Oakland's Vibrant Street Economy

(Photo taken by reporter Sarah Gonzalez at Youth Alive in Oakland)

For the third installment of our series, reporter Sarah Gonzalez explores the unique entrepreneurial spirit that is still alive and well in Oakland, despite the almost 16% unemployment rate there. The street economy is all about hustling, and Gonzalez finds that even though many hustles are innocent and "legitimate," the conditions of the street economy make it easy to slide into the criminal and violent hustling game.