oakland- what a great place to live.........

i guess, people can't read sarcasm in my voice when i speak of oakland. but what else do you have to say about a city that is in the top 5 MOST DANGEROUS cities to live in in the u.s.???? that is a negative point right there. do you trip over homeless, crack smokers, deal with thug kids, and cope with too many people on section 8 and welfare cuz they are lazy??? i don't think so. oakland has the ability to be a great city, and is a great city. it just sucks that its trendy to be and/or act like a thug. this thread was focused on the negative aspect of a national poll that addressed the level of crime we deal with.

no i don't own anything.....too damn expensive for its geographical location. yeah i may knock oakland from time to time, but hey its a tough city and it'll take the criticism just fine as previously mentioned.