In the SF Bay area, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) ridership is at an all time high and since the economic slowdown, traffic has gotten lighter. This is helping to drive the prices lower.
I went past the MacAfee Colesium in Oakland two hours before the MNF game vs Denver (the highway is immediately next to the lots). and it was no different than any rush hour I have gone through that stretch. There's one stretch nearer to my home that is the second worst in the area. Three lanes of traffic packed at <30 mph, for about 10-12 miles. In the morning it is packed from Tracy, CA to Livermore, CA. Thank god I always go the opposite way. There is basically no other way for 15 miles to the north and about 40 miles to the south except for twisty two lane roads.