u/Automatic-Rest3843

Hi, I am recently arrived in the Bay Area, currently homeless and living in a shelter in San Francisco. I have a job in a restaurant in Oakland and I am beginning to look for housing but it isn’t a very high paying job and my budget is very tight. Most of the living situations I’m looking at are just rooms for rent, but I’ve found a couple of apartments from a property company called “Art Haus” that seem like I might be able to afford them. However, the two cheapest of these apartment buildings are in West Oakland, one on Chestnut and another on Magnolia. I’ve heard very bad things about the safety level of West Oakland, but I’ve also heard it’s not quite as bad as it used to be. Just how dangerous is it there? Is it viable to live in those locations or should I keep looking? If it is possible to live there, what kind of safety precautions should I take? Thanks in advance.