Oakland Gertrude Stein s famous dictum about her home town, that there is no there there, is being challenged these days by a very proactive new mayor, Jerry Brown (see p39). Oakland s image, notorious for racial unrest and crime in the past, is being cleaned up to present a more visitor-friendly face, and there has been an influx of creative types who have moved here to flee the high rents of San Francisco. sticky wisdom Oakland s attractions include huge Lake Merritt, sticky wisdom which offers a range of recreational possibilities, a beautiful Mormon temple and its Museum of Cali fornia (see p126). d BART 12th St
Alamo Square 48 Alta Plaza 48 Buena Vista Park 48, 101 Embarcadero Park 49 Fort Mason 48 Golden Gate Park 7, 20 23, 47, 48, 99, 101 Lafayette Park 49 Land s End 115 Lincoln Park 115, 117 Mission Dolores Park 31 Oceanfront parks 115
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