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…a city, [Oakland], that continues to bring in new residents, new business, and new life even in the wake of a recession and the shadow of the tech-rich Silicon Valley. San Franciscans—even, in some cases, those who can afford rent and housing prices in the City—are moving across the bay in droves; of the four such transplants I spoke to…all pointed to Oakland’s culture as part or all of the reason for their move. City revenues are up and new businesses are opening at a rapid clip. Gentrification debates—and they are valid, legion, and intractable—aside, it’s clear that something’s happening here…

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Hmm… guess where I might be living after law school lol. 

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