Ok, try this. Got to www.steemitworldmaps.com and look for posters from the bay area there. You could also just try setting up a meetup on meetup.com. People will randomly join and then you'll get it started.
Maybe join our discord and we can talk further. https://discord.gg/r4JJgvM We Southerners will totally support you Northerners.
Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely check out those methods.
Hopefully, we can all meet up in the future! :)