Oakland unsafe? Fed takeover of their police dept due to failures?

[DocGoldstein]

Originally Posted by jsba

Why on earth would you be driving down San Leandro, Siminary, or MacArthur in the 100s if you live in Lafayette? im not trying to grill you im just curious. i live in the city and NEVER drive down half the roads you listed. I don't live in those areas and there is nothing off of those streets i would be going to so why would you even be on those roads? Maybe work related i would suspect?

You do know San Leandro, for one, is where the Oakland Airport BART shuttle drops off passengers right? I'm not trying to grill you, but even someone living in Lafayette knows that.

[7x7er]

Originally Posted by DocGoldstein

You do know San Leandro, for one, is where the Oakland Airport BART shuttle drops off passengers right? I'm not trying to grill you, but even someone living in Lafayette knows that.

Huh? Every time I've taken the OAK BART shuttle they've taken me to the Oakland Coliseum station.

[Bushrod King]

Originally Posted by 7x7er

Huh? Every time I've taken the OAK BART shuttle they've taken me to the Oakland Coliseum station.

Mr. Fantastic the troll is talking about San Leandro St. Not the City. He google mapped the area to get this information.

[jsba]

OK but that is a small section of that street, what were you doing on Siminary or MacArthur in the 100s i mean those are all areas that folks from out of town just don't go.

[RWingFan]

Well the fact that one individual is an alleged troll and the other repeatedly mis spells a a street name should let you know that yes Oakland is safe, I dont get it, where is the this epidemic of white ( and I am white) people from out of town getting shot on the street??(In any major city in America not just OAK) Think about it,..... if people in a neighborhood are engaged in a type of commerce that is foreign to you or seems unorthodox in nature let me be the first to point out to u that endangering your life is the worst possible thing they could do to their business, maybe thats too much insight for the internet but this is ridiculous

[sonarrat]

Even in the worst parts of Oakland and SF, the places where you will hear gunfire all night every night coming from the projects or the 'hoods, you can be safe if you follow the proper precautions. Maybe not happy, maybe not proud, maybe not prosperous, but at least safe.

The most unsafe I ever felt was trying to sleep in Evergreen (San Jose) when shots rang out from the corner right in front of the house. In that house, my bedroom was right in front facing the street. No one was hurt, but the damage was done for me. The layout of that house and the elements of the neighborhood made it personally dangerous and there was nothing I could do to fix it. I was out of there that month. If our bedrooms were facing the back yard, though, I might still be living there. If it's not putting me in actual danger, what do I really care if two lowlifes kill each other over a few ill-gotten dollars in the street?