The Best City in Oakland

Musically Minded Academy

We strive to help students develop a passion not only for individual instruments, but for excellent musicianship. Musically Minded Academy is an East Bay non-profit music school offering private and group lessons to children and adults at all skill l... more

NIMBY

NIMBY is a shared industrial coworkspace where artists and hobbyists can work on their own projects or collaborate with others.www.nimbyspace.org more

Nomadic Press

Our Fruitvale, Oakland, location—home of the original Nomadic Press Salon—is now open for co-working! Our sun, book, and plant-filled workspace will offer you just the right mix of peace, quiet, and warmth to get your work done in a comfy... more

O2 Artisan's Aggregate

O2 Artisans' Aggregate is an experimental network of individual artisans based out of a collective community work space in West Oakland. In practicing traditional crafts, re-imagining lost crafts, and developing new processes, we are preserving the s... more

Oak Center Cultural Center

Mission Statement:  To educate, stimulate, motivate and enrich the lives of families and children, and to develop cultural awareness that will facilitate a better understanding of how to live in a diverse community.... more

Oakland

Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. Its land served as a rich resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco, and Oaklan... more

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center

The Oakland Asian Cultural Center believes that culture and heritage play a critical role in building and maintaining vibrant and healthy communities. The Center showcases a wide range of cultural and artistic expression including: dance, literature,... more

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Oakland Chamber of Commerce

Founded more than one hundred years ago, the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce remains one of the most influential forces in local government and regional economic development. more

Oakland Chinatown

The Chinatown neighborhood in Oakland, is a pan-Asian neighborhood which reflects Oakland's diverse Asian American community. It is frequently referred to as "Oakland Chinatown" in order to distinguish it from nearby San Francisco's Chinatown... C... more

Oakland City Center

Oakland City Hall (Frank Ogawa Plaza)

Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is located where San Pablo Avenue converges with Broadway and 14th Street. The west side of the plaza is the site of Oakland City Hall and a city office building. Around the plaza are several Beaux-Arts styled commercial building... more

Oakland Convention Center

Oakland Convention Center is located in the heart of the largest urban center on the East Bay. Featuring 64,000 square feet of convention, exhibit, social gathering and meeting room space, our professional staff offers unparalleled service and will p... more

Oakland Flyers

Founded in 1989, Oakland Flyers is a flying club and a training facility. As a flying club, we offer a well maintained fleet of Piper, Cessna, and Bellanca aircraft for rent, as well as a loggable Frasca 142 Flight Simulator (For rental rates, refer... more

Oakland High School

With more than 150 years of educational experience focused on diversity and equity, Oakland High combines the benefits of a large high school with smaller learning communities. All scholars can access robust extracurricular activities like clubs, sp... more

Oakland Lawn Bowling Club

The Oakland Lawn Bowling Club (OLBC) is a social and recreational club, organized to preserve and encourage the game of lawn bowling in Oakland and the greater East Bay. It is the aim of the OLBC to foster sportsmanship and good fellowship, and to of... more

Oakland Masonic Center

The Oakland Masonic Center has large, lodge-style rooms, as well as, two banquet rooms for events. more

Oakland Nature Friends

The Oakland Nature Friends club is comprised of people who have common interests, namely, the connection to nature and the traditions and goals of the founders of the Naturfreunde Organization.   We are proud of our accomplishments at this club... more

Oakland Peace Center

The Oakland Peace Center is a physical space and a network of people and organizations. There are also staff and a board whose mission is to breathe life into the building and strengthen the connections among the partners so that together we can crea... more

Oakland School For The Arts

Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) is a nonprofit public charter school founded by Governor Jerry Brown - then Oakland's Mayor - in 2002. OSA serves over 750 students in grades 6-12 tuition-free. OSA is housed in Uptown Oakland's historic Fox Theater,... more

Oakland Scottish Rite Center

Situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Merritt in Oakland and only minutes from downtown San Francisco, is the Oakland Scottish Rite Center. this impressive and unique structure was built in 1927 and boasts ornate design, soaring hand-carved ceilin... more

Oakland SOL

Founded in 2003, SOL  incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in January 2018 that shares sustainable practices and promoting social justice through education and community building.   We host a monthly community garden work day on the S... more

Oakland Technical High School

Oakland Technical High School is a microcosm of the city it calls home.  We have a vibrant multicultural and multilingual community of more than 2,000 students, nearly 200 dedicated educators and staff and thousands of passionate alumni and supp... more

Oakland Technical High School Auditorium

Oakland Zoo

January 1st marked the launch of Oakland Zoo's centennial year. Since June 6, 1922, the Zoo has evolved from a single building in Snow Park near downtown Oakland, to Joaquin Miller Park in 1926, to its current location in the hills of Knowland Park i... more

Oakstop - Broadway Gallery

Oakstop is a shared working environment, event space, and art gallery that fosters collaboration, professional development, and economic sustainability for creative entrepreneurs and local businesses. more

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Oaktown Jazz Workshops

“Oaktown Jazz Workshops is a multifaceted presentation, and preservation organization dedicated to celebrating the artistic and cultural significance of America’s Classical Music – Jazz." - Khalil Shaheed (1949-2012) Oaktown Jazz W... more

Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center - Laney College

Old Oakland

A great area of downtown... lots of unique shops, restaurants and bars. The Old Oakland district was the "original" downtown Oakland during the 1860s after Central Pacific Railroad constructed a terminus on 7th Street. By the 1870s, elegant brick... more

Omni Commons

The Omni Commons is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit. more

One Fam

We aim to empower our members by providing opportunities to see their lives and future beyond the borders of their community and to enrich their lives through personal and social change. One Fam offers all community members multiple ways to become... more

Pacific Ring Sports

kickboxing - boxing - jiu jitsu - MMA - strength & conditioning - yoga Our students are very diverse, which reflects the many different reasons for joining our facilty. Some are drawn to learning the martial art techniques taught by former com... more

Patten University

Patten University, founded in 1944, is a private institution of higher education accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).* At Patten University students learn the skills they need to become national and international lead... more

Peralta Hacienda Historical Park

The mission of Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is to promote understanding, historical healing and community amid change and diversity. We present and interpret the untold history of the Peralta rancho and the stories of the Fruitvale com... more

PLACE for Sustainable Living

We are a public-serving, experiential learning center to showcase and foster sustainable living practices, urban homesteading, community resiliency & preparedness, social justice and artistic expression. Our goal is to incubate a local sustainabi... more

Port Costa School

The historic Port Costa School was closed in 1968, but it is being restored and revitalized as a community center by the Port Costa Conservation Society. Fund raisers supporting the community center project have included the annual Port Costa Car Sho... more

Preservation Park

Occupying two blocks in the heart of downtown Oakland, Preservation Park is a Victorian neighborhood, a unique collection of historic residences transformed into the City's most innovative workplace and event center. Find out about their wedding site... more

Qilombo

Our mission and work have changed over the years in this transition to Qilombo. We now provide space for meetings, gatherings, educational workshops and classes, collectives, and celebrations for our surrounding community. We have  language lear... more

Raimondi Park

Park featuring a baseball diamond & a multi-sport field. There's also a playground and a putting green. more

Rainbow Recreation Center

Rainbow Recreation Center serves the East Oakland community with recreational activities for all ages including drop-in basketball, Rainbow Seniors, and arts and crafts classes. The center features a gymnasium, lighted basketball court, tennis court,... more

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