Can anyone recommend a good pinball repair person or place in the Northern California area

You can go here (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.pinball/topics) and introduce yourself and you will most likely find lots of folks.

Yeah, Rec games is a good forum with a lot of mostly good people posting.

Was your question generic or do you have a specific game with specific symptoms?

A good place to start locally is to look in your favorite version of the "Yellow Pages" for Amusement Devices.

Find amusement operators and call and ask them. Often they will have a really good technician that will also do home game repair as a side business.

We've had arcade games and pins in our home since 1976 - over time it's a good idea to lean how to get your hands dirty and do minor repairs yourself.

Anywho, post more specific info re your need.