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Old 06-04-2012, 11:47 PM
 
Location: The Bay
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Not sure how you know whether or not they're armed, but crime is not nearly as bad in that area as other parts of West Oakland, in the 20s & 30s near San Pablo & MLK.

^That. San Pablo is by far the most dangerous strip in West Oakland with MLK or West (in the upper 20's and 30's) at a close second. Generally speaking, the farther west you go in West Oakland the nicer it gets. There's some exceptions on both ends (Oak Center on the eastern end is one of the safest neighborhoods in West Oakland while the Lower Bottoms on the western end is one of the more dangerous; most of the notorious projects are in the western end) but the area around San Pablo between W. Grand and Market is known as the Killa 20's for a reason. Ghosttown is equally dangerous and while Dogtown is seeing a lot of gentrification these days, it's still no BS.

18th & Adeline is the middle of the pack for West Oakland. The houses on that part of Adeline are nice and 18th Street is okay in the daytime (it's a main neighborhood drag) but stuff still happens, and especially around DeFremery. If I was going to live in that area I'd choose to live east of Market.
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Old 06-05-2012, 01:33 PM
 
Location: SW King County, WA
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there's tons of shopping like a 5 min drive away in Emeryville (Target, Trader Joe's, Home Depot, Ikea, Bay Street, etc) and if you're desperate there's a Pak-n-save too

Not everyone who lives in West Oakland is carless.

I've lived in super clean, suburban places with picket white fences where it took twice as long to drive to buy a gallon of milk.

Is it the most convenient neighborhood if you don't have a bike or car? No. But it's not this war zone that's removed from civilization either...
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Old 06-05-2012, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, CA
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In the past month the area has had over 47 assaults, 11 of those where a firearm was discharged (not necessarily where someone was killed).

It's a hoody area, it might not be Southern Afghanistan, but it's not considered a nice area by any stretch of the imagination. Do your due diligence.

ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026743 - Oakland Police 6/1/2012 09:45 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-024068 - Oakland Police 5/18/2012 12:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026558 - Oakland Police 5/31/2012 10:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026834 - Oakland Police 6/2/2012 12:00 PM
ASSAULT - FIREARM 12-026375 - Oakland Police 5/30/2012 09:45 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023920 - Oakland Police 5/14/2012 05:00 PM
ASSAULT - FIREARM 12-024631 - Oakland Police 5/21/2012 03:55 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-024788 - Oakland Police 5/22/2012 11:51 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-027147 - Oakland Police 6/3/2012 05:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-022862 - Oakland Police 5/11/2012 06:52 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-024146 - Oakland Police 5/18/2012 07:20 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026170 - Oakland Police 5/29/2012 11:00 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-023120 - Oakland Police 5/13/2012 08:02 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-023218 - Oakland Police 5/13/2012 07:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-025776 - Oakland Police 5/27/2012 10:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023260 - Oakland Police 5/14/2012 07:30 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-021794 - Oakland Police 5/5/2012 01:00 PM
ASSAULT - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, ETC. - AGGRAVATED INJURY 12-021962 - Oakland Police 5/6/2012 04:52 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-023754 - Oakland Police 5/16/2012 07:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026926 - Oakland Police 6/3/2012 12:56 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-023186 - Oakland Police 5/13/2012 06:00 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-026924 - Oakland Police 6/3/2012 12:00 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023058 - Oakland Police 5/12/2012 09:40 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-021903 - Oakland Police 5/6/2012 09:30 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-025520 - Oakland Police 5/26/2012 09:15 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-022701 - Oakland Police 5/10/2012 10:16 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-026908 - Oakland Police 6/2/2012 12:00 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026142 - Oakland Police 5/29/2012 08:28 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023384 - Oakland Police 5/12/2012 07:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON 12-024403 - Oakland Police 5/20/2012 05:00 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-025747 - Oakland Police 5/27/2012 05:50 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-024615 - Oakland Police 5/21/2012 12:46 PM
ASSAULT - HANDS, FISTS, FEET, ETC. - AGGRAVATED INJURY 12-025846 - Oakland Police 5/27/2012 08:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-026764 - Oakland Police 6/2/2012 12:08 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023208 - Oakland Police 5/13/2012 10:00 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-024454 - Oakland Police 5/20/2012 07:15 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-022119 - Oakland Police 5/7/2012 12:00 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-025580 - Oakland Police 5/26/2012 04:25 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023343 - Oakland Police 5/14/2012 03:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-021825 - Oakland Police 5/5/2012 03:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023301 - Oakland Police 5/14/2012 11:30 AM
ASSAULT - FIREARM 12-023426 - Oakland Police 5/15/2012 01:00 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-022348 - Oakland Police 5/8/2012 05:30 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-023582 - Oakland Police 5/15/2012 08:53 PM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-024055 - Oakland Police 5/18/2012 02:30 AM
ASSAULT - FIREARM 12-025507 - Oakland Police 5/26/2012 05:25 AM
ASSAULT - OTHER ASSAULTS - SIMPLE, NOT AGGRAVATED 12-024957 - Oakland Police 5/19/2012 12:00 AM
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Old 06-05-2012, 02:43 PM
 
Location: SW King County, WA
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Well, like I said, Uptown/Downtown are about a 12 minute walk to 19th St BART from my place, and there's plenty to do there...

Unless you mean you think it's desolated/isolated simply because there isn't a major grocery store within a 5-10 minute walk. And I'd still disagree with you...
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Old 06-05-2012, 02:48 PM
 
Location: SW King County, WA
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Okay. So we agree. YOUR definition of desolate/isolated means there isn't a major grocery store within a 5-10 min walk.

Certainly rules out a lot of places everywhere...

And I'm not gonna argue with you anymore. You don't even live in my neighborhood. Besides, it's a gorgeous day, and Id rather spend my time running from my house, around the lake, and back in under and hour. OMF SO DESOLATE AND ISOLATED!!1
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