Moving to Oakland

Grats to your wife man. Living in Northern California will be something memorable for both of you. No matter where you live, I suggest you take the time to get into SF as much as possible, it's one of my favorite cities in the U.S. if not my FAVORITE city in the U.S., and you don't want to have lived there for a few years and look back regretting that you didn't explore every nuance of that amazing city by the bay.

Also make it out to wine country as much as you can, up to the redwoods a few times.

Go Sailing.

Ride a bike over the Golden Gate

Share wine and some fruit on the Muirland headlands looking back through the Golden Gate into the city.

Enjoy it

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Grantiere United States. April 18 2012 05:01. Posts 125

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Awwww yeah ferrets by the bay incoming!

dAPhREAk Nauru. April 18 2012 05:16. Posts 8698

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On April 18 2012 05:01 Grantiere wrote:
Awwww yeah ferrets by the bay incoming!

just as an fyi, possession of ferrets in california is illegal. i wanted to get one, but couldn't.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/13/pet-owners-seek-to-change-california-law-banning-ferrets/

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sharktopus. United States. April 18 2012 05:32. Posts 456

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My friend lives in Walnut Creek and it's a really nice area. It's about 20 minutes east of Berkeley on the 24 freeway. You may want to see if you can find anything in that area just to check out while you're up there. We have driven from his place into Berkeley or we take the BART, and either way never takes more than 30 minutes.

NonY April 18 2012 05:35. Posts 6923

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On April 18 2012 04:25 TURBODERPER wrote:
If I may ask, is your wife doing her residency in Oakland Children's Hospital? I'm curious because my uncle is one of the big players (doctors) there.

Yeah she'll just be starting her residency in pediatrics at Oakland Children's Hospital.

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NonY April 18 2012 05:35. Posts 6923

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On April 18 2012 05:01 Grantiere wrote:
Awwww yeah ferrets by the bay incoming!

We won't be bringing our ferrets

NonY April 18 2012 05:39. Posts 6923

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Does Walnut Creek have significantly hotter weather?

I was just comparing it to Berkeley and Oakland and it looks like the summers are much hotter, which we really want to escape from (coming from San Antonio, TX we are tired of the oppressive heat in the summer)

mahi29 United States. April 18 2012 05:50. Posts 235

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On April 18 2012 05:39 Liquid`NonY wrote:
Does Walnut Creek have significantly hotter weather?

I was just comparing it to Berkeley and Oakland and it looks like the summers are much hotter, which we really want to escape from (coming from San Antonio, TX we are tired of the oppressive heat in the summer)

I've lived in the Bay Area for the last decade and I go between Berkeley [I go to college there] and Walnut Creek [lived there at one point] and I don't see too much of a difference in weather. I've never felt it was so much different between the two places. I would assume both are milder than Texas -but I've never been to Texas so can't really speak on that. We get heat waves and it gets pretty hot once in a while but for the most part, its pretty mild and not too bad. Usually around mid to upper 80's.
And as far as living - Walnut Creek is a great place and through Walnut Creek BART and you can get to anywhere in the Bay Area in an hour. From Walnut Creek to Berkeley is like 25 minutes - so that should be fine. As others have said, North Berkeley is also an option to consider - though I would like Walnut Creek more, but thats just my opinion.

Anyway, welcome to the Bay Area, NonY

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javy_ United States. April 18 2012 05:52. Posts 1291

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Having lived in Austin for 2 years and the Bay Area for ~7 years, Texas heat is much worse primarily because of the humidity. Walnut Creek and the Pleasant Hill area shouldn't be a problem but it will be slightly warmer than Berkeley, however I wouldn't say the difference is "significant." I would probably start looking at homes in North Berkeley first (very quiet, the area closest to the northside of campus is filled mostly with engineering nerds and grad students) and then look at Pleasant Hill/Walnut Creek.

