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My friend and I are thinking about moving to California, but we're not exactly rolling in money. We'll need a place to start... and we're thinking Oakland. We're both white. What are the chances we'll be shanked by niggers? Everyone says it's a crappy city but there has to be nice areas. It doesn't seem all that bad from the research I've done.

After a while I'm planning on picking up an IT job in the area and finding a better spot to live. So try to keep some recommended areas around the SF bay/Silicon Valley (where the IT jobs are).

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>> you could do better Anonymous
>>75417
competition for good jobs, especially IT jobs, is fierce in California. basically you have to know someone. job listings get 1000s of monster.com email replies.

california locals have a patronizing attitude to people from out of state. gangbangers come in all races, hispanic waaay more often than black.

Pick a city where you know some people. That will help you find all the cool local stores and hangouts. The phonebooks here are a joke. Use the internet or friends to find stuff.

Call the police and ask for the crime rate for the area / zip code you're thinking about. They'll tell you how many murders and burglaries. Call the fire department too with the zip code. Live as close to your job as possible, as 1 to 2 1/2 hour commutes are considered routine here and nothing to complain about.

Good luck.
>> Anonymous
I love the bay area, I've lived in both the East Bay and Silicon Valley. I think the people in Silicon Valley are a little nicer and happier, but a bit stuck up. Housing, food and gas are generally cheaper in East Bay, but neighborhoods can be bad in some places.

If you have kids, don't send them to the public schools in Oakland or Hayward. Castro Valley is good for families and old people, but not so great for young adults because there's nothing there but quiet neighborhoods and good schools.

There is strong competition for good jobs.

If you can afford the housing and you find a decent job close-by, go for it. Good luck.
>> Anonymous
>>75422
as someone born and raised in LA, this is overkill.

PROTIP: DON'T LIVE IN WATTS, COMPTON, OR ANYWHERE PROJECTS AND YOU ARE FINE.

The only reason why murders and burglaries are inflated in some areas is because of the gangbanger killing each other 3 in the morning when no one's around.

Seriously, if you're a well-to-do person who doesn't make stupid choices like actually looking for trouble or loitering around late at night and hanging out with the wrong crowds, nothing will happen to you.

LA is a for example, is not a highly concentrated urban center, it is spread out, various cities with their own PD in the area known colloquially as "Los Angeles". when you're LA you could be in a shitty neighborhood or a super rich area. just go around and find a nice area. you can feel around and see what looks good just by looking around, don't go off by pure statisics.

Right now I live around hollywood,statistics will tell you lots of things you don't want to hear, but truth of the matter is, the apartment and the area here is safe, no gangbangers, no weirdos, or troublemakers. you wouldn't be able to find this area by calling up your police department and saying, how many killings have there been in LA??? LA is too fucking spread out, you actually need to drive around and judge for yourself.