Born and raised in the Bay Area, and all I can say is 1) Too expensive 2) Crime is outta control 3) There’s homeless encampments everywhere. This is why Keith Lee (the food critic) left so fast, he didn’t finish his visit 😂 people are trying to survive. I wish you all the best and pray that you have a great experience. If you find that it gets too crazy , there’s surrounding cities that aren’t so bad.

Some how this video showed up glad it did. I love Oakland. Here as a travel healthcare worker, but have been able to stay since 2022 in a rent controlled apartment by the lake. I have lived in several places around the US, and Oakland is my top 3. I hate the reputation this city has, because it really has so much going for it. It’s just like any other city. Lived in DC for 1.5 yrs. Heard the same but loved my experience. If you’re still here, welcome. And I was looking at that building when I thought about moving, but can’t beat the space & rent I have. But love that studio space. ❤

Yeah I’m trying to leave Oakland. The cost of living with the rise in crime is just out of control. 15 years ago you could rent a 2 bedroom unit for 850-900/month now you’re paying double for the same outdated apartments. I see in the other comments that you moved, I’m glad you didn’t stay long but happy you met really cool people.

I’m from the city and have been in the town for over 10 years. No matter where you go you’ll get from it what you want. I love it here. This has always been the spot. No matter where you go you should always keep your head on a swivel, that’s just life. I never leave valuables in my car, but i grew up here so that’s just how we’re raised. There’s some dope spots to go to and dope things to get into. If you’re looking for trouble you will find it, but if you’re looking for a good time, you will definitely find that too. It’s up to you the experience you have

Towwwn Biizzznessss I’m From Oakland, Cali

I’m waiting for why I’m moving out of Oakland blog -believe me it’s coming

LEGEND HAS IT QUEEN JOSI IS STILL SLAYING IN OAKLAND TO THIS DAY

As a Oakland native, I can't recommend moving to Oakland, but there are PLENTY of GREAT places to live within 5-10 miles. The messed up thing about it, I think people outside of Oakland in nearby cities, come to the town to do crime like bippin, abandon cars, human traffick etc, the mayor panders, they have city debt, the police hadn't had leadership until recently and they wasn't "defunded" either Republicans also the city council is a mess besides a few really good people but the weather and culture are BEAUTIFUL and the richness of diversity makes Oakland culturally better than SF. Oakland is a beautiful melting pot of cultures, music, and identities but the crime has gotten worse since the pandemic even the strongest Oaklanders are ready to go. They have a new police chief but can't recommend....but visiting for a event is totally fine just be smart. Even Oakland wants to be called "San Francisco Bay" so it's not just me. 💯

Back in the day... Oakland was lit.Then 1980s, and oh man, was there crazy 🤪 happening, yes , sir.

What I miss most about Oakland is the perfect weather. That’s about it. Oh and the food spots lol

Perfect view to watch the sunset. Hope you are enjoying your journey out here in the Bay❤

GURL Oakland.. NO WAY! I'm here!!

Leaving Oakland moving to Arizona, the rent is getting absolutely ridiculous here. I’m leaving a bed not looking back lol best of luck to you miss

That place is by my hospital job. Expensive. Born and raised here and I am ready to move out of Oakland. Love my City but not the same as it use to be.

never knew Oakland had spaces this small!!! love it!!! your interior design and details are beautiful!

Omg girl. We lived at 250 High also! Moved out May 2023😂 Good luck in Oakland!

Stay safe 😮

Welcome To The Town....

Girl move to Walnut Creek or Pleasanton its a 20 min drive from Oakland but cleaner & safer

The sunset !! 😍

Welcome to Oakland. Hope you’re enjoying it.

Dig it. I am a Manhattan transplant to and living in San Francisco, but I work in Oakland. Oakland has replaced San Francisco as THE wildly boho, artistic, activist city in this century that San Francisco was in the last century. San Francisco is merely wealthy. But Oakland is diverse, creative, ambitious, and engaged. It is also a GREAT restaurant town, with highly accomplished, star-level chefs working in a range of culinary styles as diverse as the city's citizens. You'll find everything from stylish Latin European (French, Spanish, Italian) to upscale, modern soul, Asian to Caribbean, Central and South American to East African, (Oakland's Ethiopian restaurants are the best in the Bay Area), and everything from creative food truck cuisine to Michelin-starred food meccas. The star chefs here include double Michelin-starred James Syhabout, James Beard-honoured, modernist BBQ pit-master Matt Horn; high-concept soul food chef Geoff Davis, James Beard-honoured Nite Yun, famed for her néo-modernist take on mid-twentieth century Cambodian cuisine; Southern French and Northern Spanish restauranteur Paul Canales, who originally came to national prominence as the chef at Oakland's long-running legendary Italian/French/Northern Spanish restaurant, Oliveto, which finally closed before the pandemic, after a nearly forty-year run and having earned countless accolades. You'll find museums, quirky hipster nabes, Bougie, casual chic nabes straight out of "Portlandia," and the lush, forested hillside neighborhoods are filled with stylish woodsy retreats and classic sprawling estates of old Oakland dynasty wealth (Kaisers, Bechtels, etc.) and new high-tech behemoth homes reflecting the high-tech, new wealth flooding into "The Town"; but you'll also find public parks of expansive Redwood forests, belying the ancient, highly bogus stereotype of Oakland as a "gritty, urban" of centre of concrete and asphalt. Good luck in your new digs, welcome to the Bay Area, and who knows? We might see you jogging around Lake Merritt or hanging about with the cool kids at First Friday or some other such arts event in Oakland.

