Your best bet might be the Oaks Card Club in the East Bay (Oakland). I think they have a $1-2 hold 'em game. You WILL get beat by people playing 2-7 offsuit from early position, but it's a relatively cheap way of getting used to play in a cardroom. It's not my favorite place, but a good place to start. I like Lucky Chances a lot and have friends that play Artichoke Joes quite frequently. Let me know if you go to Lucky Chances, I'll say "hi".