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The more affluent neighborhoods are located in the hills along the northeast side of the city, while neighborhoods are generally less prosperous the nearer they are located to San Francisco Bay. Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods.
Crime in Oakland, California began to rise during the late 1960s after the King assassination riots, and by the end of the 1970s Oakland's per capita murder rate had risen to twice that of San Francisco or New York City. [2] In 1983, the National Journal referred to Oakland as the "1983 crime capital" of the San Francisco Bay Area. [3]
The 1996 movie "Set It Off", featuring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise and Blair Underwood has several scenes staged at the Acorn Housing Projects. In 2014, the housing project was featured in season 5, episode 2 of the National Geographic Channel television show Drugs, Inc.
The notion that Oakland residents have been feeling unsafe now has numbers to back it up. Survey from more than 600 residents show many are unhappy with the state of the city, as the ongoing ...
Hillsborough, California. Total population: 10,678 Population 65 and older: 2,263 Monthly cost of living (including mortgage): $32,591 Property crime rate: 7.679 Violent crime rate: 0.468 Over 20% ...
California is known for its nice weather and big cities - and its high cost of living. In fact, the Golden State is among the most expensive places to live in the United States. Explore More: Dave...
The Oakland Hills (in gold) lie between Oakland's flatlands and East Bay Regional Park District. Oakland Hills is an informal term used to indicate the city neighborhoods lying within the eastern portion of Oakland, California. [1] The northernmost neighborhoods were devastated by the Oakland firestorm of 1991.
Rockridge is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in Oakland, California. Rockridge is generally defined as the area east of Telegraph Avenue, south of the Berkeley city limits, west of the Oakland Hills and north of the intersection of Pleasant Valley Avenue/51st Street and Broadway. Rockridge was listed by Money Magazine in 2002 ...