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View Poll Results: Which city is more well known: Oakland or San Jose?
Oakland 116 87.22%
San Jose 17 12.78%
Voters: 133. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-30-2020, 01:48 PM
 
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^i literally don’t think most people know what San Jose is. After I found out about it I got it confused with Santa Clara for the longest time for some reason.

Isn’t it just Like America’s largest suburb and not a city in any traditional sense? No offense if you from SJ OP. I’m just being honest and asking honest questions.
I'm not from San Jose lol but even if i was, i wouldn't mind it i mean it is what it is you know. I am from the Bay though and really surprised how less San Jose seems to be known seeing everyone's comments and the poll.

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Old 01-30-2020, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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I always forget about San Jose. Oakland easily got my vote. Not sure how but I have almost no knowledge on San Jose. Will have to research it a bit more. Besides the Sharks!!

Edit: For the 3rd largest city in California and the 10th largest in the US it sure does have a low profile; my goodness. This has to be a case where the alternate name for an area just completely overshadows it. San Jose is Silicon Valley? Good to know.
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Old 01-30-2020, 02:51 PM
 
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Oakland, I don't even know what San Jose looks like...not even sure I've even seen a picture of it.
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Old 01-30-2020, 02:53 PM
 
Location: Queens NYC
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Definitely Oakland, culturally speaking.
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Old 01-30-2020, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Born + raised SF Bay; Tyler, TX now WNY
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I always forget about San Jose. Oakland easily got my vote. Not sure how but I have almost no knowledge on San Jose. Will have to research it a bit more. Besides the Sharks!!

Edit: For the 3rd largest city in California and the 10th largest in the US it sure does have a low profile; my goodness. This has to be a case where the alternate name for an area just completely overshadows it. San Jose is Silicon Valley? Good to know.
Silicon Valley is pretty much the whole South Bay, San Jose is just the biggest part of it. Tesla is in Fremont, Apple in Cupertino, Lockheed has (or had?) a big facility in Mountain View, just for some easy examples. Not that there isn’t tech in other parts of the Bay, but the South Bay is the hub of it.
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Old 01-30-2020, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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Definitely Oakland, but if you asked which was more prosperous/important, that would be a different story.
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Old 01-30-2020, 03:09 PM
 
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Oakland by far.
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Old 01-30-2020, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Born + raised SF Bay; Tyler, TX now WNY
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Oakland by far.
Bubb Rubb and Oakland. This couldn’t be more perfect!
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Old 01-30-2020, 03:15 PM
 
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Bubb Rubb and Oakland. This couldn’t be more perfect!
Yeah I got that name from that video lmao.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy4ZK4qBUrI
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Old 01-30-2020, 03:19 PM
 
Location: MD -> NoMa DC
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Oakland for sure. No competition here, imo.
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