Oakland, California
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Healthy obsession: dancing the ZumbaHealthy obsession: dancing the Zumba Dan Landis, 50, teaches at a public high school in Oakland. He lives in San Francisco and on weekend mornings, he's in his radical T-shirt at a Zumba class, an aerobics program set to music steps. Why:... In this article: 24 Hour Fitness, San Francisco, Oakland, and Nicaragua |
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Fox News | November 08, 2009
San Jose Expected To Restrict Use Of Plastic Foam
...it has food residue on it. The expected vote Tuesday in San Jose comes after Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco and Millbrae have also moved to ban or restrict the use of plastic foam takeout containers. Copyright 2009 by KTVU.com. The...
In this article: San Jose, All rights reserved, Waste, Polystyrene, Styrofoam, Millbrae, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Oakland
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San Jose Mercury News | November 11, 2009
Travel Q&A: Stay, park and fly at Bay Area airports
...especially for frequent travelers. A: Many hotels near the Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose airports provide packages offering complimentary parking when you pay for one night's accommodations. That's how Park Sleep Fly was born. You...
In this article: San Francisco, Oakland, La Quinta Inn, Silicon Valley, London, and San Jose
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thestar.com | 4 days ago
Alouettes coach shrugs off job rumour in NFL
...has done a great job of focusing on the game at hand." Trestman has a long history in the NFL, serving as offensive coordinator in Cleveland, San Francisco, Arizona and Oakland. He was a consultant with the New Orleans Saints when the...
In this article: Marc Trestman, Jim Popp, Montreal Alouettes, Anthony Calvillo, NFL, B.C. Lions, Montreal, Buffalo Bills, and ESPN
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boston.com - Latest news | October 27, 2009
San Francisco bridge closes after cable snaps
...HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING SAN FRANCISCO-Authorities on Tuesday closed a major bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland after a cable on its upper deck snapped during the evening commute. No injuries were reported. But one...
In this article: San Francisco, California, All rights reserved, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and Oakland
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San Jose Mercury News | 4 days ago
Opinion: Stanford-Cal rivalry aside, coaches agree on goal for poor kids
...programs in low-income communities. So far, Team-Up For Youth's Coaching Corps has sent 850 coaches into Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, East Palo Alto and now Los Angeles and San Diego. They have touched the lives of 8,500...
In this article: Cal, Stanford University, Mercury News, Obesity, University of California at Berkeley, Lisa Leslie, and Mike Singletary
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San Francisco Chronicle | 6 days ago
Comcast brings 75 new channels to San Francisco
...for San Francisco customers. Comcast began the Bay Area digital migration in August and has expanded programming throughout most of the Bay Area's largest cities including San Jose, Oakland, Fremont and Richmond. There is some more migration...
In this article: Comcast, San Francisco, Starz!, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Trutv, MGM HD, and Richmond
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CBS | 3 days ago
Post Office Changes Santa's Mail Operation
...programs have been scaled back. Post offices in San Francisco and Oakland will still ask volunteers to help answer letters of fulfill a child's wish with presents but with new restrictions and guidelines. "What we're doing is we're...
In this article: E mail, Douglas Isaacson, U.S. Postal Service, North Pole, Alaska, San Francisco, Oakland, and CBS
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CBS | October 31, 2009
No Firm Timetable For Bridge Reopening
...emergency repairs. The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, which links Oakland and San Francisco through a tube beneath the Bay, planned to run trains overnight again Saturday night service usually ends around midnight. Fourteen of BART's 43...
In this article: E mail, San Francisco, California Department of Transportation, Bay Area Rapid Transit, and Federal Highway Administration
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Description from Wikipedia:
Oakland (pronounced: /ˈoʊklənd/), founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Alameda County. Oakland is about eight miles (13 km) east of San Francisco across the San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Bay Area is the sixth-most-populous metropolitan area in the United States. Based on United States Census Bureau estimates for 2008, Oakland is the 44th-largest city in the United States with a population of 420,183.
Oakland is a major West Coast port, and is home to several major corporations including Kaiser Permanente and Clorox, as well as corporate headquarters for nationwide businesses like Dreyer's, Ask.com, APL and Cost Plus World Markets. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay.
According to the 2000 U.S. census, Oakland and Long Beach, California are the most ethnically diverse cities in the United States; more than 150 languages are spoken in Oakland. Attractions include Jack London Square, the Oakland Zoo, the Oakland Museum of California, the Chabot Space and Science Center, Lake Merritt, the East Bay Regional Park District ridge line parks and preserves, and Chinatown.
- Name:
- City of Oakland
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Mayor-Council
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 78.2
- Total Area (km):
- 202.4
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 56.1
- Land Area (km):
- 145.2
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 22.1
- Water Area (km):
- 57.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 42
- Elevation (m):
- 12.8
- Time Zone:
- PST
- Website:
- http://www.oaklandnet.com
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