Interesting info BlackFamily. Didn't even know the BGF was still active in the Bay Area.
Oakland seems to be more like independent drug crews running things.
To place it in chronological perspective:
The 70s Oakland is when they expanded their street activities and network with established drug syndicates
80s seem to be the peak of their activities with more extortion of dealers & even a car bombing of a rival dealer/ The projects on the westside in the lower bottom area had ties to them/ There's a couple of local crews directly tied to BGF / Kumi 415 is formed during this timeframe
90s is the decline for some reasons unknown at the moment & the shift to the Kumi street activities along with them being a recruitment base for BGF
00s Kumi is still active in the forefront with BGF in the background.
It seems that BGF in the Bay Area have a freelance networks that consist of small number of members while the Baltimore branch have more of a structured network.
