Ladies and gentrification: When I get around to posting a Yelp review of Trouble Coffee—which is opposite Project Willow—this is how it'll read: "If you want wifi, generic coffee and bland service, go to Starbucks. But if you're looking for some attitude, refuge and the best Americano I have ever tasted in the US, look for Trouble." Photo 9 of 10 in Project Willow, West Oakland by Byron Loker

Project Willow, West Oakland

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Ladies and gentrification: When I get around to posting a Yelp review of Trouble Coffee—which is opposite Project Willow—this is how it'll read: "If you want wifi, generic coffee and bland service, go to Starbucks. But if you're looking for some attitude, refuge and the best Americano I have ever tasted in the US, look for Trouble."