As somebody else posted, the study is very shallow. Oakland, Ca. prepared for Peak Oil? Oakland has BART, which I absolutely love but they also have MAJOR as in MAJOR gang problems that are spreading into the working class and middle class parts of town. There are big timeproblems with the police, just google "oakland riders trial, and now there areAK-47 attacks taking place in the "nice" areas of town. I could go on but you get the point: parts are already slipping into "Mad Max" and things haven't gotten bad yet.

Also, please note: I lived in the heart of one of the worst parts of San Francisoc (the Tenderloin) and worked a the Public Defenders office so it's not like I'm some wilting flower afraid of poor people or some closeted racist afraid of other races.

Best,

Matt