Having lived in Oakland for a few years, I found this pretty interesting, but it also very much underscored the segregation in neighborhoods. I lived in downtown Oakland, but was surrounded by Caucasians and Asians and college students. South east of where I lived is much more the setting for this video would be shot.

Scrapertown from California is a place. on Vimeo.

http://www.vimeo.com/9702393?pg=embed&sec=9702393