Comments on: Beginner’s guide to Oakland compares all your favorite spots in SF to their East Bay equivalents

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:06:52 +0000

After 4 years in the east bay – I am returning to SF! Yeay!! Never again .. am I moving to the east bay.

By: galaxy pie

galaxy pie — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:28:27 +0000

how quaint. let me guess.. you’ll eventually grow out of your love for gritty homicides over educated white people.

By: SF MiMi

SF MiMi — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:44:01 +0000

The Toranado is better compared to Beer Revolution in every way.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:11:30 +0000

To be fair, I like visiting the Mission. Tasty food, Dolores Park, lots to like. But I also appreciate SF as a whole, and I think there are great neighborhoods in SF that don’t get enough attention. It’s surprising how many city dwellers won’t venture west of Divisadero. I live in Oakland, but I’ll trek out to Sunset for a good bowl of ramen or to Lands End for a hike. That’s my damage

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:57:35 +0000

Yeeeeah, I know. Doesn’t mean there aren’t people that really think that though. Sigh.

By: rickbynight

rickbynight — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:16:55 +0000

When I moved to the bay area, I had no idea there was such a competition between SF and the east bay. Coming from a non-urban midwestern town, I had no desire to live in San Francisco, and instead chose Berkeley. I liked Berkeley fine for what it is, but it ultimately wasn’t for me. I moved to Oakland, felt more “down to earth,” patted myself on the back for that feeling. Got a little pretentious, made fun of San Francisco for not keeping it real. Then I got a job in San Francisco, started commuting across the bay, but pretty much only knew a few downtown spots, the touristy places, and the museums. Still sort of made fun of it, but less often. I made some friends in SF, started hanging out in SF more often, ultimately ended up falling in love with the city and moving to San Francisco, where I’ve been for the last 12 years.

Everyone in the East Bay told me SF was full of pretentious full of themselves hipster assholes, and I didn’t know better, and believed it. Turns out, there are pretentious full of themselves hipster assholes everywhere: I met plenty in my time in Oakland and Berkeley. SF fit me right: ditched the car, no longer shop at the big box stores, know everyone in the neighborhood. I love it, but I’m sure people love their hoods in Oakland too, it just ultimately didn’t fit what I wanted.

I guess after years of living in Oakland and feeling like I was supposed to hate San Francisco, I don’t understand why some people seem to think there’s not room for both. Why does everyone gotta hate?

By: scum

scum — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:35:05 +0000

Whats your damage Heather?

By: Bold Local sez

Bold Local sez — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:28:41 +0000

You fell into the sarchasm.

By: fingerbinger

fingerbinger — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:56:42 +0000

I don’t know why everyone gets their knickers in a twist about this. I’ve lived in SF for 16 years, but have friends on both sides of the Bay (and – gasp! – in San Jose and Lafayette and Orinda and San Rafael and L.A. and Portland and Cleveland, etc.).

I love San Francisco (hence living here 16 years), but sometimes it’s fun to go somewhere else and experience that for an hour, a day, a week.

I never think of the East Bay as in competition with San Francisco. I just think of the whole thing as the Bay Area and enjoy whatever treasures exist in whatever cities or neighborhoods they do.

Oakland has a lot to offer and it’s fun to hop the BART and cross the Bay for a day hike in the hills, a meal at Sidebar, and a show at The Fox.

Relax, people.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:25:02 +0000

I didn’t realize San Francisco ended just outside of the Mission. If that’s the case, I most definitely like Oakland better

By: Crab y Monkey

Crab y Monkey — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:43:50 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I wrote — and I can write English, at least — so what’s your problem with it? It’s a true record of my experience, and if you don’t like it, you can eat it. Or you can write something which proves I’m wrong, which you have not done. Dive in or die.

By: almost done

almost done — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:21:11 +0000

what a fucking stupid thing to comment. you must be horrible to be around or try to talk to. “in the last 42 years”… barf. you can distinctly remember never thinking about crossing the bridge for almost half a century, except to go to a little punker record shop or the university museum? come on. if you’re trolling i guess you got me. but thats fucking stupid too.

By: Boney Bob

Boney Bob — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:53:47 +0000

You’re one of a kind, you are.

By: blotto

blotto — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:19:11 +0000

I don’t know, I’ll take a higher homicide rate over precious entitled white transplants any day.

By: Ginny

Ginny — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:13:21 +0000

I grew up in Oakland and have no desire to ever move back. But here’s a hot tip: Farmer Joe’s on Fruitvale > Berkeley Bowl.