Right across the San Francisco bay from "the City" is California's 7th largest city: Oakland. Oakland and neighborhoring Berkeley offers a diverse mix of people from young UC Berkeley Students to families raising kids to some of the area's toughest neighborhoods. There are a number of bars and clubs here, a few attract a specific crowd (latino or african american) and others show a mix as unique as Oakland. Further south down the east side of San Francisco bay, you'll find Hayward, Fremont and other suburbs and a few bars scattered about. Also see our other San Francisco Bay Area guides: San Francisco and San Jose / Silicon Valley