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The rate is even higher in Contra Costa County, where Oakland is. So Oakland is in Contra Costa County now? I expected better better from SFGate. It's Alameda
by SeoxyS 15y ago
The rate is even higher in Contra Costa County, where Oakland is.
So Oakland is in Contra Costa County now? I expected better better from SFGate. It's Alameda County, fwiw.
And speaking of Oakland -- what about those Occupy riots in Oakland anyway? Those were a mere 45 minutes from Google's Mountain View campus.
Even on the freeway with no traffic, it takes at least 90min to do Oakland–Silicon Valley.
This article is a prime example of really bad reporting.
- bentlegen 15y agoGoogle Maps disagrees (with the travel time): http://bit.ly/ud1nZpz http://bit.ly/ud1nZpz
- rdl 15y agoI do downtown Oakland to Mountain View in 45-70 minutes, depending on traffic. It's bad, especially at rush hour (or during any unpredictable traffic delay), and moving to MV is one of my goals for 2012. However, if you don't have to go to the office every day, and if you sometimes go to SF instead, it's possible to buy a 1BR/1BA condo in downtown Oakland for about $100k. Just don't count on using any city services (schools, Oakland PD, hospitals), or going anywhere worthwhile (other than whole foods) without driving to SF or Mountain View, or maybe Berkeley or Emeryville.
- jedberg 15y agoYou're right that Oakland is in Alameda County, but you're totally wrong about the highway. Even in morning rush hour it's only 60 minutes from Oakland to SV. I used to commute from Berkeley to San Jose every day. With no traffic you can totally get from Oakland to the Googleplex in 45 minutes.