S.F. Scourge: Suburb Envy

In her "Surreal Estate" column, Carol Lloyd often examines the bargains people make with themselves to stick out the high cost of living in San Francisco. For the city dweller Lloyd profiles this week, that cost includes a $1,700 rent for a weekend pied-à-terre in suburban Menlo Park to assuage what Lloyd calls her subject's "suburb envy."