I'm in Palo Alto.  I'm actually getting out of the hobby,
but I'd enjoy getting together with other collectors.  As 
for meeting places, I'd like to suggest a Japanese restaurant...
any place with good sushi and enough tables for all of us.  
I'll throw out Masa's Sushi on San Antonio in Palo Alto as 
a suggestion.  There's also the Yaohan center in San Jose
or Japan Center in SF.  There are a couple of places to
eat in and around Yahoan and many many places to eat at
Japan Center in SF.