On the heels of Forbes annual Priciest ZIP Codes List comes their annual list of America's Most Dangerous Cities — and, surprise, there is no overlap between the two. As for the latter, the Bay Area's own Oakland comes in at #3, failing to beat four-time winner Detroit. Forbes writes: "Oakland's high levels of poverty and proximity to drug corridors combine to generate lots of violence. The city across the Bay from San Francisco ranks first nationwide in violent robberies."

The frightening city of Stockton — so bad that A's pitcher Dallas Braden went on a public tirade last month and threatened to leave his hometown after his grandmother was robbed and himself carjacked, while police did nothing — comes in a #8 in between Baltimore, Maryland (#7) and Cleveland, Ohio (#9). Regarding Stocking, the magazine notes: "It's hard to control crime when your city is broke. Stockton filed for bankruptcy in June and has cut back dramatically on policing, exacerbating the city's longstanding problems with violence."

The list is based on the number of violent crimes in a year per 100,000 people. Detroit beats out Karachi, Pakistan and Juarez, Mexico with 2,137 crimes per 100,000, and that would include murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults. They saw 344 murders last year. Thus, Detroit has lost more than 200,000 residents since 2001.

Interestingly, when it comes to violent robberies, Oakland is actually #1 in the nation. The much maligned city across the Bay is a frequent fixture on lists like this, and currently has about 1700 violent crimes per 100,000 residents.

The list, if you dare:

10. Buffalo, New York
9. Cleveland, Ohio
8. Stockton, California
7. Baltimore, Maryland
6. Atlanta, Georgia
5. Birmingham, Alabama
4. Memphis, Tennessee
3. Oakland, California
2. St. Louis, Missouri
1. Detroit, Michigan

SFist has asked Oakland Mayor Jean Quan for comment. We will update just as soon as she gets back to us.

Have you heard of Rickey's Restaurant? Well, the Novato joint was the only Bay Area eatery to land on Forbes list of highest grossing restaurants in America. Last year they pulled in a whopping $18.7 million with a menu boasting such "classic" fare as coconut shrimp, chicken scallopini, penne pasta alfredo, and bacon-wrapped filet mignon. Basically, a menu over which your average San Francisco food twit would strain a muscle rolling their eyes. (For the record, we would totally eat there.)

Rickey's also urges customers to break the cardinal rule of waiting to swim before you eat. Forbes points out that "in the summer diners not only get live jazz with their dinner, they can also swim in Rickey's pool."

A few Yelp reviews:

• "Fun location where the kids can swim and play while you wait for dinner." - Des D.

• "My dinner (a prawn and scallop special) was very good! Hubby's prime rib was 'ok.' Dessert was an apple crisp (apples weren't peeled) that was also ok." - EC

• "NO SOUP. NO SALAD. DESSERT WAS A SMALL DISH OF VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH A BIT OF CHOCOLATE SAUCE OR FLAVORED LIKE CHOCOLATE." - Hope H.

• "One of the things that I love about Rickeys is that they have a gluten-free menu! They have a decent selections of appetizers, entrees, and desserts that are all gluten free, which makes eating and ordering here so easy if you are not able to tolerate gluten." - AM

Anyway, the majority of Forbes' list is bombarded with steakhouses and upscale crab shacks. Not too surprising. But we're surprised to see that a Novato joint with a pool was the only restaurant to make the list. Anyway, according to their site, "Rickey's serves old-fashioned American favorites, such as spit-roasted meats, slow smoked prime rib, and seasonal cuisine. The affordable and comfortable cuisine focuses on only the freshest ingredients from the tremendous bounty from small local growers."

According to yet another ranking list in Forbes magazine, San Francisco came in at #18 as America's most overpriced city. Surprised at ranking so low? We were. This most recent survey based their data on earnings potential and living expenses in the 50 largest U.S. metro areas. Ranked by average salary for workers with "a bachelor's degree or higher, annual unemployment statistics, cost of living and the Housing Opportunity Index," our sister city to the south, Los Angeles, came in at #1. Rounding out the top five are #2, Chicago, Ill.; #3, Miami, Fla.; #4, New York, N.Y.; and #5, Providence, R.I.

Forbes annual list of billionaires around the world came out today. Jealous? And for the first time in 14 years Warren Buffett (at $62 billion) snatched the number one spot from Bill Gates (who came in at a dismal $58 billion.) This post was created using Explorer, not Firefox, in condolence.

But who, you ask, took the top spots for the Bay Area? Well, Oracle founder Larry Ellison (coming in at #14 with $25 billion), of course. The surgically enhanced Ellison beat out Google brat pack trifecta Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt.They came in at #32, #33, and #142, respectively. Apple's Steve Jobs numbered at #189, and San Francisco's very own George Lucas (we're officially claiming him as our own since LucasArts is in the Presidio) ranked at #277.

47 Bay Area fat cats in all made the billionaire list. For a comprehensive list of people who can afford better blow than you, go here.