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dAPhREAk Nauru. April 18 2012 05:55. Posts 8698

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its about ten-fifteen degrees cooler once you go through the tunnel. oakland/berkeley are on the bay so you get more oceany weather with cool winds. walnut creek/concord/pleasant hill are in kind of a valley with the river to the north and the heat tends to collect.

summers are probably around 85-105 (usually tending towards 95) in concord/walnut creek. much cooler in berkeley/oakland. also, its less humidity than texas (my brother lives in austin so i visit often) so its a dry heat. its also much warmer in the winter than oakland/berkeley.

fyi, walnut creek is expensive. if you want to come to our side of the tunnel, you should consider pleasant hill, concord and this weird place called "transit village," which is trying to become a quasi-city. the development is right next to pleasant hill BART.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_village

Bear4188 United States. April 18 2012 05:59. Posts 1795

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It's a little warmer (also a little cooler in the winter) than the bayside cities but not as hot as Texas. Humidity in California is much lower than a Texas summer so while the sun can be strong the air itself isn't as sweltering. All areas of the Bay will get nice cool sea breezes in the afternoon during warmer weather. There are maybe a couple weekends a year that are pretty intense, which just make for a great excuse for a trip to the ocean or the high sierra, both of which would have great weather when it's super hot elsewhere. Keep in mind that the bayside areas are going to have more fog as well, although the east bay is nowhere near as foggy as San Francisco itself.

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cameronkrazie86 United States. April 18 2012 06:06. Posts 296

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I know you said you're looking for a house but if you decide to get an apartment, I would recommend
The Landing at Jack London Square. It was the nicest place I found when looking for apartments in the Bay Area with the "cheapest" price. I say "cheapest" because nothing is cheap out there but it was an amazing place. Lots of restaurants nearby, you're right on the estuary and the BART is about a 10 minute walk.

I came from a small midwestern town and I didn't have a single issue in the 6 months I lived there. I can't wait to move back in a couple years and would strongly recommend that apartment complex to anyone that's looking out for a place out there. The biggest adjustment I had was all the protestors that take place every weekend. I swear, there's a new protest daily. Also the panhandlers are kind of annoying too in SF.

Anyways, good luck with the move, super jealous of everyone that lives out there. Just wish I could find a job out there and move back ASAP, such an amazing area and the weather is perfect for me.

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dAPhREAk Nauru. April 18 2012 06:09. Posts 8698

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On April 18 2012 05:55 dAPhREAk wrote:

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here is a better link for the transit village.

http://www.contracostacentre.com/

chennis Taiwan. April 18 2012 06:14. Posts 227

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I am sure I am just repeating other people at this point, but you really want to avoid oakland in general. You can try places like piedmont, but you should definitely look into walnut creek. (my friend describe it as full of rich old folks, so you know...pretty safe). Alameda is also a pretty good option, its a nice place right by the bay right some decent sushi spots.

TURBODERPER April 18 2012 07:03. Posts 3

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Yea, Walnut Creek is more expensive than Pleasant Hill, and the latter is just as close to its own BART station and close to all convenience stores, etc.

Pleasant Hill is a cheaper to my knowledge, and the neighborhood is VERY safe (plus all the neighbors are really nice).

Lots of good places in Pleasant Hill as well to walk around.

Commuting to Berkeley from there again takes 20-30 minutes (BART is very very useful, but even using a car isn't that bad).

So if you don't want/can't do North Berkeley (since it is more expensive), my full recommendation goes to Pleasant Hill.

pikaaarrr :3 United States. April 18 2012 07:16. Posts 587

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Berkeley is not that cheap, although I love the place (UCB student, haha). I'd look for a place around Rockridge. East and West Oakland are the only really notorious parts of Oakland. Rockridge BART has some nice small places around it that should be fairly affordable.

In terms of neighborhoods in Oakland, I'd look for a place in Temescal/Shafter/Rockridge. Upper Rockridge is really nice but may not be very affordable. All of those neighborhoods are quite close to Children's Hospital.

Nitrogen United States. April 18 2012 07:30. Posts 5298

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there's a good like 15 degree difference between somewhere on the bay and about 10 minutes inland. walnut creek is a really really nice city, if you can find somewhere there that's cheap i'd recommend that. berkeley is really nice too, but it has some shitty parts and some expensive parts. oakland is a surprisingly nice city, in the nice parts. i believe east and west oakland are the parts with more crime, but other than those areas it's a really beautiful city.

that's cool that your wife is going to work at oakland's children hospital, i was hospitalized there for a few days when i was younger, pretty nice hospital.

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sc14s United States. April 18 2012 07:39. Posts 3108

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On April 18 2012 05:35 Liquid`NonY wrote:

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We won't be bringing our ferrets

you can own ferrets, you just can't purchase them in cali.. big difference.

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Froadac United States. April 18 2012 07:42. Posts 5604

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Walnut creek isn't too bad. It's not significantly warmer.

Where is she a resident at children's. I go there for a couple medical issues @.@

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