SongMan, why don't you take a look at Amflight? They have an Oakland base, home every night, weekends off, turbine PIC, and more pay than the regionals.
Definitely a good place to tread water as the industry picks up if you're burned out with instructing.

Its been argued to death on here with different opinions, but it is possible to skip the regional B.S. altogether on the way to your ultimate career goal, whatever that may be.