I live in Oakland downtown, in a firehouse commune with a bunch of other physical technology entrepreneurs/researchers. It is great. Machine shop is in the gar

I live in Oakland downtown, in a firehouse commune with a bunch of other physical technology entrepreneurs/researchers. It is great. Machine shop is in the garage; walking Lake Merritt (the closest thing to a diverse, integrated utopia I know of in California...) and jack london square is lovely, easy access to the bart. The area around Lake Merritt and the Lake Merritt bart (where we are) is safe. Art murmur is a ton of fun, and the restaurants are great (Tamarindo, Trappist, Boca Nova, Chop Bar, Arizimendi, Cana are favorites).