Oakland forum
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RE: Living in San Francisco or Sacremento...
by iliana 29 May 2012
Another East Bay fan. I heart Oakland.
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RE: Living in San Francisco or Sacremento...
by travellingtrixie 29 May 2012
Once you get east of the Cascades, it most definitely does not rain non-stop in the PNW. I've seen rain twice in a month, and it was Thursda…
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RE: Living in San Francisco or Sacremento...
by iliana 28 May 2012
Food and gas are more expensive in SF than, say, Oakland. I always kick myself when I let my gas tank get low when I'm here at work in…
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RE: LA to SF by amtrak train
by Man_in_Seat_61 25 May 2012
This is a wonderful journey, don't throw it away by flying. Stay grounded! Did this a year or two ago, and can't believe I didn't know…
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Re: LA to SF by amtrak train
by BubbaK 24 May 2012
I agree. Coast Starlight will be there unless there's a service disruption. A number of quicker options are often listed first. For…
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LA to SF by amtrak train
by turbolento7 24 May 2012
I will have a trip in California and i will move mostly by plane; I read that Amtrak provides a service from LA to SF (Oakland in this…
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RE: Saftey for Backpacker While Traveling
by updownallaround7 13 May 2012
Wow, someones paranoid. Just go with the flow, use common sense, there are plenty of places that are more dangerous in the United States…
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RE: Fresnillo to Los Angeles bus - any experience?
by SanchoPanza1 10 May 2012
Can't help you much, however, I took the bus from Oakland to Tepic and back. If I recall correctly, coming from Tepic the bus drove into…
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Most liberal college towns
by clarkcoan 09 May 2012
The Princeton Review has this list. I would add Evergreen in Olympia, WA. I've been there and well as Reed College. I haven't really been…
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RE: who ARE you people?
by travellingtrixie 24 April 2012
Small world mutual friend discovery: I am friends with Charles on Facebook. We have lots of mutual friends, mostly from here but of course…
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RE: Labor Day trip
by SusieGirl7 17 April 2012
There is a cluster of hotels/motels in the Pleasanton/Fremont/Dublin area that are near BART or within driving distance. I feel like…
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RE: Danville, CA
by kotagiri_tea_planter 16 April 2012
Commute from Oakland is a roundabout one, but it would be against traffic, I think. I also run into a lot of Banana Slugs who are very…
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RE: Danville, CA
by section8 16 April 2012
So long as the whiteys aren't "ethnic whites", I should be able to handle it. How feasible would it be to live in Oakland and commute…
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RE: Danville, CA
by iaxestupidquestions 16 April 2012
What's wrong with a shi-shi outer bay area suburb? If I worked in Danville, that's where I would want to live. That is, if I could afford…
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RE: Single female traveling to
by montereyjack 14 April 2012
I understand your fear. The reality of the situation is that very little danger occurs out there. People will probably be nearby most…
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RE: SF - LV via Highway 1
by nutraxfornerves 09 April 2012
MId September to mid October is when SF and the coast through Big Sur have the best weather. Most likely to be warm and fog-free.So you…
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Re: Coast Starlight train from LA to San Fransisco
by BubbaK 07 April 2012
Taken it LAX (the code Amtrak uses for L.A. Union Station, even though it's not near the airport) to SF Ferry Building (train to Oakland,…
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RE: Americans are racist and think everyone else has a gun
by iliana 03 April 2012
Update on this morning's shootings: Seven people were killed and three were injured after a gunman opened fire this morning on a private…
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RE: Training it from LA to San Fransisco
by LamontCranston 01 April 2012
If you get off Amtrak at Jack London Square in Oakland ,there are hotels and restaurants and you could cross the Bay the next morning…
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RE: Training it from LA to San Fransisco
by BubbaK 01 April 2012
Currently the Coast Starlight leaves Union Station in L.A. at 10:25 a.m. and gets to Oakland at 9:25 p.m. See www.amtrak.com. Code for…
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RE: Training it from LA to San Fransisco
by johnsang 01 April 2012
If you want to take a train all the way to San Francisco you can get off the Coast Daylight in San Jose and take a local train right into…
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RE: Training it from LA to San Fransisco
by Hepburnsprings 01 April 2012
One more question Nutrax , you mention the train stops at Oakland quite late at night , if we didn't feel like bussing it , would it be…
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