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Located on the Eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay, Oakland is often known as "The Other City by the Bay". With a population of over 415,000, Oakland is the 8th largest city in California. Temperatures are mild with summertime highs averaging in the mid 70s and winter temperatures in the mid fifties.
Despite boasting several affluent neighborhoods, and many very safe ones, Oakland has yet to escape the stigma of its crime rate. However, Oakland is also a diverse and interesting city, with attractions including the Jack London Square waterfront, Lake Merrit, the Chabot Space and Science Center, and Chinatown. Oakland is also well known for its sports teams. The Athletics (baseball), Raiders (football), Golden State Warriors (basketball), and the Slammers (basketball) all draw large crowds. Oakland is the home to many cultural events, including an international film showcase, and Greek, Mexican and Chinese festivals. According to the 2000 US Census, Oakland is one of the two most diverse cities in the United States, with over 150 languages spoken.
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Nov 01, 2004 - Feb 03, 2008
I finally got inspired to do a local blog. I love Northern California, it's a great place to be between travels. So while I'm not traveling, I'll write about fun times in the Bay Area and beyond.
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Feb 14, 2008 - Mar 15, 2008
There was a lot of things making this trip a hardship. The day before Anthony was in an accident. Nina had to finish up her laywer stuff but damnit we said we would go and we did.I got up bright and early saturday morning. Picked up Nina and then picked up Anthony. The brother had generiously allowed me to use his car, A Honda Accord so save on gas, I have a Silverado. We were on schedule all morning. We had drinks and were on our way by 9:30. Nina and Anthony had never met before so this rid...
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Apr 11, 2007 - Apr 17, 2007
After a completely meaningless stop in San Diego, I'm back home... and thinking about my next trip! AFRICA here I come!!!
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Dec 03, 2007
No pictures.. just my stressful story of tonight =/
I went to San Lorenzo to pick up Mel so that we can go visit our nephew in the hospital. I had the directions all printed out but little did I know those directions would make me drive in circles. We went from San Lorenzo to circling around Berkeley, then swinging around Emeryville (which is where we exited to get back onto 880 which we thought was going to bring us to the right exit).
We were then on 80 for just a ...
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