• The Jack London News - news reporting for and by the community of the Jack London District.
• Grand Lake Guardian - news for the Lake Merritt area that has many interesting articles for all Oaklanders
• Fourth Street Lofts Blog - a blog about life in Fourth Street Lofts including lots of neighborhood news
• Oaktown Tribe - an active online forum for Oakland with over 1,000 members
• The Oakland Tribune - Oakland's local newspaper
• Facebook group - a local group for Facebook users
• Flickr group - a Flickr group and photo pool for photos of the District
• del.icio.us webpage - webpages related to the District tagged with "jacklondondistrict" (RSS)
• Beat1X NCPC - a Yahoo group for the local Beat1X Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
  

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• City of Oakland - the official City of Oakland website
• Oakland Municipal Code - Oakland laws you need to know about
  
• City Council - contact information for our elected City representitives
• Nancy Nadel - our District 3 Ciy Council representative
• City Planning Commissioners - a list of the City Planning Commissioners with contact information
• KTOP live - watch City Meetings live from your computer, see KTOP schedule
• Oakland Police - the Oakland Police Department website
• Oakland Explorer - find Oakland information via maps and 360 photos
• CrimeWatch - community crime mapping and information site
  

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• What do I do about ...? - how to solve problems in Oakland with City help
• Helpful phone numbers - City of Oakland phone numbers you should know, also downloadable as a PDF
• Stopwaste.org - everything you ever wanted to know about recycling in Alameda County including directions to our local Hazardous Waste Facility just off Embarcadero.
• Animal Services - information about owning animals in Oakland
• Oakland Links - find non-profit organizations operating within Oakland
• Business 2 Oakland - information for starting and running a business in Oakland

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• 511.org - get traffic information for the Bay Area
• AC Transit - our Alameda Country bus service
• Amtrak - travel from our local Amtrak station to anywhere in the country by train
• BART - Bay Area Rapid Transport available from Lake Merrit, 12th Street and West Oakland
• City Car Share - shared car available from CCS at the convenient location of Lake Merrit BART station.
• East Bay Ferry - the ferry company that serves us from Jack London Square
• Oakland Airport - everything you need to know about flying to and from Oakland Airport
• Trip Planner - great web site that tells you how to get from A to B via public transit
• Zip Car - a car sharing company that has two cars located at Jack London Square
  

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• 428 Alice Blog - a blog for (future) residents of 428 Alice, there is also a Yahoo group
• Allegro - a three building apartment complex centered around Third and Jackson
• Aqua Via - a 100 unit eight story apartment building at 2nd and Madison
  
• Fourth Street Lofts - a blog for Fourth Street Lofts residents
• The Landing - large apartment complex by the Estuary across from the Amtrak station
• New Market Lofts - Yahoo group for New Market Lofts residents (members only)
• Portico Lofts - a Yahoo group for Portico Lofts (members only)
• Portobello - Residential Owners Association website
• Portobello Condos - Yahoo group for Portobello Condos (members only)
• The Sierra - the official website for the The Sierra condos HOA.
• Sierra Condos - Yahoo group for Sierra Condos residents (members only)
• Tower Lofts - website for Tower Lofts at 255 Third Street

There are many other residential buildings, but these are the only ones we have web sites for.

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• Club Anton - Latin music club at 428 3rd Street, open Thursday through Sunday 7pm-2am
• Jack London Stadium 9 - listings for our local multiplex movie theater operated by Regal Cinemas
• Kimball's Carnival - dancing, entertainment, pool tables and food with a Latin flavor
• The Oakland Metro - performing arts venue for the Oakland Opera at 201 Broadway @ 2nd
• Yoshi's - world famous Jazz and Japanese food on the Embarcadero between Washington and Clay
• The District is also home to several small underground music and performance venues but you'll have to find them for yourself.
  

