Oakland Websites

Chochenyo Ohlone
One starting point for exploring those who were here first

OaklandWiki
The place for all things Oakland

Oakland Geology
Andrew Alden’s endlessly fascinating look at the ground and and waters of Oakland

Official City Boundaries
Did you know Oakland goes from well above UC Berkeley down to Lake Chabot?

Wind & Weather
A lot of detail in real time

The Key System
The fabulous predecessor to AC Transit and BART

OaklandMomma
Superbly researched and illustrated stories of local venues of interest

East Bay Yesterday
Liam O’Donoghue has catapulted himself into the top tier of Oakland historians and tour guides.

Atlas Obsscura
Over two dozen Oakland stories featured in this worldwide collection

East Bay Hills Project
Extensive photographic collections of the historic Sacramento Northern railway construction, rights of way, and neighborhoods in Oakland and beyond

Oakland Heritage Alliance
Our premier local architecture preservation & documentation society