In the 1930s and ‘40s, the hotel featured legendary blues and jazz musicians like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Duke Ellington, but it closed in 1971 and fell into disrepair.

Population: 397,067 (2006 estimate) Percentage of retirees: 11.3% in 2006 Cost of living index: Substantially above average Public libraries: 17 Public transportation: Oakland Buses and regional ...

(CN) — The California Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the city of Oakland in a dispute with a property owner who claimed they were entitled to split up a piece of land for development because it ...