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Am I crazy to think Oakland won't be affected nearly as much as SF?

We never had much of a boom, and I don't think conditions have deteriorated nearly as much. In part because they were never great to begin with :)



I wouldn't count on that. It's anecdotal, but I used to occasionally visit Oakland and now I avoid it entirely. I see way too many violent crimes in the news and it's just not worth it. There's nothing in Oakland I can't do somewhere else and feel safer.


All true, but I think Oakland has always had this kind of reputation, while SF only recently fell into it.

So I think that's been "priced in" for a long time.

My part of Oakland is quite safe, though we have some minor homeless camps.




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