Being such a large city, there is no shortage of things to do in Oakland. Millions of people visit Oakland each year and tourism grosses around $2BN annually. Highlighted are sophisticated restaurants and bars, top music venues, and increasing nightlife appeal. Oakland also took the No. 16 spot in “America’s Coolest Cities”. Oakland was designated as one of America’s top twelve art communities, recognizing Downtown (including Uptown), Chinatown, Old Oakland, and Jack London Square as communities “that have most successfully combined art, artists and venues for creativity and expression with independent businesses, retail shops and restaurants, and a walkable lifestyle to make vibrant neighborhoods.”
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The earliest known inhabitants were the Huchiun natives, who lived there for thousands of years. In Oakland, they were concentrated around Lake Merritt and Temescal Creek, a stream that enters the San Francisco Bay at Emeryville.
Oakland’s rise to industrial prominence, and its subsequent need for a seaport, led to the digging of a shipping and tidal channel in 1902.
Students Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party at Merritt College, which emphasized black power, advocated armed self-defense against police brutality, and was involved in several incidents that ended in the deaths of police officers and other Black Panther members. In 1980 Oakland’s black population reached its 20th-century peak at approximately 47% of the overall city population.
During the mid-1990s, the city participated in large development and urban renewal projects, concentrated especially in the downtown area, at the Port of Oakland, and at the Oakland International Airport. The city continues to invest heavily into infrastructure making Oakland, CA real estate a smart choice for a savvy investor.
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