short-term housing in/near Oakland?

My son is working at Highland Hospital in Oakland for the next 3 months and he couldn't seem to find anyplace nearby to live for that short of a timeframe. He eventually got a place in a small complex that's in Hoover-Foster, I believe. The apartment itself is not too bad, but the area is a bit sketchy. I was wondering if anybody might have leads/suggestions on somewhere else that would be a reasonable commute for working at that hospital. Thanks.

I spent a month between leases at "Hotel Travelers", which my brother and I always pronounced in a thick French accent, 'otel Traveleurs,  in Chinatown back in the early 90s. It was cheap. The closet reeked of urine (one shared bathroom on the floor). A previous tenant had spray-painted "FUCK YOU" on the wall, and the management hadn't bothered to repaint. An acrid, burnt, chemical smell, and a faint grey haze were always in the air - I assume either crack, meth, or some combination thereof. It being the early 90s, gunfire was popping off, not nearly far enough away, on a regular basis. I spent a lot of time sitting in Chinese restaurants, eating Chinese food, and drinking lots of tea, rather than going back "home".

I was going to unrecommend it to your son, but it has been turned into yuppie condos, so never mind. Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

I spent a month between leases at "Hotel Travelers", which my brother and I always pronounced in a thick French accent, 'otel Traveleurs,  in Chinatown ...

I've lived in some pretty cruddy places, but nothing that can top that!