San Leandro, California San Leandro, California is positioned in the US San Leandro, California - San Leandro, California San Leandro is a suburban town/city in Alameda County, California, United States.
San Leandro is positioned on the Rancho San Leandro and Rancho San Antonio Mexican territory grants.
Ward and William Heath Davis, laid out the town site that would turn into San Leandro, bounded by the San Leandro Creek on the north, Watkins Street on the east, Castro Street on the south, & on the west by the longitude lying a block west of Alvarado Street. The town/city has a historic Portuguese populace dating from when immigrants from the Azores and workers from Hawaii began settling in the town/city in the 1880s and established farms and businesses.
In 1856 San Leandro became the governmental center of county of Alameda county, but the county courthouse was finished there by the devastating 1868 quake on the Hayward Fault.
During the Civil War San Leandro and its neighbor, Brooklyn, fielded a California militia company, the Brooklyn Guard.
San Leandro was one of a number of suburban metros/cities assembled in the post-World War II era of California that had restrictive covenants, which barred property owners in the town/city from selling properties to African Americans and other minorities.
San Leandro was an 86.4% white-non Hispanic improve as stated in the 1970 census. The city's demographics began to diversify in the 1980s. By 2010, Asian Americans had turn into a plurality populace in San Leandro, with approximately one third of the population, with non-Hispanic Whites accounting for 27.1% of the population. The San Leandro Hills run above the town/city to the northeast.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that San Leandro had a populace of 84,950.
The ethnic makeup of San Leandro was 31,946 (37.1%) White, 10,437 (12.3%) African American, 669 (0.8%) Native American, 25,206 (29.7%) Asian, 642 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 11,295 (13.3%) from other competitions, and 4,755 (5.6%) from two or more competitions.
The town/city has five primary shopping centers, the Bayfair Center, Westgate Center, Greenhouse Shopping Center, Marina Square Center, and Pelton Plaza. Lucky's flagship store opened in San Leandro.
"On October 17, 2011, the San Leandro City Council unanimously allowed a license agreement allowing installation of a fiber optic loop, known as 'Lit San Leandro,' through a several areas of the City using existing conduit." According to the San Leandro's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 San Leandro Unified School District 1,380 3 City of San Leandro 582 San Leandro is home to two school districts: The San Lorenzo Unified School District includes parts of Washington Manor and the San Leandro Unified School District includes most of San Leandro plus a small part of Oakland.
The board of the San Leandro Unified School District is composed of Monique Tate (Area 1), Lance James (Area 2), Vacant (Area 3), Mike Katz-Lacabe (Area 4), Diana J.
In the latter part of the 20th century, San Leandro was home to three high schools: San Leandro High School, Pacific High School (in the San Leandro Unified School District) and Marina High School (located inside the San Leandro town/city limits but coming under the authority of the neighboring San Lorenzo Unified School District).
San Leandro High School was established in 1926.
(The football field at San Leandro High School did not have, and still does not have, lights.
Burrell Field after a former San Leandro Unified School District superintendent.
San Leandro High School's evening football games are still played there.) As a result of declining enrollment and corresponding decreases in state funds, both the San Leandro and San Lorenzo school districts were forced to close schools in the 1980s.
The San Leandro school precinct could not afford to operate two elected high schools given the diminish in enrollment.
Those who were in favor of retaining San Leandro High School maintained that it was a larger ground and therefore had more room to home both school populations; but prepared on using Marina High School as a buffer.
Through floundered dealings and negotiations with the San Lorenzo Unified School District, Marina closed its doors shortly after leaving the City of San Leandro with only 1 high school freshwater 3. In 1989, the San Leandro school precinct sold the property on which Pacific High School was positioned and the site was advanced into the Marina Square Shopping Center.
In 2012, the voters of San Leandro allowed the Measure M $50 million assembly bond for the renovation of Burrell Field and the baseball fields.
In 1990's and post 2000, student enrollment in the San Leandro school precinct increased.
A new science wing was assembled at San Leandro High School followed by an Arts Education Center with a performing arts theater.
In 2010, a separate ground one block from the chief campus at San Leandro High School was opened for 9th undertaking students and is titled after the civil rights prestige Fred T.
Korematsu, who had many connections to San Leandro and lived close to the city.
San Leandro High School is home to such academic programs as the Business Academy, Social Justice Academy, and San Leandro Academy of Multimedia (SLAM).
In 2007, six students from San Leandro High School won in their competing affairs and won a slot to compete in Orlando, Florida on April 27, 2007.
