Post an ad in local paper, check musician magazines for want ads from other musicians, check out bands in your area and possibly meet up with others looking to get into a band. You've got to look around. Do some checking at local music stores where musicians hang out, post a note on a board if they have one. Check in at the local musician union if there is one in your area. In other words, do alot of foot /leg work.

Thank you both of you. That helps. I think I might find a website. I doubt any live in Tracy, California, though!

Is criagslist just for Cal or do they have a list for my local area?

Getting famous is not a good reason to start a band. I might agree with 'becoming successful', even more so with 'being respected for playing great music'.
Most of the 'famous' musicians I've met who set out to be famous have been real uber jerks.
I've met some famous people whose ambition was to be in a good band and play great music. Almost all of them were cool and just darn nice people.
Anyway xdrummer, I'm confused by your long term goals. I thought I read on a previous thread that your ambitions were outside of music. Something in finance or business was it? I can't remember, it was a few months ago.

Good luck finding a band xdrummer2000!

Here's a tip I hope you can use -- the non-musical stuff people do will get you every time, so watch out!  

6 degrees is definitely a top-five fav album for me, but getting people to replicate something like that is hard to imagine so know what you're in for.

Are you looking to be a progressive rock/metal jamming band ["let's have fun and see where this goes"], or are you looking to assemble
a drummer, keyboardist, bassist, and guitarist who are all equally able to honestly say, "As far as technique and honed ability goes, I really don't hear much in any Western Civilization music that I can't do.  Plus, I have arguably the most expensive custom made for me only gear in the country." ? [Please note:  this has nothing to do with song-writing or "how good or bad" Dream Theatre's music is.  Do not make this post about your opinions about the band.]  That's either a 1-in-a-billion accident of nature or a result of 15+ years of killer hard work together as a band, so don't feel frustrated.

It's good to have aspirations, just don't let them be "be a famous millionaire", "play at the super bowl", etc...