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• Aegis Realty - commerical realty in the District
• Jack London Realty - local realtor selling properties in the area
• Urban Bay Properties - for sale and rental listings for the East Bay (also known as Lofts Unlimited)
• 94607 zip MLS - listings (via Urban Bay Properties)

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• Best Western Inn - hotel on Broadway at Second St
• California Canoe & Kayak - in the district for 15 years providing low-cost recreational water access for Oakland residents and people throughout northern California.
• CK Kuebel - website creation and graphic design by CK Kuebel
• Crest Design Services - interior design, color consultation and other services
• CyberEdge Information Services - marketing and market research for high-tech companies
• Jack London Inn - hotel at the cornet of Broadway and Embarcadero
• Jack London Mail - the mail, gifts, packing and shippping store at Third and Alice (notary public always on duty)
• Markus Supply Ace Hardware - the local Ace franchise that's closer than Home Depot and often cheaper
• Mobius Computers - buyer and seller of used computer and office equipment, open to the public by request
• Pajama Studios - a recording studio in Fourth Street Lofts
• Saf Keep Self Storage - when your loft is full this is where to come
• Sierra Financial Consulting - a financial advice and services company owned and operated at The Sierra
• Sharkbite Studios - a recording studio on 2nd Street
• Tin Plate Junction - model railway store, see the trains in action Saturday and Sunday from 4pm to 6pm.
• Waterfront Plaza - hotel in Jack London Square at the foot of Washington St.

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• California Canoe & Kayak - in the district for 15 years providing low-cost recreational water access for Oakland residents and people throughout northern California.
• Jack London Aquatic Center - learn to row, sail and more right on the Estuary
• Middle Harbor Shoreline Park - a well kept secret but our closest large park right in the middle of the Port of Oakland with amazing views. See also the Waterfront Action web page for the park.
• Union Point Park - a brand new park by the estuary off Embarcadero
• Oakland Parks - information about all the Oakland parks
• East Bay Regional Parks - information about all the parks in the East Bay district
• U.S.S. Potomac - the former Presidentail Yacht birthed at the Square
• Lightship Relief - the lightship "Relief" birthed at the Square
• O'Dog - information for dog owners in Oakland, including locations of dog parks
• Waterfront Access Map - a map of how and what to access along our waterfront
  

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• Stitch 'n' Bitch - local knitting and crochet fiber arts group that meets on the second Tuesday of the month 7pm-9pm Urban Blend Cafe (at 4th & Broadway), see calendar for details
• Artists Legacy Foundation
• Waterfront Action - promotes public access to the region's waterfront using public education
• Oakland Heritage Alliance - advocates the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland's architectural, historic, cultural and natural resources
• Covenant House - the new owners of the 200 Harrison St.
• Jack London District Association - that's us, JLDA!

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For those of you using Facebook there is now a new way to interact online with your Jack London District neighbors - you can join the Facebook group "Jack London District" by visiting its homepage at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6675381438

The group is not affiliated with JLDA as such but is for "Residents, workers and fans of the Jack London District in Oakland, California. Jack London District is the area south of the Nimitz (880) freeway - between the Oakland-Alameda Estuary and between Adeline and the Lake Merritt Channel"

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Graffiti is everywhere and once it gets a foothold it only gets worse. OPD officers tell us it is often an indication of gang activitiy, in particular the "tagging" variety which is not only the most common around here, but also the least interesting to look at - why can't we have "nice" graffiti, even the trains get better treatment for the most part.

But Oakland has people who are there to help us with getting our walls and other flat surfaces clean again. JLDA Board Member Jim Louie recently had success getting graffit near Aqua Via removed. Here is the process:

1. Call (510) 238-4703 to contact Oakland Public Works graffiti abatement.
2. Your call or incident is given ID into the computer.
3. When the incident is corrected, the ID is removed from the computer.
4. If a follow-up is needed, the ID is necessary.
5. When the problem is solved be appreciative and call to thank them

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The following is a list of resource that are applicable to all development and construction in the area. For project specific documents and links see the project specific pages.

• Estuary Policy Plan
• Oakland Community and Economic Development Agency (CEDA)
• CEDA Major Projects section
• Oakland Heritage Alliance
• Port of Oakland
• SF Bay Conservancy and Development Commission
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District
• Oak to 9th Project (in particular read pages 40 onward of the response to the RFQ)
• Old development page

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