Community Directory

This page contains useful links for people living in the Jack London District.

Local news, forums and online groups

• 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
• Beat1X NCPC - a Yahoo group for the local Beat1X Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
  
• JLD Oakland - tweets about life in the Jack London District

City of Oakland Resources

• 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
  
• CrimeSpotting - an alternate easy to use view of Oakland crime statistics

Find Help

• 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
• Business 2 Oakland - information for starting and running a business in Oakland

Transportation

• 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
  

Residential

• 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
  
• The Bond - a 100 unit appartment building at 2nd and Harrison
• The Ellington - a 143 unit condominium on Broadway and 3rd
• 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)
• 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.

Recreation, Parks and Cultural Diversions

• 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
  

Local Organizations

• 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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