: ▁" Inst ead ▁of ▁an ▁om n ibus ▁crime ▁bill , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁shoot ings ▁in ▁Ghost ▁Town ▁in ▁West ▁Oak land ▁and ▁sides h ows ▁in ▁East ▁Oak land ." ▁Brown ▁made ▁attempts ▁to ▁turn ▁around ▁the ▁bl ight ed ▁West ▁Oak land ▁neighborhood ▁after ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes ▁featured ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁television ▁profile . ▁H ous ing ▁prices ▁have ▁increased . ▁So ▁has ▁drug ▁dealing , ▁especially ▁since ▁nearby ▁par ks ▁were ▁closed ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Oak land . ▁Pro st itution , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁decl ine ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁de cade . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" g host ▁r iding " ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁this ▁Oak land ▁neighborhood . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Cont ra ▁Costa ▁Times ▁and ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁local ▁ra pper ▁M ist ah ▁F . A . B . ▁popular ized ▁the ▁term ▁with ▁his ▁song ▁" G host ▁R ide ▁It " ▁and ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁its ▁orig ins ▁are ▁in ▁Ghost ▁Town . ▁ ▁City - Count y ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁In iti ative ▁Both ▁F oster / H o over ▁Historic ▁District ▁( G host town ) ▁and ▁Sob ran te ▁Park , ▁were ▁target ed ▁for ▁youth ▁inter vention ▁programs ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Oak land ▁in ▁their ▁" Me asure ▁Y " ▁campaign s . ▁The ▁specific ▁program ▁is ▁term ed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁the ▁" City - Count y ▁Ne igh