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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by methodover on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @04:34PM (#10261516)
I feel like Oakland is the place to be right now. It's super convenient to the city. BART isn't the worst thing in the world -- it gets you where you need to go. Housing prices aren't too bad (I'm paying $1k for a 1 bedroom). Traffic isn't too bad. Office prices aren't bad either -- the startup I work for got a great deal on real estate.
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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by Kalium on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @05:55PM (#10261984)
The parts of Oakland near BART are either not that cheap or Fruitvale levels of get-shot-for-not-being-poor.
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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by krakensden on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @11:32AM (#10265633)
You are nuts. Crime in east oakland is almost entirely "poor people vs poor people".
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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by Kalium on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @01:40PM (#10266553)
I was exaggerating for effect. Parts of east Oakland are definitely the kind of place where you might get mugged for looking like a techie and carrying a laptop.
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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by cpncrunch on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @05:35PM (#10261869)
Perhaps the low property prices are due to the high crime rates?
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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by roflchoppa on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @05:44PM (#10261925)
I'm down for high crime if it keeps the yuppies at bay.
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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by cpncrunch on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @07:26PM (#10262423)
Really? You don't give a shit about personal safety or your possessions?

I live in a (practically) zero crime area that has no yuppies and is very cheap. It's nowhere near SFO :)

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