New to Blender and wondering if there are any others using blender in the San Francisco Bay Area?
Yeah, but not specifically on the SF peninsula. The East Bay. 
Why, thinking of starting up a local BUG? (Blender User Group)?
I’m just getting started messing with Blender and don’t have much time yet, but that sounds interesting. It seemed like the only users were in Europe. Good to know that there are other users in the area. I would some day like to colaborate on a short animation with others interested in the same. (Down the road).
Thanks for responding Sprite and happy Blending