Because some tenants have fallen months behind on rent this could lead to some landlords missing mortgage payments or struggling to pay property taxes.
Ultimately, some landlords say housing stock could end up in the hands of corporate investors with deeper pockets. This tension, displacement, and influx of newcomers is not just a pandemic phenomenon. For years, longtime Oaklanders saw plenty of spillover from San Francisco as exorbitant rents there have sent residents searching for refuge in the East Bay. When Thomas himself moved to the Bay Area in , he found himself competing with a nurse from the city for an apartment by the UC Berkeley campus.
By contrast, Joiner said it felt easy to get a viewing appointment at Oakland apartments during the pandemic. The place where he settled was even willing to hold it for him for a month. Braving crowded stores to buy furniture for a twice-as-big apartment during the pandemic proved harder. Joiner and Galles share a vision for the Bay Area when it emerges from the pandemic, but they hold different levels of optimism.
Natalie Orenstein covers housing and homelessness for The Oaklandside. She was previously on staff at Berkeleyside, where her extensive reporting on the legacy of school desegregation received recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists NorCal and the Education Writers Association. Skip to content. Jared Joiner is among the many people moving from San Francisco to Oakland right now.
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As with renting, prices depend on neighborhoods, but even so, you can get a lot more for your money on the East side of the Bay, including outdoor space. Oakland is more car-friendly than San Francisco. Whereas SF is nearly surrounded by water, Oakland is ringed with interstate spurs like and For people using car share, not only does Oakland have ZipCar, Turo, and Get Around, the East Bay also has Gig , which differs from other services in that the cars don't have designated parking spaces.
Just pick one up wherever it's parked, and drop it off in any legal parking spot when you're done. Most of the residential areas do not require parking permits. As far as transit on trains, much of Oakland enjoys quicker access to downtown San Francisco than many SF neighborhoods. Half the distance, twice the time. That said, there is no Oakland equivalent to MUNI's much-maligned but intensely used light rail system.
Oakland bicyclists also enjoy wider and flatter streets than their SF counterparts. The mezze platter at Chef Reem's Assil's buzzy new Dyafa. On fire!
Lower real estate prices and business-friendly organizations that are enabling Oakland chefs to kick-off and upgrade their game are making for a growing restaurant scene in Oakland. Chefs from the West Bay aka San Francisco are also opening places there. The Town's lower cost of living also means that the labor pool can live closer to work in Oakland.
In addition to being a celebrated chef, Assil sees herself as an activist using food to help connect her customers to Arab culture. Assil's staff includes members who have been formerly incarcerated, or are from communities of color and other disadvantaged groups. Locals flock to the classic Shan Dong Restaurant 10th St. Daily lunch specials make their already low prices an even better deal. The downstairs lounge feels and drinks like a 's living room.
In the upstairs mezzanine, chefs Anthony Salguero and Brian Starkey, from Michel Bistro, design three-course menus with updated versions of mid-century comfort food. Uptown Oakland features the the huge outdoor space at Drake's Dealership Broadway gastropub, while diners next door at Calavera Broadway enjoy authentic Oaxacan cuisine that features fresh-made tortillas made from ancestral corn and smoky mezcal cocktails to pair with the meals.
Pop-up chefs and artists Andrew Greene and Duncan Kwitkor, are creating temporary exhibitions that combine art and prix fixe food menus. The area's culinary crown jewel is the Michelin star winning Commis Piedmont Ave. Finish any meal at Fenton's Creamery Piedmont Ave. This family run dessert institution opened in and has been serving generations of Oaklanders ever since. Rockridge has arguably the most established restaurant scene in the East Bay.
Oakland serves as the primary trade artery for San Francisco proper, being home to the busiest port in Northern California, the Port of Oakland.
A combination of its advantageous position for importing and exporting, as well as the high concentration of modern start-ups like Ask. The land was once inhabited by the Huchiun, an Ohlone -speaking peoples who had lived in the area for around three thousand years. The area was colonized by the Spanish in the 18th century, until eventually being taken over by the US in the 19th during the Mexican-American War.
Shortly after the discovery of gold, land in the San Francisco area was far too expensive, so many, notably many Chinese immigrants, and the area quickly grew. During the 20th century, the port was established, and an ever-increasing influx of people drove Oakland to the astronomic economic heights it is at today. From the very beginning, it seemed like Oakland was destined to be one of the most important parts of the wider San Francisco area.
And that importance extends to its residents too, with many notable people such as the ubiquitous actor Clint Eastwood and 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov. The city of Oakland has a population of , distributed out over The median age here is Getting in and out of Oakland, with multiple interstates, like Interstate and Interstate , routing through the city. Here are some common items you might buy, and their prices as according to Numbeo :.
Those looking to make a living in Oakland should know that the city has a sales tax of around 9. Need to know how to get around Oakland? The San Francisco area, like her sister cities on the other side of the country, is well-known for being walkable and utilizing lots of public transportation. Oakland residents have easy access to three different international airports, the closest of which is the Oakland International Airport. The city is also very bike-friendly, with the city coming 7th in cities where the most people chose to commute via bike.
Those are all within 25 miles, easy driving distance, of Oakland, and there are even more not covered here. That being said, Oakland is further north than a place like San Diego, so it can get pretty cold and rainy during the winter.
You can expect lows of 44 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter months, and highs of 72 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months. Oakland experiences less than the average amount of rainfall when compared with the rest of the United States, with 24 inches per year as compared to Meanwhile, Oakland experiences no snow outside of freak weather occurrences. The best times to visit Oakland, in terms of comfort rating, are July and August. A post shared by Visit Oakland visitoakland. Oakland, like any good city, has plenty of distinct communities to settle down in.
Check out some of your neighborhood options below:. The affluent Montclair is a good choice, characterized by its windy roads, beautiful properties, and heavily-forested areas.
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