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East Oakland ranks amongst the lowest communities to provide healthcare coverage to adults and children. 52% of adults and 40% of children remain insured by private insurance companies, compared to 61% and 57% coverage throughout the state of California. East Oakland residents are one of the higher users of governmental health programs like ...
The history of Oakland, a city in the county of Alameda, California, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement by Horace Carpentier, Edson Adams, and Andrew Moon in the 19th century. The area now known as Oakland had seen human occupation for thousands of years, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into ...
The Oakland Hills (in gold) lie between Oakland's flatlands and East Bay Regional Park District. Oakland Hills is an informal term used to indicate the city neighborhoods lying within the eastern portion of Oakland, California. [1] The northernmost neighborhoods were devastated by the Oakland firestorm of 1991.
It is located in the hills east of Oakland, California. The park contains the largest remaining natural stand of coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) found in the East Bay. The park is part of a historical belt of coast redwood extending south to Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve and east to Moraga. [2]
Elmhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southernmost part of Oakland, California. Originally a separate unincorporated town, it was annexed by Oakland in 1909, and today is considered part of East Oakland. It lies at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m).
History of Oakland — in Alameda County, East Bay, California. ... Pages in category "History of Oakland, California" The following 78 pages are in this category ...
Oakland, California began a program of designating the city's historic landmarks and properties starting in 1973. [1] Many of the properties have also received recognition at the federal level by inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or by designation as National Historic Landmarks. [2]
Oakland Public Museum and YMCA open. Population: 150,174. 1912 – Oakland School Women's Club [9] and Children's Hospital founded. 1913 – Oakland Yacht Club established. [6] 1914 Oakland Technical High School established. Oakland City Hall and Civic Auditorium built. 1917 – Joaquin Miller Park established. [6] 1920 – Population: 216,261.