Anyone happen to see this in person in the Bay Area?

[Jabro]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Welcome to Oakland...the reason why I stay away from Oakland and Richmond. Bad enough I live next to Vallejo.

Lol, I lived in Vallejo for three years. What a shithole that place is. The sad part is that Mare Island could be amazing if they took the time and developed it and the waterfront area right. The same thing can be said for Oakland and Richmond, although Richmond is a lost cause.

These videos sum up Vallejo perfectly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ6-n06DoSc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz7bhAS9Qoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpvMD_VYyDk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HrUXZa2Xh0

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Jabro

Lol, I lived in Vallejo for three years. What a shithole that place is. The sad part is that Mare Island could be amazing if they took the time and developed it and the waterfront area right. The same thing can be said for Oakland and Richmond, although Richmond is a lost cause.

These videos sum up Vallejo perfectly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ6-n06DoSc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz7bhAS9Qoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpvMD_VYyDk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HrUXZa2Xh0

When a developer started building houses along the Blue Rock Springs Golf Course up in the hills in the late 90s I thought about buying one and renting it out, but I decided against it (and am glad I did). That was a fairly safe area at the time, unlike the flatlands of Vallejo. The flatlands of Vallejo may someday be as bad as the flatlands of Richmond. Re difference in crime statistics between two areas that abut each other, the difference between Arabi and the part of the lower 9th Ward that abuts it makes me think of the difference between American Canyon and the part of Vallejo that abuts it (called 'The Crest' if I remember correctly)....and the difference between Lakeview and Metairie. The fact that these are county (in CA) and parish (in LA) borders likely has something to do with it.

[nookandcrannycar]

I read this thread just after midnight and then realized I was more fatigued than I thought and decided to write replies in the afternoon. One of my first thoughts, right after first reading the thread and watching the videos, was 'I wonder if they'll eventually get caught'. Earlier today, while behind the wheel of my Yaris, I was listening to the Car Pro radio show. Jerry said they have a video of the week (on their website I imagine) and this week the video is.......of those kids on I-880 in Oakland. Jerry said "the police are NOT amused" and that the police "GUARANTEE" they will get the people involved....and that MANY cell phone cameras recorded the activities that transpired.