Oakland, California

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Oakland is the eighth-largest city in California and the county seat of Alameda County. It lies on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, nestled against the Berkeley Hills and bordering five of the East Bay Regional Parks. To Oakland's north is Berkeley, home to the renowned University of California, Berkeley, and to its west across the Bay Bridge is San Francisco.

Oakland is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the United States. The Bay Area has a population of over 7 million. As of 2006, Oakland's population was 411,755, making it the third-largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose and San Francisco.

Oakland is home to the Port of Oakland, one of the three major shipping ports on the American West Coast. The metropolitan area is served by the Bay Area Rapid Transit System from convenient stations for Oakland commuters. Oakland also hosts Oakland International Airport, which serves most of the low-cost air travelers' market to and from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Climate

Oakland's climate is typified by the temperate and seasonally arid Mediterranean climate. More specifically, it has features found in both nearby coastal cities such as San Francisco and inland cities such as San Jose, so it is warmer than San Francisco and cooler than San Jose. While it does not abut the Pacific Ocean proper, its position on San Francisco Bay directly across from the Golden Gate means that the city gets significant cooling maritime fog during the summer. It is far enough inland, though, that the fog often burns off by midday, allowing it to have stereotypically sunny California days. The median income for a household in the city was $40,055, and the median income for a family was $44,384. Males had a median income of $37,433 versus $35,088 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,936. About 16.2% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions

• Oakland Museum of California
• Chabot Space and Science Center
• Paramount Theater
• Chinatown
• Jack London Square
• Lake Merritt
• Children's Fairyland
• McAfee Coliseum, home to the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League, and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
• Oakland Arena (to be renamed The Oracle on 10 November 2006[17]), directly adjacent to McAfee Coliseum, home to the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association
• Dunsmuir House
• Knowland State Park Arboretum, home of the Oakland Zoo
• USS Potomac, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential yacht
• William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum, located on the Mills College campus
• Mountain View Cemetery, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and resting place of many famous Californians
• Pardee Home

• Laney College (part of the Peralta Community College District)
• Merritt College (part of the Peralta Community College District)
• Pacific Oaks College (Self-paced and Cohort Degree Programs are housed in the historic Downtown Oakland Y.W.C.A. building)
• California College of the Arts (formerly the California College of Arts and Crafts)
• Holy Names University (formerly Holy Names College)
• Mills College
• The University of California, Berkeley campus is located partially within the Oakland city limits.
• Cal State East Bay's Oakland Professional Development and Conference Center is located in downtown.

• Black (35.7%)
• White Non-Hispanic (23.5%)
• Hispanic (21.9%)
• Other race (11.7%)
• Chinese (8.0%)
• Two or more races (5.0%)
• Vietnamese (2.2%)
• Other Asian (2.1%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
• Filipino (1.6%)
• Japanese (0.5%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

• ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (1411 E 31ST ST)
• CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (51 ST AND GROVE STREETS)
• KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP OAKLAND CAMPUS (280 W MAC ARTHUR BLVD)
• SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (HAWTHORNE & WEBSTER STS)

• SKYLINE HIGH (Students: 2,092; Location: 12250 SKYLINE BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
• OAKLAND SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,079; Location: 1023 MACARTHUR BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
• OAKLAND TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,676; Location: 4351 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
• LEADERSHIP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,652; Location: 8601 MACARTHUR BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
• MCCLYMONDS SENIOR HIGH (Students: 745; Location: 2607 MYRTLE ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)

• BISHOP O DOWD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,127; Location: 9500 STEARNS AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
• HEAD ROYCE SCHOOL (Students: 760; Location: 4315 LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
• COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 6100 BROADWAY; Grades: 9 - 12)
• HOLY NAMES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location: 4660 HARBORD DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)

• ELMHURST MIDDLE (Students: 997; Location: 1800 98TH AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
• HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY (Students: 973; Location: 1700 28TH AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
• HARTE (BRET) MIDDLE (Students: 965; Location: 3700 COOLIDGE AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
• COX ELEMENTARY (Students: 962; Location: 9860 SUNNYSIDE ST.; Grades: KG - 05)

• ST ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 1516 33RD AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
• TS.CYRIL-LOUIS BERTRAND ACADEMY (Students: 324; Location: 3200 62ND; Grades: KG - 8)
• ST THERESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: 4850 CLAREWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
• ST LAWRENCE O TOOLE SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 3695 HIGH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)