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Oakland

Oakland, founded in 1852, is a city on the east side of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County. Oakland was founded in 1852. In 1906 its population grew substantially with refugees made homeless after the San Francisco earthquake and fire. As of 2000, the city's population was 399,484, making it the third largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area after San Jose and San Francisco. Tourist attractions in Oakland include the Oakland Museum, the Art Deco Paramount Theater, Chinatown, Jack London Square, Lake Merritt, Children's Fairyland and Network Associates Coliseum, home to the Oakland Raiders National Football League team, the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team, and the Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association team. The city's commercial and residental structures exhibit a great variety of styles, including Art Deco and Craftsman. The Oakland Tribune published its first newspaper on February 21, 1874. The Tribune Tower, which sports a clock, is one of Oakland's landmarks. Oakland hosts Oakland International Airport, which serves much of the low-cost air traveler's market from the San Francisco Bay Area. Places to see in Oakland include Lake Merritt, Jack London Square, and the Oakland Zoo. The USS Potomac, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht, is berthed in Oakland.