The years of Liberalism and illigitimacy of 80-90% have taken their toll on Oakland. The cops guard good areas (Piedmont, Montclair Village, Crocker Highlands) but the black and Latin areas are literally a mixture of burnt-out blight mixed with Tijuana decor. It is horrific.
We are moving soon, the “party” has started moving near us in the hills.
The rest of Oakland is more permeable. There are no municipal borders to stop crime's creep up into the hills. Any place with good freeway access beckons to the thugs.
When I was a kid we'd go for family drives in the flatlands, but in the '70s Dad expressed misgivings about riding down East 14th Street, and we eventually stopped going there.