Anything Goes : Looking for direction: by Marcus Thomas

After an Expo in Dallas a month ago I left Charlotte, NC in search of a bigger market, to showcase and exploit my talents. While I was in Charlotte, I was able to keep tabs on what projects were available because of the resources I had (ie. Facebook pages, agency notifications, fellow talent, etc.) I am now living in the Bay Area, CA "paying my dues" and I'm having a hard time locating projects/work. If anyone currently lives in the Bay Area or has before, is there any knowledge/advice you could share that might help?