re: Worker attacked by 2 women in Oakland Laundromat I used when I recently lived in Oakland

I lived in Oakland from 1979 to 2005 and the Lake Merritt area is a Mediterranean jewel. Crime is high, but crime is also high in places like Nashville, Indianapolis and Columbus. Many of you seem to think that it is a West Coast version of Baltimore or Memphis. The Oakland Hills are the closest thing to the Hollywood Hills.