By W. Graham Claytor Published: June, 2005 Oakland, in 1851, was described as an “evil-smelling strip of muddy tidelands on one side and a flotsam-filled creek on the other.” A few scattered shacks inhabited by squatters on Don Luis Maria Peralata’s vast land grant and cattle ranch were beneath his notice, dismissed as mere gringos. […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: August, 2017 There was a time when John Gray rode the Golden Gate Ferry as a means of getting into the city, not thinking twice about what went on behind the helm. Now, as a project engineer of Golden Gate’s Ferry Division, he can tell you all about how your […]
Published: April, 2003 On Saturday, June 7th, the soulful Oleta Adams will take to the main stage at PortFest 2003, the Port of Oakland’s annual free festival at the waterfront that draws some 25,000 people to Jack London Square. Adams has been known to rock the house as well as the souls of her audience. […]
