Oakland, Calif.

The city's revitalization provides a case study in perceptions. Devastated by the crack epidemic in the 1980s, Oakland recruited new residents with programs like the 10K Downtown Housing Initiative, with the aim of attracting 10,000 newcomers to the city center by 2001. Today Oakland is seen as a hip city on the way up.

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