It appears Starbuck's Strip District location has closed. Jerry Brown has used Starbuck's hours of operation as a measure of the vitality of downtown Oakland.... It appears Starbuck's Strip District location has closed. Jerry Brown has used Starbuck's hours of operation as a measure of the vitality of downtown Oakland, CA. The longer it stays open, the more vital the neighborhood is. If the Strip District Starbuck's has closed, what does that say for Pittsburgh's Strip?