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OAKLAND, Calif. - Lake Merritt is also known as the jewel of Oakland. A new campaign that launched Monday hopes to add some shine to the popular destination, which has also been the scene of ...
On September 28, 2022, one person was ultimately killed and five people were wounded from gun violence that occurred at King Estates School Complex, an area where three different high schools share a complex campus in Oakland, California. The shooting happened during school hours at 12:45 p.m., [1] when two gunmen, believed by Oakland ...
The Tribune was founded February 21, 1874, by George Staniford and Benet A. Dewes. The Oakland Daily Tribune was first printed at 468 Ninth St. as a 4-page, 3-column newspaper, 6 by 10 inches. Staniford and Dewes gave out copies free of charge. The paper had news stories and 43 advertisements. Staniford, the editor and Dewes, the printer, were ...
Oakland is the most populous city in and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the third-largest city overall in the Bay Area. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, [13] it serves as the Bay Area's trade center ...
Stockton, California, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. Merritt College ( AA) University of California, Berkeley ( BA) Sheng Thao (born July 18, 1985) is an American politician and the 51st mayor of Oakland, California. She is the first Hmong American mayor of a major city in the United States. [1] [2] She was elected as mayor of ...
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 ...
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. / 37.72139°N 122.22083°W / 37.72139; -122.22083. San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport ( IATA: OAK, ICAO: KOAK, FAA LID: OAK) is an international airport in Oakland, California. The airport is located 7 miles (11 km) south of Downtown Oakland and 12 miles (19 km) east of San ...
Total crime in Oakland dropped by 41% from 1987 to 2012. In 2012, Oakland had the highest total crime rate of any California city with 20,000 or more people, with 8,587 total crimes per 100,000 residents, compared to a statewide average of 3,182 total crimes per 100,000 people. [8] Property crime in Oakland declined by 58% between 1988 and 2009 ...