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Berkeley and Oakland here - it was amazing. Got robbed once, saw one murder on my property, but it was five years and not much else happened. Okay, that's an
by idm 17y ago
Berkeley and Oakland here - it was amazing. Got robbed once, saw one murder on my property, but it was five years and not much else happened. Okay, that's an understatement, but there was so much else happening that I actually think it was a net positive. For context, I live in Toronto now, and I think it's also awesome... but the east bay was better!
- babyshake 17y agoI live in Oakland too. What I've found is that there are microneighborhoods (a few square blocks) that are very unsafe (such as the area frequently called 'ghosttown'), but you quickly learn to differentiate a lack of wealth from a lack of safety.