Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California. It is located on a small island of the same name next to Oakland, California in the San Francisco Bay. An additional part of the city is Bay Farm Island, which is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport.. The community name derives from Spanish for "grove of poplar trees." The city has a small-town feel with its Victorian homes and tree-lined neighborhoods.
Alameda is a Charter City, rather than a general law city, meaning that the city can provide for any form of government.
Alameda has earned the nickname, "Silicon Island," due to the thriving high-tech firms in our modern business parks. In this new century incredible opportunity awaits. Alameda Point, site of the former Alameda Naval Air Station, is being converted to new residential neighborhoods, shopping districts, recreational facilities and business parks. All by the shores of San Francisco Bay.
In 1902 workers cut off a woodsy peninsula from the Oakland shore by carving a tidal canal, and since then salt water has ringed this town of tidy streets, colorful mansions, and mom-and-pop shops. It’s also the home of Crown Memorial State Beach, one of the East Bay’s true jewels. The "beach," near the foot of Webster Street, is actually a broad, shady park with lush lawns, picnic tables and barbecues, horseshoe pits and volleyball courts, a bike path, views of San Francisco, and 2.5 miles of sand—all capped by the Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary. In the park’s snug Crab Cove Visitor Center, amid fish tanks and ecology exhibits, are irresistible photos and home movies of the era when a shoreline amusement park made Alameda the Coney Island of the West.
Alameda's Chuck Corica Golf Complex serves more rounds of golf than any other golf complex in the East Bay. You'll find year-round play on three golf courses, plus a driving range, putting green, pro shop and restaurant.
Housing Cost
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $629,300
Demographics
Estimated population in July 2006: 70,699. Alameda covers 10.8 sqare miles. It sits at 33 feet above sea level.
Climate
Alameda, CA climate is mild during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 60's and cool during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 50's.
The warmest month of the year is September with an average maximum temperature of 74.60 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 44.70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 15 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 13 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Alameda is 22.94 Inches. Winter months tend to be wetter than summer months. The wettest month of the year is January with an average rainfall of 4.85 Inches.
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