Learn about the cities, towns and areas throughout the Oakland area.

Alameda The city was founded on June 6, 1853. Alameda was not ... Alamo Albany Albany's heritage is intertwined with its location alo... Berkeley The site of today's City of Berkeley was the territory... Brisbane Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part ... Canyon Castro Valley Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alam... El Cerrito In the days around 1900 most of the hills were bare ... El Sobrante Emeryville Before the colonization of the area by Spain in 1776... Hayward Before the appearance of the Spanish padres and the fo... Hilltop Mall Kensington Lafayette Lafayette's history began more than 10,000 years ago ... Moraga The Town of Moraga is named for Joaquin Moraga, the gr...		Mount Eden North Richmond Oakland The earliest recorded inhabitants were the Huchiun tribe... Orinda Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, Uni... Piedmont In 1820 Don Luis Peralta owned 14,330 acres... Point Richmond Presidio Richmond The first Europeans to visit the city's future site w... San Francisco The Yelamu group of the Ohlone people, Native Americ... San Leandro San Leandro is a friendly and diverse city wi... San Lorenzo Part of a large Spanish land grant prior to the United... San Pablo The Spanish government in Mexico first sent explorers,... South San Francisco Tara Hills Walnut Creek The first known inhabitants of the Walnut Creek area w...