Glad you brought up the Bay...entirely different animal than anywhere in the country. Oakland does represent a potential bright spot, but I disagree that there

Glad you brought up the Bay...entirely different animal than anywhere in the country. Oakland does represent a potential bright spot, but I disagree that there needs to be displacement to achieve it. Oakland, like most cities, suffers from antiquated and restrictive zoning model (among other things). Already a crowded city in most parts (Lake Merrit), it is largely inefficient. Although they are on different scales (3M vs 300K), Chicago is a good model of how to develop a downtown--the one area where Oakland could add 100k--and help the crime issue. You could argue Detroit has a better downtown.