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Oakland became a destination for African Americans in the Great Migration during and after World War II as they gained high-paying jobs in the defense industry. Blacks have formed a plurality in Oakland for many years, peaking in 1980 at about 47% of the population. Oakland's Black population decreased by nearly 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 ...
Albert Bierstadt, Yosemite Valley, 1868, oil on canvas William Keith, Early Oakland, 7th and Adeline Streets, The Southern Pacific Depot, 1867, watercolor The Oakland Museum of California or OMCA (formerly the Oakland Museum) is an interdisciplinary museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California, located at 1000 Oak Street in Oakland, California.
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
Yoshi's (also known as Yoshi's Jazz Club and Yoshi's Oakland) is a nightclub located in Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States. The venue originally opened in 1972 as a restaurant in Berkeley, later moving to Claremont Avenue in Oakland. In 1979, the restaurant expanded into a lounge/nightclub hosting local and national jazz ...
601 12th Street, Suite 325, Oakland, California, 94607 U.S. Key people. ... Solar Mosaic is a clean energy fin-tech company based in Oakland, California.
Administrative offices in Oakland: Agency overview; ... Headquarters: 375 11th Street Oakland, CA 94607-4240: Annual budget: $1.8 billion USD (July 2015 – June 2017)
Cypress Freeway Memorial Park — 14th and Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA 94607; DeFremery Park — 9.4 acres (38,000 m 2) — 1651 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA 94607; Dimond Park — 14.31 acres (57,900 m 2) — 3860 Hanly Road, Oakland, CA 94602; Dunsmuir Estate Park — 30.16 acres (122,100 m 2) — 61 Covington Street, Oakland, CA 94605
The auditorium hosted the Oakland Symphony Orchestra until 1972, and the arena was home to the Oakland Skates roller hockey team in 1996. For almost 70 years, from 1919 until 1987, the arena was home to the annual Christmas Pageant (later the Oakland Children's Holiday Pageant) involving at least 1,700 youngsters from 70 city schools.