Fabulous OAKLAND, California

<body bgcolor=FFFFFF> <H3><IMG SRC="sunflower.gif" ALT=" "> A Resident's Garden of Links</H3> <hr> Oakland has a great climate for gardening, a diverse population, and plenty of Web links. Here are some resources both on and off the Web. <p> <a href="#sch">Schools/Education/Libraries</a><br> <a href="#pro">Professional and Non-Profit Organizations</a><br> <a href="#tra">Transportation</a><br> <a href="#gov">Government</a><br> <a href="#uti">Utilities</a><br> <a href="#pub">Publications</a><br> <a href="#jobs">Employment</a><br> <a href="#sb">Self-Employment/Small Business</a><br> <a href="#jac">Jack London Square</a><br> <a href="#oth">Other Places to Go</a><br> <a href="#spo">Sports</a><br> <a href="#wea">Traffic and Weather</a> <hr> <a NAME="sch"> <h3>Schools/Education/Libraries</h3></a> <ul> <li><A HREF="telnet://oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us">Oakland Public Library</A> catalog using your telnet program. At the "login:" message, type: oakland <BR> <ul> <li>If you don't have a telnet program on your computer, this link will get an error message. Check that you have a telnet program installed and you have your web browser preferences set to use that telnet program properly. <li>Information on telnet applications for Windows is at: <br> <A HREF="http://www.cwsapps.com/term.html">Stroud's Consummate Winsock Apps - Terminal Applications</A> <li>Telnet applications for Macintosh include: <br> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Telnet/Mac/">NCSA Telnet</A> <br> <A HREF="http://www.databeast.com">dataComet</A> <br> <A HREF="http://www.svcdudes.com/products/mppro/mppro.html">MicroPhone</A> </ul> <li><strong>Oakland Public Library </strong>catalog using your modem: dial up to the online catalog at (510) 238-2253 using 8N1 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit) at 2400 baud. At the "login:" message, type: oakland <li><A HREF="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu:8000/STLIB/oakland.html"> Other Oakland libraries</A> <li><A HREF="http://ousd.k12.ca.us">Oakland Unified School District</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.ucop.edu">University of California - Office of the President (statewide HQ located in Oakland)</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.odowd.pvt.k12.ca.us/home.html">Bishop O'Dowd High School</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.peralta.cc.ca.us/">Peralta Colleges - Laney, Merritt, etc.</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.mills.edu/">Mills College</A> </ul> <a NAME="pro"> <h3>Professional and Non-Profit Organizations</h3></a> <ul> <li><A HREF="http://www.oclc.org/VoteSmart/lwv/lwvoak00.htm">League of Women Voters - Oakland</A> <li><A HREF="http://dr-detroit.llnl.gov">IEEE Oakland/East Bay Section</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.dnai.com/~children">Children Now</A> </ul> <a NAME="tra"> <h3>Transportation</h3></a> <ul> <li><A HREF="http://www.amtrak.com">Amtrak - New station located near Jack London Square! Easy parking and bus transportation.</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.well.com/user/bartmail/">BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)</A> <li><A HREF="http://server.berkeley.edu/Transit/Carriers/AC/">AC Transit (bus)</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.flyoakland.com">Oakland International Airport</A> </ul> <a NAME="gov"> <h3>Government</h3></a> <ul> <li><A HREF="http://oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us/">City of Oakland</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.abag.ca.gov/">Association of Bay Area Governments</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.ccnet.com/services/va/welcome.html">Oakland VA Regional Office</A> </ul> <a NAME="uti"> <h3>Utilities</h3></a> <ul> <li><A HREF="http://www.ebmud.com/">East Bay Municipal Utilities District</A> -- (The water company) <li><A HREF="http://www.pge.com">PG&E</A> -- (Gas and electricity) </ul> <a NAME="pub"> <h3>Publications</h3></a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cfm.com/">Classified Flea Market</a> </ul> <a NAME="jobs"> <h3>Employment</h3></a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sonic.net/~allan/baj_eas.html"> Bay Area Jobs - East Bay</a> - List of job pages for East Bay companies and organizations <li><a href="http://www.jobsmart.org/">JobSmart</a> - Career planning guides, resume help, job hotlines, and other useful information </ul> <a NAME="sb"> <h3>Self-Employment and Small Business</h3></a> <UL> <LI><A HREF="www.nfwbo.org">National Foundation for Women Business Owners</A> (301) 495-4975 <LI><A HREF="www.sbaonline.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/"> Small Business Administration Office of Women's Business Ownership</A> (415) 744-6820 <LI>Free consulting from Small Business Development Centers: in Oakland 893-4114 <LI>Oakland Business Development Corporation: loan packaging and financing for businesses 763-4297 <LI>Women's Initiative for Self Employment: training for you in developing your business 208-9473 </UL> <a NAME="jac"> <h3>Jack London Square</h3></a> This area at the foot of Broadway, on the Estuary, features many newer businesses as well as old standbys. You can't miss the huge Barnes & Noble bookstore. Check out California Canoe and Kayak! Restaurants include the Old Spaghetti Factory (good if you want to take a lot of people and don't want to spend a lot), Scott's Seafood, and Kincaid's, which has a really great waterfront view. Sit in the bar and order a salad! <ul> <li><a href="http://www.jacklondonsq.com">Jack London Square</a> <li><a href="http://server.berkeley.edu/Transit/Carriers/AlaOakFerry"> The Ferry Boats</a> <li><a href="http://www.oaklandca.com/dining/ilpescatore/welcome.html"> Il Pescatore (Italian and seafood, very good, slightly expensive)</a> <li><a href="http://www.concentric.net/~wfph/wfphbeta.htm"> Waterfront Plaza Hotel</a> </ul> <a NAME="oth"> <h3>Other Places to Go</h3></a> <ul> <li><A HREF="http://oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us/museum/om.html">Oakland Museum</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.fwl.org/seaba/members/oz/oak.zoo.web.page.html"> Oakland Zoo</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.oaklandca.com">Visitor information pages</A> </ul> <a NAME="spo"> <h3>Sports</h3></a> <ul> <li><a HREF="http://www.oaklandathletics.com">Oakland A's home page</a> -- One sporty imagemap! <li><A HREF="news:alt.sports.baseball.oakland-as">Oakland A's newsgroup</A> <LI><A HREF="http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/California/Cities/Oakland/Sports/Golden_State_Warriors/"> Golden State Warriors links from Yahoo</A> <LI><A HREF="http://www.oaklandca.com/raiders.html">Oakland Raiders</a> </ul> <a NAME="wea"> <h3>Traffic and Weather</h3></a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.kpix.com/traffic/">KPIX traffic report</a> <li><a href="http://www.kron.com/nc4/weather/eastbay_micro.html">KRON East Bay weather report</a> <li><A HREF="http://www2.mry.noaa.gov/nwspage/nwshome.html">National Weather Service - SF Bay Area</A> </ul> <HR> You can find other Oakland and SF Bay Area resources at these locations: <ul> <li><A HREF="http://sfbay.yahoo.com">Yahoo's San Francisco Bay Area page</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.milk.com/bay-guide">Bay Area Network Companion</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.calif.com/ca/">California WWW servers</A> <li><A HREF="http://www.city.net">CityNet</A> </ul> <hr> <A HREF="mailto:asta@sirius.com"> Send me a new Oakland link!</A> <P> <A HREF="welcome.html">Back to Genny's home page</A> </p> <IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/Count2?uname=asta|num=1|show=0"> </body>