Originally Posted by wilco811

Oakland is possibly the least popular base due to the outrageous cost of working in California and as a result always has been a junior base for FOs. You'll most likely be able to get it right out of training. However, it is different on the CA side because it is full of locals who are happy being there. Therefore it will be hard to upgrade in OAK unless there is growth. Generally there is very little flying in OAK except for the few months in the summer. It is a great place to be on reserve assuming you live in base otherwise not such a good base if you want to fly a lot. Usually there are only two lines so the top two guys get all the good stuff. On the other hand you will rarely get called on reserve so it's nice if you feel like doing that. Rumor is that another plane will be added to OAK sometime in 2019.