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Oakland
California
Oakland, California will
always be home for me. Even though I was born in San
Francisco, I have lived in Oakland from the age of three
onward. Less than ten miles from the city and all of
it’s benefits, yet with the bay acting as a buffer from the
funky weather from the Pacific, I’m convinced that the land
Oakland, California rests upon is paradise on earth.
The perfect location of Oakland, California is definitely its greatest
plus. Though it is of course an East Bay city, it is centered
almost exactly in the middle of the greater Bay Area. Hopping
over to San Francisco is a piece of cake; the bay bridge takes you
there in 15 minutes (without traffic of course!), or you can hop on
BART from several different Oakland based stations. Oakland,
California is also right next to Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Hayward, and
isn’t too far from San Jose or Marin.
Oakland, California has some of the best weather in the Bay Area as
well. San Francisco is prone to heavy fog and always seems to
be colder than it should be, while the more southern or eastern cities
like San Jose or Walnut Creek are often too hot. Oakland is
just right. If you like moderate climates that hover in the
upper 60’s and lower 70’s with a very short rainy
season, an extremely short winter, and never any snow, then
you’ll love Oakland, California.
Oakland has something of a bad reputation when it comes to crime, and
not without reason. There are indeed several areas of Oakland
that are somewhat shady, violent neighborhoods. While
Oakland, California never tops the charts, it’s always up
there on the list of cities with the highest per capita murder
ratio. However, many cities have bad areas, and that
shouldn’t deter you from looking into Oakland as a place to
stay or live. In some ways, this reputation of
Oakland’s may work for you, in that the real estate in
Oakland is considerably less expensive than it should be considering
its ideal location, and there area plenty of safe, low crime areas of
Oakland.
Many people, including myself, are speculating that because of its
ideal location, Oakland is going to get some major renovations in the
near future. The location is just too valuable to let it go
without realizing its full potential, and Oakland is already steadily
getting better every year.
Oakland has character, it has a unique charm of its own, and it has a
bright future. I’m not biased or anything, but I
think Oakland, California is the best place to live on the
planet.