Originally Posted by
minhaoxue
Be sure to pack your bullet proof vest. Oakland is not the safest place to be. Over the past two weeks, seven shootings, major protest with over four hundred arrests, Mayor possibly being recalled because she has no control over her City. Over one hundred ten murders last year.
IMO, better to stay in SF. More to do and safer.
Downtown Oakland and Jack London Square are probably safer than many parts of Fisherman's Wharf. There is no reason to be any more afraid of Oakland than there is of San Francisco.