I'm going to echo your assumption that most remote employers will just not bother reviewing CVs from bay area devs.
I guess looking at it from a different angle, as a bay area dev are you going to accept a long term position that comes with an 80k compensation package?
If in your cover letter you were to indicate that you would entertain a long term commitment at a rate typical with that of the remote company's on premise employees. Perhaps you would get more interest. Just a thought.
Best of luck on your job search. For good measure you might post your core skills here. You never know who is going to read this...