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Rising crime in Oakland, California is keeping customers away and hurting sales — leading many small business owners to demand more action from the city and threaten a business tax boycott.
Oakland ranked among the top cities with residents with bachelor's degrees and graduate degrees per square mile. [107] Oakland ranks in the top 20 of American cities in median household income, with a 2012 value of US$ 51,863. [108] In 2012, the median income for a household in the city was US$ 51,863 and the median income for a family was US ...
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
Originally consisting of three housing units, Acorn 1, Acorn 2 and Acorn 3, The City of Oakland Housing Authority renovated the entire Acorn housing complex during the late 1990s in efforts to combat crime. Acorn 2 and Acorn 3 were renamed "Town Center Apartments at Acorn" and "Courtyard Apartments at Acorn".
The tax collected from the municipalities represents the lion’s share of the annual county budget, which is $25.1 million for the fiscal year. York County approves $21.5M tax commitment: See ...
The Digital Transformation Center is an initiative of Oakland County's and Automation Alley's Project DIAMOnD, which launched in 2020. Oakland County steps up effort to bring 3D printing to local ...
The 1927 [9] Montclair firehouse was designed in the Hansel and Gretel style [10] by Eldred E. Edwards of the Oakland Public Works Department. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake the Oakland Fire Department built a new station house on Shepherd Canyon Road and, upon completion, vacated the 1927 structure.
Carpentier was elected to the California state legislature and got the Town of Oakland incorporated on May 4, 1852. By the time the Land Commission got around to confirming the Peraltas' claims in 1854, Oakland was quickly being further developed. The Peraltas in the meantime had been persuaded to sell various parcels of their vast holdings. [6]