Comments on: Want To Ride Your Bike In Oakland? Try Piedmont Instead http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/ Words from a Non-Leftist Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lexica http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 Lexica Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:33:30 +0000 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/#comment-2347 "I’m sure the folks at city hall can spin a good explanation for this. Undoubtedly it involves a dearth of funding for basic services." median household income: Piedmont $170,463 Oakland $48,260 average household income: Piedmont $227,887 Oakland $64,767 (source: http://www.realestate.com/CA/) Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007: Piedmont: 2.1% Oakland: 17.6% Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007: Piedmont: 0.9% Oakland: 7.1% (source: http://www.city-data.com) Comparing Piedmont and Oakland isn't like comparing apples with oranges, it's like comparing open-pollinated organic heirloom apples from the farmers' market with store-brand orange-flavored soda. “I’m sure the folks at city hall can spin a good explanation for this. Undoubtedly it involves a dearth of funding for basic services.”

median household income:
Piedmont $170,463
Oakland $48,260

average household income:
Piedmont $227,887
Oakland $64,767
(source: http://www.realestate.com/CA/)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
Piedmont: 2.1%
Oakland: 17.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
Piedmont: 0.9%
Oakland: 7.1%
(source: http://www.city-data.com)

Comparing Piedmont and Oakland isn’t like comparing apples with oranges, it’s like comparing open-pollinated organic heirloom apples from the farmers’ market with store-brand orange-flavored soda.

]]> By: blackie http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-2306 blackie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:44:45 +0000 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/#comment-2306 Yup, Oakland is a fucked up shit jole, all right. Yup, Oakland is a fucked up shit jole, all right.

]]> By: mark ross http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-2305 mark ross Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:30:52 +0000 http://www.eastbayconservative.com/2009/02/28/want-to-ride-your-bike-in-oakland-try-piedmont-instead/#comment-2305 I've been riding around Oakland and environs for almost 30 years. Went out yesterday and noticed that the recent rains have taken their toll. You can also tell when you enter Berkeley... much more active road maintenance. The Oakland deterioration has been noticeable for about 10-12 years. It's obvious that the money normally allocated for street maintenance has been embezzeled by empire builders at City Hall. Right on about Dizzy Debbie! I’ve been riding around Oakland and environs for almost 30 years. Went out yesterday and noticed that the recent rains have taken their toll. You can also tell when you enter Berkeley… much more active road maintenance. The Oakland deterioration has been noticeable for about 10-12 years. It’s obvious that the money normally allocated for street maintenance has been embezzeled by empire builders at City Hall. Right on about Dizzy Debbie!

]]>