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East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Oakland, California, United States. It opened in 1978. [1] EOYDC works to develop the social and leadership capacities of youth and young adults (ages 5 to 24) to prepare them for employment , higher education , and leadership .
East Oakland is a geographical region of Oakland, California, United States, that stretches between Lake Merritt in the northwest and San Leandro in the southeast. As the southeastern portion of the city, East Oakland takes up the largest portion of the city's land area. The area is a major hub of Northern California's black community, with ...
Coordinates: 37°48′43″N 122°17′42″W. West Oakland highlighted within the City of Oakland. West Oakland is a neighborhood situated in the northwestern corner of Oakland, California, United States, situated west of Downtown Oakland, south of Emeryville, and north of Alameda. The neighborhood is located along the waterfront at the Port ...
April 22, 2024 at 10:29 PM. Oakland, CA - The Oakland Roots and Soul soccer teams are bringing their expertise to local elementary schools in a program to bring Oakland students more access to ...
Horace W. Carpentier. Deputy. Rebecca Kaplan (Vice Mayor) The city of Oakland, California, was founded in 1852, and was incorporated in 1854. Until the early 20th century, all Oakland mayors served terms of only one or two years each. The city uses a weak mayor system.
On May 17, 2007, Oakland Military Institute relocated from the Oakland Army Base to 3877 Lusk Street, Oakland, CA 94608. In August 2012, it opened a 15,000 square foot state of the art facility to serve 6th grade and house science classrooms, music and art classes, and a library and computer lab and virtual learning center. References
Ghost Town Farms, one of the more successful expressions of urban agriculture activity in Oakland is located in the heart of the district at 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, between 27th and 28th Streets. The area is also one of Oakland's open-air art galleries, with many murals, particularly along Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
The Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus was founded under the auspices of the Pacific Cent in 1999 before becoming an independent organization. [7] In 2001 the Pacific Center was involved in trying to help the city curb cruising for sex by men in Berkeley Aquatic Park by getting the city to set up a support network for men who have sex with men ...