In 2005, San Leandro High School had ranking of 4 compared to all other schools in California and 2 when compared to other similar schools (Scale of 1-10).
A number of students residing in San Leandro attend San Lorenzo Unified School District schools, including Arroyo High School, Washington Manor Middle School and Corvallis Elementary School, due to adjacency to the San Leandro/San Lorenzo border.
The rest of San Leandro is served by San Leandro Unified School District.
San Leandro is a charter city.
The San Leandro City Council members are Deborah Cox (District 1), Ursula Reed (District 2), Lee Thomas (District 3), Benny Lee (District 4), Corina Lopez (District 5), and Jim Prola (District 6).
San Leandro is served by the Interstate 880, 580 and 238 freeways connecting to other parts of the Bay Area.
Public transit is provided by the Bay Area Rapid Transit BART District with the San Leandro and Bayfair stations servicing the city.
San Leandro LINKS provides no-charge bus shuttle service for the part of the town/city to the San Leandro BART station and AC Transit is the small-town bus provider for the city.
The Alameda County Medical Center's psychiatric hospital, the John George Psychiatric Pavilion, is positioned in unincorporated San Leandro. Fairmont Hospital, positioned close by, is an Acute Rehabilitation, Neuro-Respiratoy and HIV care center. San Leandro Hospital is the city's full service hospital. Also present inside the town/city are Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area, a long-term acute care facility, and the sub-acute unit of the nursing home care facility, Providence Group, Inc's All Saint's Subacute.
The San Leandro Marina, which contains group picnic areas and trails, as well as docking facilities, is part of the San Leandro Shoreline Recreation Area. In addition to Marina Park, the City of San Leandro maintains and services 16 other parks throughout the city, all of which are available for use by inhabitants and visitors alike.
The Department of Recreation and Human Services for the City of San Leandro also staffs and maintains the Marina Community Center, the San Leandro Senior Community Center and the San Leandro Family Aquatic Center.
Richard Aoki, activist, charter member of the Black Panther Party, born in San Leandro in 1938. He went to San Leandro High School. Kathy Garver, actress, best known for TV series Family Affair, was raised in San Leandro, where she attended school.
Johnny Gonsalves, World Boxing Hall of Fame experienced boxer and longtime San Leandro resident, owned and directed the Marina Lounge, positioned in San Leandro, with company partner Fred Such a former amateur welterweight boxer.
Chuck Hayes, NBA basketball player for the Houston Rockets, born in San Leandro on June 11, 1983, former college basketball star for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Leonard Haze, experienced drummer and co-founding member of legendary modern and roll band Y&T was a longtime San Leandro resident and San Leandro High School graduate.
Pat Hurst, experienced golfer, born in San Leandro on May 23, 1969.
Born in San Leandro on April 13, 1988.
United States, resident of, and arrested in, San Leandro.
Art Larsen, experienced tennis player, graduated from San Leandro High School, ranked number one in the U.S.
Tony Lema, experienced golfer, moved to San Leandro in 1940 at the age of six.
Bill Lockyer, State Treasurer, former California Attorney General and President pro Tempore of the California State Senate, graduated from San Leandro High School and served on the San Leandro School Board from 1968 to 1973.
Todd Marinovich, former NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, born in San Leandro in 1969. Born in San Leandro on November 20, 1966.
Russell Means, is an Oglala Sioux activist for the rights of Native American citizens , moved to San Leandro in 1942.
Russ Meyer, film director, born in San Leandro on March 21, 1922.
Natali Morris, technology news journalist and online media personality, born in San Leandro.
Born in San Leandro on July 6, 1972.
Jarrad Page, starting safety for the Kansas City Chiefs; lettered three years at San Leandro High School.
Born In San Leandro.
Born in San Leandro in 1914.
David Silveria, musician (drummer for Korn), born in San Leandro on September 21, 1972.
Born in San Leandro in 1921.
In the alternative punk/ska band Camper Van Beethoven's song "Tania", San Leandro is (incorrectly) titled as the town/city in which Patty Hearst's photo was taken amid a bank robbery.
The music video for the song "High and Dry" by alternative modern band Radiohead is set in the long-standing San Leandro establishment, Dick's Restaurant and Satellite Sports Lounge.
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CH2 - M Hill, California Department of Health Services, Toxic Substances Control Division, Phase I Remedial Investigation Rpt, 1465 Factor Avenue, San Leandro, California (1987).
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