tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post7932684869997592633..comments2024-01-22T18:22:29.391-08:00Comments on hedera's corner: Crime in Oaklandhederahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-86733786656702495382008-05-21T21:20:00.000-07:002008-05-21T21:20:00.000-07:00The other thing to keep in mind - and I regularly ...The other thing to keep in mind - and I regularly have to stop and remind myself of this - is that the incidents reported on the Yahoo group are self selected, and they have a bias toward disaster. Nobody writes in to the Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Watch Yahoo group to say, "Gee, I walked home from Rockridge BART last night, and it was a beautiful evening, and nothing at all happened." But I spent most of 12 years, from 1988 to 2000, doing exactly that. The increase in crime has happened over the last 3 years; but the incidents reported on the list represent the Pareto principle - 90% of the problems are reported by 10% of the people. And caused by even fewer.hederahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-5928813856195165992008-05-15T21:07:00.000-07:002008-05-15T21:07:00.000-07:00Taking a drive on the odd Sunday to look at houses...Taking a drive on the odd Sunday to look at houses in other neighborhoods, isn't a bad lark. Don't most neighborhoods go through the new, settled, comfortable, stages then eventually slide into renewal fodder as people move into new areas? As you get older, you may want a home that fits who you are as opposed to who you were when you purchased the house you have now. Anyway, at the worst, you will have a nice drive, and come home positive your home and neighborhood is the best one for you after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com