There's such thing as an Old Oakland? On my attempt to soak more Vitamin D, I ran across this gem of a neighborhood of Oakland. It was a fairly decent, non-sketch strip of blocks just a few minutes from my office, complete with clean, non-spittled sidewalks and vintage brick buildings. The trash was actually in the trash can in this neighborhood and there was a farmer's market going on as well (overall, it did still smell though).
Made me ponder...the City of Oakland is perfectly capable of keeping a neighborhood like this upkept and clean and safe to walk through. Why can't they exert the same amount of effort to the rest of the city, both "old" and "new?"
"'garbage in garbage can.' hmm, makes sense."
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