The top 25 neighborhoods exist in these cities: Bakersfield, CA, Sacramento, CA, San Bernadino, CA, Stockton, CA, Davis, CA, Riverside, CA and Oakland, CA. See the exact neighborhoods here.

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Mike Linksvayer ponders the options for demolishing freeways in Oakland, CA. I know nothing about Oakland geography, so I have no opinions about his recommendations, but this seems like a worthwhile conversation for people in the Bay Area to be having.

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Watkins, Jr. is Research Fellow with the Independent Institute (www.independent.org) , Oakland, CA, and author of the book, Reclaiming the American Revolution.

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Nelson is a professor of environmental policy in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and a senior fellow with The Independent Institute, Oakland, CA ( www.independent.org).

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In Oakland, CA, meanwhile, folks in need of weed can visit several medical-marijuana dispensaries, which operate under what are comparatively relaxed regulations and allow for treating a wide array of ailments.

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