Welcome to the

City of Oakland, California, USA

San Francisco

Port of Oakland

Lake Merritt

Golden Gate Bridge

Bay Bridge

Oakland Downtown

1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612, USA

Phone: 510-238-3742 Fax: 510-238-6938

Email: gismochang@aol.com

Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration local climatological data, Oakland is ranked #1 in climate in the USA

MONEY Magazine ranked Oakland as one of the top 25 cities in the United States to live in

Oakland residents rank 6th in the United States in overall educational achievement. More than 1/3 of the Oakland's residents have a college degree, twice the national average

FORTUNE Magazine ranked California's "Golden Triangle" the #1 place to do business. The "Golden Triangle" is comprised of city of Oakland, City of San Jose and San Francisco

Oakland is ranked as one of the top best 10 cities in the United States for older citizens

Oakland is ranked as the 2nd healthiest city for pets

Oakland is the only city in California to have three Professional Sports Teams: The A's (baseball), the Raiders (football) & the Warriors (basketball)

Oakland is the most ethnically diverse city in the United States. At least 81 languages/ dialects are spoken here

52% of the Chinese in California live here in the Bay Area

The official language for the City of Oakland are: English / Chinese / Spanish

The port of Oakland is the 4th largest port in the United States

Oakland is ranked by Milken Institutes as the top 10 biotechnology clusters in the United States

WE WELCOME THE WORLD !!!

Office of the At-Large Councilmember Henry Chang