Other campuses in the city include Ivy Tech Community College, ITT Technical Institute, Harrison College, and Oakland City University's School of Adult and Extended Learning.

Glaspie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and graduated from Mills College in Oakland, California in 1963, and from Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in 1965.

Oakland University's motto is Seguir virtute e canoscenza (" Seek virtue and knowledge ").

He also became Oakland University's all-time leader in blocked shots in 90 games played.

* Roosevelt Middle School ( Oakland, California ), in Oakland, California, USA

She attended Oakland High School, where she was elected vice president of her senior class ; she graduated with exemplary grades in May 1896.

After many experiences as a hobo and a sailor, he returned to Oakland and attended Oakland High School.

Instead, he attended Oakland Technical High School, where the drama teachers encouraged him to take part in school plays.

Robinson attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California, where he was a basketball teammate of Bill Russell.

Hanks acted in school plays, including South Pacific, while attending Skyline High School in Oakland, California.

In late 1996, Oakland was the center of a controversy surrounding Ebonics ( African American Vernacular English ), an ethnolect the outgoing Oakland Unified School District board voted to recognize on December 18.

* Oakland Terrace Elementary School

* September 26, 1988: Greenwood, South Carolina In the cafeteria of the Oakland Elementary School 19 year-old James William Wilson Jr., shot and killed Shequilla Bradley, 8 and wounded eight other children with a 9-round. 22 caliber pistol.

At Oakland High School, Meese was involved in the Junior State of America and led his high school debate team to statewide championships and was recognized as valedictorian, class of 1949.

In 1976, Henderson graduated from Oakland Technical High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football, and was an All-American running back with a pair of 1, 000-yard rushing seasons.

* Ronald Curry, professional football player for the Oakland Raiders, former Hampton High School star football quarterback

Other places named for him include John C. Fremont Senior High School in Los Angeles, Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah, and Fremont Senior High School in Oakland, and the John C. Fremont Branch Library located on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

They were found approximately where the Oakland School stands today.

* Oakland Elementary School

" After Oakland, Washington next attended Mainland High School, a public high school in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1970 – 71.

He attended Oakland Technical High School and Oakland City College.

Other residents over time have included: F. Wayne Valley, philanthropist, construction magnate, owner of the Oakland Raiders and founding member of the AFL ; Frank C. Havens, for whom Havens Elementary School is named ; and James Gamble, president of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who, in 1877, founded the Piedmont Land Company, thus introducing the name later adopted by the city upon its incorporation.

* Carson Palmer Oakland Raiders Quarterback NFL, 2002 Heisman winner, 2007 Pro Bowl MVP ; attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School

After his 1999 inauguration, Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown continued his predecessor Elihu Harris ' public policy of supporting downtown housing development in the area defined as the Central Business District in Oakland's 1998 General Plan.

The greater divisions in the city include downtown Oakland and its greater Central Business District, Lake Merritt, East Oakland, North Oakland, West Oakland, and the Oakland Hills.

Oakland was ranked by Business Week as # 43 on its list of " Great Places to Raise Kids -- for Less ", with only two places deemed better than Oakland: Matawan ( 12th ) and Echelon near Philadelphia ( 4th ).

In the San Francisco Bay Area, master planned commercial developments such as Bishop Ranch in San Ramon and Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton have attracted major corporate tenants to relocate from downtown Oakland and San Francisco ; these companies include Safeway, Chevron Corporation and AT & T ( as the former Pacific Bell ).

Business and political leaders in Oakland had long been in competition with its neighbor, San Francisco, as well as other cities in the West, and were also trying for Oakland and its suburbs ( the greater East Bay ) to be seen nationally as a viable metropolitan area with its own identity and reputation, distinct and separate from that of San Francisco ; professional sports was seen as a primary way for the East Bay to gain such recognition.

The northern portion of I-880 was designated Business U. S. Route 50 for a time between the I-80 interchange and downtown Oakland.

The university is best known for its College of Business and Economics ; a strong Education Department, where a large percentage of California teachers receive their certification ; and the thriving Music Department where the California State University, East Bay Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dave Eshelman ( retired June 2007 ), holds annual performances in Yoshi's at Jack London Square in Oakland and frequently tours Europe and parts of South America.

The college is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened as a general campus in 1954 ( it had been known as the Merritt School of Business, and along with what is now Laney College, operated by the Oakland Unified School District as Oakland Junior College, which became the nucleus of the Peralta Colleges ).

The Bluff neighborhood borders Pittsburgh's Central Business District, the Crawford-Roberts neighborhood, South Oakland, the South Side Flats ( via Birmingham Bridge ), and West Oakland.

Based on data gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oakland is ranked No. 1 in climate among U. S. cities.

In September 2008, the The National Credit Union Administration ( NCUA ) selected Alliant Credit Union, based in Chicago, Illinois, to purchase the assets of Kaiperm Federal Credit Union of Oakland, California.

The Oakland Police Department's Administration Building is located at 455 Seventh St.

Even though the island is just minutes off Interstate 880 in Oakland, the speed limit for the city is 25 mph ( 40 km / h ) on almost every road.

Alameda is home to the official offices and training facility of the Oakland Raiders American football team, which is located on Bay Farm Island.

" A horsecar ran from Temescal in Oakland to the university campus along what is now Telegraph Avenue.

The Colts 1977 playoff loss in double overtime against the Oakland Raiders was famous for the fact that it was the last playoff game for the Colts in Baltimore and is also known for the Ghost to the Post play.

Forgotten in recent years is the old division rivalry between the Royals and the Oakland Athletics.

He is a researcher at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute in Oakland, California.

* 1868 – The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.

Mark David McGwire ( born October 1, 1963 ), nicknamed " Big Mac ", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Raider Image is the official store of the Oakland Raiders.

Currently, the team wears home uniforms with " Athletics " spelled out in script writing and road uniforms with " Oakland " spelled out in script writing, with the cap logo consisting of the traditional " A " with " apostrophe-s ." The home cap is green with a gold bill and white lettering, while the road cap, debuting in 1994, is all green with gold lettering.

* 1967 – The Vietnam War: The folk singer Joan Baez is arrested concerning a physical blockade of the U. S. Army's induction center in Oakland, California.

* 1967 – The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California.

Oakland, heavily populated by undergraduate and graduate students, is home to most of the universities, Schenley Park and the Petersen Events Center.

San Francisco Bay is located in the U. S. state of California, surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area ( often simply " the Bay Area "), dominated by the large cities San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.

Mountainous Yerba Buena Island is pierced by a tunnel linking the east and west spans of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge.

They would go on to win the AFC West, ( their 4th straight division title, only Oakland with five straight 1972 – 1976 is better ), along the way blowing out the Denver Broncos with a convincing 32 – 3 victory at Denver and defeating every NFC East team.

For example, in the United States, California's Oakland ( KOAK ), Monterey ( KMRY ) and Santa Ana ( KSNA ) airports routinely grant temporary IFR clearance when a low coastal overcast forces instrument approaches, while the rest of the state is still under visual flight rules.

* March 23 – The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into California law.