Moving on up

[mrcrash]

For the next two months, I'll have a Richmond address. I've already caught myself saying "technically, it's Richmond" when people ask me where I live. As for why I say that, check out everything that happened over a span of two weeks earlier this year:

03-18 - North Richmond man beaten to death, set ablaze

03-30 - Homeless man shot to death at

Comments

[betternewthings]

Beats living in between a check cashing shop and the likka sto', like my old place.

I hear that place has gotten gentrified lately.

[mrcrash]

They may as well call it Emerynut Creek.

[betternewthings]

Well chalk me up as yet another Asian that the gweilo has gentrified out.

[schmi]

So... you live in South Richmond, right?

[mrcrash]

According to Wikipedia the Iron Triangle is South Richmond. We're in Marina Bay, so we're even further south.

So, to answer your question, yes and no? :)

[schmi]

Well just as long as you're out of the hotspots. :P I want my regular dose of reviews of bikes I'll probably never ride. ;)

[mrcrash]

Definitely out of the hot spots. My morning run takes me through places seen on this page. It's really nice!

it's not so bad

[salawayon]

I live in East Oakland just off of 66th and last fall there was a homicide right across the street from me.

Re: it's not so bad

[mrcrash]

Scary. I feel pretty safe as long as I'm on the south side of I-80.

Maybe it's because I set my homepage to SFGate.com, but do the homicide numbers are abnormally high this year?

Re: it's not so bad

[salawayon]

It usually fluctuates but that is what a lot of places are like in the area. We still have troubles on the homefront and it's a shame that the popular media tend to gloss over it with stories of drunken starlets.

Reality bites...hard.

[mojojoey]

i actually lived the first 5 years of my life in Richmond. born in a hospital in San Pablo, went to day care in El Sobrante, and mom took us shopping at Hilltop. now I've been a Pacifica girl since I was 10 years old. :) I don't even remember which part of Richmond we lived in. there were bars on the windows and we weren't allowed to play in the front yard.

[mrcrash]

Seems like things worked out alright for ya :)

You didn't go to private schools when you lived there, did you?

[mojojoey]

hmm, I was only there til I was 5 years old. I started Kindergarten somewhere there...but I doubt it was private school. my dad's a cheapo and I was a public school kid until I went to my nerdy little private college.