously require friendly, laid back people who don't mind a lack of privacy and who would like to experience the kind of close-knit, interwoven community where you always have someone to talk to/hang out with, and where problems do pop up but they're overcome by talking through it.
I'm moving to San Franciscoto experience it for not more than a year. I'm going to be mostly concentrating on, like I said, activism, education (self), and community. Finding enough people to set this up will be difficult enough, but if it's possible I'd like to find people who are eco and socially conscious and progressive, politically active (politics, in this case, most certainly does not apply solely to governmental politics), vegan/vegetarian, etc. I see the home as a retreat where we can return to refuel on inspiration for our various causes by discussing our thoughts/ideas with whoever's home at the time while eating whatever was picked up at the farmer's market that day, before partaking in the drum circle that starts once most of the people are back and lasts until dawn and eventually all crashing on top of one another in a huge tangle of limbs. I'd also like it if everyone paying rent was cool with allowing people that needed a crash spot for a night/a week/a month to stay with us.
If this sounds like something you're interested in (you obviously don't have to agree to the last detail, living collectivly is about compromise), or you know of something like this that already exists and has space for a new person, I'd appreciate it if you got in contact. The current number's 3, we need at least a few more.
Much Peace and Love
Maddy

 

This is awesome, DAMNIT, why isn't my partner into changing the world, community, is a vegetarian and laid back and smoke free (cigs, does that have to be included??) Unfortunately I'm with child (his...) so would you guys mind a very yound child? I'm due late this year, so maybe I could move for a few months and if that wasn't ok, or if I thought I needed to be somewhere else, I could move ????

Namaste
Francine

 

where do you live now? i ask because i'd love to go but lack a way of getting there.

 

i think your idea is great and that you should see it through...
you could raise the number three people to six if you're willing.....Because myself and two friends are moving to SF in about 10 days....taking a long camping trip out....

So anyway, we all three work hard to make things work as humans....we communicate and love and spread peace as much as possible....i think we'd be ideal for the situation you describe, as we play much music and would like to live with others that do.....

i only have two concerns,
1- landlords dont often think that your idea is as lovely as it is
2- i wonder if its too late to do this, because you posted it a little while ago; if we did it and it didnt work out, id still be awestruck and eternally happy that we tried!

get back to me, matthew, to talk about it at more length

much plutonic love

 

I contacted this person the day this thing was posted and hasn't gotten back to me. Maybe someone should email them????

Namaste
Francine

 

We won't mind a young child, but I don't know if it'll be an atmosphere that's very conducive to a new born. I'm not planning on too much quiet time...but if you want to try it out you're more than welcome.
No cigarettes in the house please.

 

We're in L.A. now...our transportation is craigslist or hitching, are they options for you?

 

By thewy, my e-mail's maddy@respecttheplanet.com, feel free to wite with questions

 

Last time I saw the stats on it, San Fran was the most pricey city in the country to live in. This was at least 5 years ago, and the average house price was $750 000. Even rundown, rotting, odorous hotel rooms are over $100 a night. But if you can do it, go for it, cuz it is one of the coolest, prettiest places I've ever been to.

 

most hippies who live there park a vehicle along Golden Gate park... the cops don't hassle you and you pay no rent. I lived there a while, and thought I'd work up to an apt. but never had enough $, then moved into a boat near south san fran for $400 a month (5 max would have fit on there and the boat owner was a psycho), then further south for $800 a month (crappy 1 bedroom) and finally further south for $1500 a month (10 people would fit there but it was 50 miles south of where the happenings of SF were). San Fran is ridiculously expensive I had friends who swung it for a while for $1500 a month in a studio apt. and their lease stipulated no more roommates. Public transp. is awesome I often thought of camping and commuting to the city but then I had kids. Best of all I liked camping in my van parked on the edge of SF park, a gym membership for TV, shower, and excercize time, and the whole city as my backyard.