A Long Slate of Mayoral Candidates Hints at a Rapidly Changing Oakland by MELENA RYZIK

By MELENA RYZIK

Once a bastion for the working and middle classes, the city is going through an identity crisis as it gains a reputation as a gentrifying “hipster haven” with a booming real estate market.

Published: July 31, 2014 at 4:00AM

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