In 1853, Jack Coffee Hays, a famous Texas Ranger, was one of the first to establish residence in Oakland while performing his duties as sheriff of San Francisco. The town and its environs quickly grew with the railroads, becoming a major rail terminal in the late 1860s and 1870s. In 1868, the Central Pacific constructed the Oakland Long Wharf ...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 of Oakland and at the eastern end of the San …Seasons. 2009 →. The Oakland Athletics ' 2008 season marked their 40th year in Oakland, California. It was also the 108th season in franchise history. The team finished third in the American League West with a record of 75–86. The Athletics were not expected to contend for the American League West title in 2008.Oakland University (also known locally as OU or Oakland) is a public research university in Rochester, Michigan. [fn 1] Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson , it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland , operating under the Michigan State University Board of Trustees , [9] before gaining institutional independence from …Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.. He made his feature-length debut with the independent film Fruitvale Station …Website. www .oaklandfl .gov. Oakland is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,516 at the 2020 Census, [4] representing a growth of 38.5% over the population of 2,538 recorded during the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando – Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area . Website. www .oaklandfl .gov. Oakland is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,516 at the 2020 Census, [4] representing a growth of 38.5% over the population of 2,538 recorded during the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando – Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area .LocalWiki is a grassroots effort to collect, share and open the world’s local knowledge. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Learn more | Privacy Policy ...Our review of the Escape Lounge - The Centurion Studio Partner at Oakland (OAK) includes details on the amenities and how to get in for free. We may be compensated when you click o...From November 9–12, 2016, protests occurred in Oakland, California, against the election of Donald Trump. While originally peaceful, these protests became violent, with protesters lighting trash cans and cars and a building on fire and smashing store windows and throwing bottles at police. Thirty protesters were arrested, and three officers ...Oakland Six. The Oakland Six was the first six-cylinder engine offered by the Oakland Motor Company in 1913 which became a division of General Motors in 1909. [2] [3] [4] [1] The Oakland Six was offered in many different model names that changed every year, along with several body styles and engine displacements until 1929, when the V8 was ... The 2017 Oakland Athletics season was the 50th for the Oakland Athletics franchise in Oakland, as well as the 117th in club history.The A's began the season on April 3 at home against Los Angeles Angels and finished the season at the Texas Rangers on October 1. They finished the season in last place in the American League West and did not make …The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of the 1967 NHL expansion. Peter Yuan Liu was a 2014 Oakland mayoral candidate. He received 453 first place votes and was eliminated in the 6th round. Running for CA Governor 2018. He has created a …The Oakland Press is a daily newspaper published in Oakland County, Michigan with headquarters in Troy. It is owned by 21st Century Media, with which its parent company merged in 2013 after filing for bankruptcy. The local historical society traces its origins to The Pontiac Gazette, founded in 1843.Oakland, city, seat (1873) of Alameda county, west-central California, U.S. It lies on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco . The city site is located on a flat coastal plain that rises …1906 San Francisco Earthquake - Effects on Oakland. In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, the earth shuddered beneath San Francisco. The 7.7 to 7.9 magnitude earthquake remains one of the worst urban disasters in U.S. history. Though the quake lasted less than a minute, its immediate impact was disastrous.In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.8% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 38.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 67.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 59.1 males. Oakland Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located in the city of Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is located in the northwest corner of the intersection of 14 Mile and John R. roads, adjacent to Interstate 75 (Chrysler Freeway). The mall features 116 stores, including a food court, plus several big-box stores on the periphery.Bayside is a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Queens.It is bounded by Whitestone to the northwest, the Long Island Sound and Little Neck Bay to the northeast, Douglaston to the east, Oakland Gardens to the south, and Fresh Meadows to the west. CNN Money ranked Bayside as one of the most expensive housing markets nationally …Oakland Community College (OCC) is a public community college with five campuses in Oakland County, Michigan. Established in 1964, OCC is the largest community college in Michigan, with the state's third-largest undergraduate enrollment. Enrollment at the college for the Spring 2022 semester was 14,511. Oakland Community College has been …The 22-story Tribune Building and Tower is located at 409 - 13th Street in Downtown, Oakland. When the tower was constructed in the 1920s it was the second tallest building in Oakland, standing at 305 feet (city hall, constructed in 1914, is 320 feet). Today it is Oakland’s 11th tallest building.Maxx Crosby. Maxx Robert Crosby (born August 22, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft .Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. In 2017, the playing surface was dedicated as Rickey Henderson Field in honor of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former …A map of the location of the first cemetery in Oakland. Credit: Oakland Wiki Lake Merritt’s BART station at 8th and Oak Streets. The former site of Oakland’s first cemetery. Credit: Amir Aziz When Oakland was established in 1852, the city had only one graveyard, the Oakland Cemetery, located east of Oak Street between 7th and 11th …USS Oakland (LCS-24) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the third ship to be named for the City of Oakland, California. Design. In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. The Navy ...The Port of Oakland is a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay.It was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. As of 2019 it was the sixth busiest container port in the United States, behind Long Beach, Los Angeles, Newark, Port of Seattle-Tacoma, and …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 adjacent to Oak Street, 10th Street, and 11th Street in Oakland, California. The museum contains more than 1.8 million objects dedicated to "telling the extraordinary ...The Port of Oakland is a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay.It was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. As of 2019 it was the sixth busiest container port in the United States, behind Long Beach, Los Angeles, Newark, Port of Seattle-Tacoma, and …Oakland – Jack London Square. / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139. Oakland – Jack London Square station is a train station in Jack London Square of Oakland, California, United States. The station is served by Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains. [6] Through Amtrak Thruway buses, this ...Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane.It describes the team's sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive baseball team on a small budget. It led to the 2011 film Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The club plays its home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, and is headquartered in ...The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum. The nine World Series championships, fifteen pennants ... The Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center (formerly, the Oakland Auditorium, aka the Oakland Municipal Auditorium) is a 1915 Beaux-Arts-style building in the Civic Center neighborhood, directly below Lake Merritt. The building was designed by architects John J. Donovan and Henry Hornbostel (who also contributed to the design of City Hall) and built ... The 2018 season was the Oakland Raiders' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 24th since their return to Oakland, and their first under head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (fifth overall). The Raiders finished the season with a 4–12 record, failing to improve upon their previous season's record of …The 2019 season was the Oakland Raiders' 60th since they were founded, their 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (sixth overall). It was the Raiders’ and NFL's last season in Oakland. The Raiders finished the season 7–9, improving on the prior season 4–12 …63 killed, 3,757 injured [1] [9] The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for ...Billy Beane. William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher [1] and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations. Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 12,748, [10] [11] a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 288 (+2.3%) from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 ... The Port of Oakland is a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay. It was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. Downtown Oakland is the central business district of Oakland, California, United States. It is located roughly bounded by both the Oakland Estuary and Interstate 880 on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast, and Lake Merritt on the east.Opened. May 18, 1997. ( 1997-05-18) Construction cost. $3 million. Website. Venue Website. 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. 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 adjacent to Oak Street, 10th Street, and 11th Street in Oakland, California. The museum contains more than 1.8 million objects dedicated to "telling the extraordinary ...Oakland, Nebraska. / 41.83556°N 96.46694°W / 41.83556; -96.46694. Oakland is a city in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,244 at the 2010 census. Oakland continues to build on its strong foundation with its bi-annual Swedish Festival and is known by its proclamation from the Swedish Consul-General and the ... Oakland, Nebraska. / 41.83556°N 96.46694°W / 41.83556; -96.46694. Oakland is a city in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,244 at the 2010 census. Oakland continues to build on its strong foundation with its bi-annual Swedish Festival and is known by its proclamation from the Swedish Consul-General and the ...Oakland Coffee Works, shortened as Oakland Coffee is a coffee company founded in 2015 by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, and Mike Dirnt of the American punk rock band Green Day. The company aims to set a standard for "compostability" in coffee packaging.Fremont High School is an urban public high school located in East Oakland, California, United States. It was formerly a group of smaller high schools located on the same campus and known as Fremont Federation of High Schools. The school's present configuration is that of the "wall to wall" career academies model, consisting of a 9th Grade ...Oakland is a city in the East Bay of the Bay_Area_(California) of San Francisco. Understand . Oakland stands out as an important industrial port city in …Barbara Jean Lee (née Tutt; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician and social worker who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee represents California's 12th congressional district (numbered as the 9th district from 1998 to 2013 and as the 13th district from 2013 to 2023), which is based …Will Oakland. Will Oakland (January 15, 1880–May 15, 1956) was an American countertenor famed for his exceptionally high vocal range. He was born Herman Hinrichs in Jersey City, New Jersey, to German-American immigrant parents. Oakland began his musical career after leaving the United States Army in 1905, joining Lew Dockstader 's …On December 2, 2016, at about 11:20 p.m. PST, a fire started in a former warehouse that had been illegally converted into an artist collective with living spaces (named the Ghost Ship) in Oakland, California which was hosting a concert with 80-100 attendees. The blaze killed 36 people, making it the deadliest fire in the history of Oakland. The building, …Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was …The Oakland Model A was the first four-cylinder engine offered by the Oakland Motor Company in 1907 which became a division of General Motors in 1909. [2] [3] [4] [1] The Model A was developed and manufactured from former Oakland Motor Company sources while the engine was provided by Northway Motor and Manufacturing Division of GM [5] …Get ratings and reviews for the top 7 home warranty companies in Oakland, TN. Helping you find the best home warranty companies for the job. Expert Advice On Improving Your Home Al...Oakland Athletics ( MLB) Howard Terminal Ballpark was a proposed baseball stadium to be built in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland, California. If approved and constructed, it would have served as the new home stadium of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, replacing the Oakland Coliseum.Oakland Unified teachers went on strike for seven days, beginning on February 21, 2019, for fully funded public education, higher wages, and smaller class size. The strikes were part of the RedforEd campaign and were organized by the Oakland Education Association (OEA)--a union for teachers—and East Bay Democratic Socialists of America (EBDSA ... Billy Beane. William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher [1] and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations. David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on The Young and the Restless (1975–1982), playing the role of Dr. Snapper Foster.His career continued with his leading …John Joseph Fisher (born June 1, 1961) is an American heir and businessman. He is the principal owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer and the Texas Rattlers of the Professional Bull Riders organization. He is a former part-owner of the San Francisco Giants, having purchased a …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. Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. In 2017, the playing surface was dedicated as Rickey Henderson Field in honor of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former …Oakland is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,100 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Breezy Knoll, Oakland, and Sylvan Mounds, as well as the census-designated place of Lake Ripley, are located in the town.Children's Hospital Oakland. / 37.837492; -122.267484. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland formerly known as Children's Hospital Oakland, is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Oakland, California. The hospital has 191 beds [1] and is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine. [2]The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum. The nine World Series championships, fifteen pennants ... The Chinatown neighborhood in Oakland, California ( Chinese: 屋崙華埠 ), is traditionally Chinese which reflects Oakland's diverse Chinese American, and more broadly Asian American community. It is frequently referred to as " Oakland Chinatown " in order to distinguish it from nearby San Francisco's Chinatown. It lies at an elevation of 39 ... Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum [9] is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. In 2017, the playing surface was dedicated as Rickey Henderson Field in honor of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former ... Oakland Coffee Works, shortened as Oakland Coffee is a coffee company founded in 2015 by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, and Mike Dirnt of the American punk rock band Green Day. The company aims to set a standard for "compostability" in coffee packaging. It is based in Oakland, California, United States.The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks. [3] [4] It includes one of the longest bridge spans in the United ... Welcome to the official wiki for Oaklands, a game developed by Typical Developers. The Oakland Airport Connector is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system operated by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) between BART's Coliseum station and Oakland International Airport station.The line is colored on BART maps as the Beige Line. The system is integrated into BART's fare system. The line opened for revenue service on …Get the most recent info and news about AltexSoft on HackerNoon, where 10k+ technologists publish stories for 4M+ monthly readers. #86 Company Ranking on HackerNoon Get the most re...The Oakland Post is the largest African-American weekly newspaper in Northern California, headquartered in Downtown Oakland.It is one of five local newspapers published by the Post News Group, along with the Berkeley Tri-City Post, the Richmond Post, the San Francisco Post and the South County Post. At its height, the paper circulated 55,000 …Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/ z ə n ˈ d eɪ. ə / zən-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996), known mononymously as Zendaya, is an American actress and singer.She has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.. Born …The most brilliant affair of the week of course was the reception which Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith gave on Wednesday evening at their charming home, Arbor Villa, in East Oakland, to which over 1300 guests from both sides of the bay were bidden. A Tribune article from the same year was titled “society queens rule at Smith grand ball.”. The Fox Oakland Theatre is a 2,800-seat concert hall, a former movie theater, located at 1807 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. It originally opened in 1928, running films until 1970. Designed by Weeks and Day, the theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 2023 season was the 123rd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, and the 56th in Oakland.The Athletics failed to improve on their 60–102 record from the previous season, going 50–112. They started 10–45 in their first 55 games, which tied them with the 1904 Washington Senators and 1899 Cleveland Spiders for the worst 55-game start in MLB …September 9, 1987. Oakland is a village in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It was developed in the 19th century at the site of a stone mill (now surviving only in fragmentary ruins) near the confluence of the Chepachet and Clear Rivers. It is one of the few remaining stone mills in this state. . Oakland Coffee Works, shortened as OaklandOakland é uma cidade localizada no estado americano da Cali The Diocese of Oakland (Latin: Diœcesis Quercopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco.. The Diocese of Oakland comprises Alameda and Contra … FIPS code. 41-54000 [5] GNIS feature ID. 2411293 [3] Website. www.oaklandoregon.org. Oakland is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, located 2 miles (3 km) from Interstate 5. The population was 927 at the 2010 census.Harris – acquitted. On December 2, 2016, at about 11:20 p.m. PST, a fire started in a former warehouse that had been unlawfully converted into an artist collective with living spaces (named the Ghost Ship) in Oakland, California which was hosting a concert with 80-100 attendees. The blaze killed 36 people, making it the deadliest fire in the ... John Joseph Fisher (born June 1, 1961) is an American he...
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