Resources

Non-Profits & Public Institutions

Oakland Public Library - West Oakland Branch1801 Adeline Street510-238-7016[Website]
West Oakland Youth Center3233 Market Sthttp://www.westoaklandyouthcenter.org[Facebook] [Twitter]
West Oakland Senior Center1724 Adeline Street510-238-7016[Website]
Oakland Women's Center2811 Adeline St, Second Floor510-823-2120[Website]
Oak Center Cultural Center1324 Adeline Sthttps://www.oakcentercc.org/[Facebook]
DeFremery Recreation Center1651 Adeline Street510-238-7739[Website] [Facebook]
Lincoln Families1266 14th Streethttp://lincolnfamilies.org/
Oakland Housing Authorityhttp://www.oakha.org/

Neighborhood Groups

Oak Center Neighborhood Association
The OCNA works to celebrate what we love about our neighborhood through a commitment to solving community problems, maintaining a residential community, organizing outreach events, and creating a safe, healthy, and beautiful place with opportunities for everyone: children and adults, residents and business owners, renters and homeowners.
Meets at 6:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the community room of the DeFremery House, 1651 Adeline St.
http://www.oakcenter.org
NCPC - Beats 2X/5X
The Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council for Beats 2X/5X.
Meets at 6:30pm on the first Thursday of every month at the West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline St.
West Oakland Neighbors
West Oakland Neighbors is a neighborhood organization that is actively working on improving its immediate surroundings by addressing residents' concerns and attempting to foster cooperative relationships with city, state, and federal governments.
Also the home of Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) Beat 7X.
Meets at 6:30pm on the third Thursday of every monthat the Willie Keyes Recreation Center, 3131 Union St.
[Facebook]
West Oakland Commerce Association
The West Oakland Commerce Association (WOCA) is the oldest business development and advocacy organization in West Oakland founded and incorporated in 1990.
http://www.woca.biz/
West Oakland Green Initiative (WOGI)
WOGI’s mission is to increase community resilience. We achieve this by improving the quality of the air we breathe, by restoring a sustainable and balanced urban ecosystem for our neighbors to live in, and by educating residents about the importance of a day-to-day connection with nature in one of the most polluted inner-city neighborhoods in the state of California.
[Facebook] [Email]
Oakland LocalWiki
A website about Oakland that anyone can edit.
https://localwiki.org/oakland/
District 3 West Oakland Listserv
A Yahoo email listserv of weekly updates, maintained by District 3 Councilperson McElhaney and her staff.
[Info] [Archives]
To subscribe without a Yahoo account, email d3westoakland-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Local Businesses

Mandela Foods Cooperative1430 7th Street510-452-1133https://www.mandelafoods.com/[Facebook] [Twitter] [Email]
National Recycling1312 Kirkham Court510-268-1022http://www.nationalrecycle.com/
People's Community Market3103 Myrtle Streethttp://peoplescommunitymarket.com[Facebook] [Twitter]
Milky Way Coffee1724 Mandela Parkway #3http://milky.coffee
Sunbeam Market1400 Adeline Street510-465-4245
Galleher Corporation1360 14th Streethttp://galleher.com/
Bayside Patient Dispensary1151 14th Street
California Cereal Products1267 14th Streethttp://californiacereal.com/

Places of Worship

Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church1188 12th Streethttp://www.taylorchurch.org/
West Oakland Church of Christ1031 12th Street510-444-2653http://www.westoaklandcoc.org/
Mingleton Temple Church of God in Christ1222 Market Street
Greater Cooper AME Zion Church1420 Myrtle Street510-444-2672[Website]
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church1004 14th St
Bethlehem Lutheran Community Church959 12th Streethttps://blcoakblog.wordpress.com/
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1124 Adeline Street
True Vine Ministries1125 West Street

Local Representatives

Lynette McElhaneyDistrict 3 City Councilperson510-238-7003lmcelhaney@oaklandnet.com
Brigette CookDistrict 3 Senior Constituent Liaison510-238-7245bcook@oaklandnet.com
Zac WaldDistrict 3 Chief of Staff510-238-7031zwald@oaklandnet.com
Alex MarquseeDistrict 3 Policy Analyst510-238-7031amarqusee@oaklandnet.com

Parks

DeFremery Park1651 Adeline Street
Lowell Park1180 14th Street
Wade Johnson Park1250 Kirkham Street
Marston Campbell Park16th Street between Market and West

Schools

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School960 10th St510-874-3381
[Website]
Lafayette Elementary School991 14th St510-874-7774
[Website]
West Oakland Middle School510-874-6788991 14th St
http://www.ousd.org/woms/fullsite
Kipp Bridge Academy1700 Market St510-874-7255
http://www.kippbayarea.org/schools/bridge/
Ralph J. Bunche High School1240 18th St510-874-3300
[Website]
McClymonds High School2607 Myrtle St510-238-8607
http://www.ousd.org/mcclymonds
Cole Elementary School1011 Union St510-879-8177
[Website]

Documents

West Oakland Specific Plan
The West Oakland Specific Plan is a document completed by the City of Oakland in 2014 that guides the future of commercial, industrial, and residential development in West Oakland.
[Website] [PDF]
City of Oakland Permit Database
Oakland's online permit database allows you to search Building, Planning, Permit, and Fire records.
[Website]