Yeah, it's really hard to tell you where to live if we don't know where you'll be working. It's not an area where you can just resolve to "drive across town" to work - unless you like 3-hour commutes, of course
I have to second the vote of confidence for Redlands. I wouldn't live out there without a job in that direction, but if it was convenient, it's freaking cute with all the Victorian homes, etc. The 909 IS less expensive, but unless it's a convenient commute, it can be really far. And some areas of it... meh.