Welcome to the Bay Area! I am in the east bay as well! I definitely wouldn’t mind meeting up. Hope you are loving the bay as it’s an amazing place to be fortunate enough to live in. God Bless the Bay and you as well. Congratulations!

I grew up in Alameda on BFI.... thank you for sharing🕊

Welcome! 🤟🏾💕

There are other and better cities than Oakland in the Bay Area.

Welcome ❤

Love your decor💕

Wow I’m for Cleveland Ohio!! I moved 9 months ago to Santa Rosa CA!!

Good luck in that City.

0:52 OMG THAT MOVIE IS LIKE THE SAME THANG I WATCH WHEN IM GOING THRU SOMETHING NEW AND PIVOTAL QUEEEN OMG QUEEEEEEN

It’s so weird to me that I was looking up on Oakland because I’m getting an itch to move to California. And I saw your video on my homepage, also I’m from Columbus OH but I’m trying to get out 😂

Walnut Creek is a better option, I’m from Oakland and the diversity and safety you get out here is a vibe and also Lafayette. Is close enough to get a spot(if renting) not as much diversity but the way Oakland going it’s def the best move.

You came out exactly on my birthday been here all my life for the past 30 years agree with everyone too much crimes rent is high now that’s it’s 2024 it has gotten much worse I moved 3 years ago to Stockton and now considering leaving to Texas but congratulations on your endeavors how are you like the city so far hope the oaklander been nice and welcoming sending plenty of blessings 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Very Nice!

Girl, I live in northern California! Born and raised there. Why in the HELL would you want to move to Oakland!!! You going to learn and see real quick, Oakland ain't it! But good luck with that!

Why tf would u move here? 🤣🤣🤣

Welcome to the Bay. Have you done an update video?

This is lovely 💯🫶🏽

I love that all the bay natives popping up 😂. As a native, Love the town, but 🥶…

😳 you came to oakland why?🤔👀

Just moved to the Bay Area. Oakland is lawless! The customers at my job tell me the police does not even answer the phone when people call.

oooh, I am literally moving to Oakland for work next February! This apartment looks super cute. I'm planning on going to apartment hunt in person next month. I'm also thinking of downsizing from 1bdrm to studio, but I literally have no idea of where to look. Are you allowed to give the name of the apartments or at least the area of Oakland you ended up in? The view is pretty nice! Thx. Oh and love the cream furniture, but mahn, I'm a klutz and would be staining that poor thing all the time...LOL

Oakland !??? lol What are you serious !??

good luck !

If I had known that Oakland has a large Rwandan community, maybe I wouldn't have sold my house and left!

W Oakland on top

Whhhyyyyy!? 😱

Hell no. I have lived in the Bay Area my whole life more specifically South Bay and I avoid the east bay/Oakland area as much as possible. Yes there are some nice areas to Oakland but most of Oakland is notorious for being dangerous and bad sorry and you pretty much can’t avoid the bad to get to places. Good luck to you girl and hope you stay safe.

Why would you want to move it to Oakland?

Im familiar w Columbus and live near ATL. Im interested in moving to Oakland with my 12 year old

Sending love a couple hours away from Sac 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

Oakland used to be great. Be really really careful. Hope you don't want an In and Out Burger.

Whhhyyy it'd so bad here!

People so fast to talk about oakland but oakland is everywhere. Violence, murder, high rent ,homeless ,robbery, everywhere.... its some people who come from way worser places, and happy to be in oakland.

Wow, I am a Californian and a lot of us are escaping this place. We love our state but Cali has gotten soooo bad, we hate the state that its in and those running it. Its crazy that folks are up and moving here and not for work, but just because they think its cool. We use to tell people we full and to go home. Now we like, good luck with that. Dont get it twisted, Westcoast all day, Cali is still that state when its NOT deep deep blue and woke and progressive. Anyhow good luck! Hopefully it gets better sooner than later.

Wait I saw a comment…you lived already?!

Why oakland

I'm born raised in oakland And this some new shit Probably 5,000 a month lol This is fabrication 😂😂

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I wouldn’t recommend my worst enemy to move to oakland

Why? Don't move to Oakland

I grew up in Oakland my whole life. People move from Oakland not to it. Goodluck..

Be careful in these Oakland streets 🙏

Dont leave anything valuable in your car smh... I'm from Oakland born and raised and that place is somewhere I will never live again. #Gothamcity

Wueh! Watching the other side of the Kenyans who are living the champagne life.... interesting....

From where?! You might regret that move. There are safer cities in the bay

You couldn’t pay me to live in Oakland, CA.

Yeah, you will love the crime rates there!!!

Crazy how u would move to an unsafe neighborhood without doing a good research. Being African, i would NEVER move to a place just cz a certain grp of pple i can relate to live there. Most of the pple u are referring to as "your pple" are probably new to the country and working on making it big so they could move out of that area, yet u are a veteran in the country who decides to follow others blindly. Not a wise idea

watch out for sx traffickers and pimp capital WATCH OUT

Girl You hella left oakland within 5 months??😂

you must have a deathwish

I know exactly where your building is 😂😂😂

Why smh born and raised and I still would ask why 😂.

You all on this thread are delusional.. Oakland is the worst place, let alone California.. idiotic move.

Why would u move to Oakland oh no!!!!!!!!!!

bad decision

Wear a billet proof vest. These dudes in Oakland do not know how to act.

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Oakland is a dump

Don’t forget to mention that you have to step over people and shit on an hourly basis. Budget your car expenses when you leave your house but TRUST, you WILL be robbed. New to Oakland or not, the audacity of that population is incredible. Good luck!