A new survey shows more Oakland residents believe their city is headed in the right direction, though concerns remain. According to the annual Pulse Survey released Wednesday by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, more Oakland residents believe the city is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction for the first time since 2017. The findings are based on interviews with 720 Oakland residents conducted over a nine-day period that ended Sunday. 46% said Oakland is headed in the right direction, while 36% said it’s headed in the wrong direction. For comparison, in 2024, only 12% said the city was headed in the right direction, compared to the 75% that said it was headed the wrong direction. NBC Bay Area’s Bob Redell has the full report in the video above. ...read more read less