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  City of San Pablo - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The San Pablo Historical Society makes it possible for members of the community to learn about the city and how it evolved from its agrarian roots and its beginnings as a Rancho to a city called San Pablo.
The San Pablo community dates back to the early 1800’s when the Castro Family received almost 20,000 acres in a Spanish land grant.
San Pablo has two museums: the Alvarado Adobe, a replica of the home of Governor Alvarado; and the Blume House, a large farmhouse built in 1905 and moved to its present location in 1979 when a shopping center was planned for its original location.
www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us /main/history.htm   (190 words)

  
 San Pablo, California City Tour - City of San Pablo
The name San Pablo was given to the land in 1811 by Ramón Abella, a priest from Mission Dolores who explored the bay and the northern rivers.
The overseer of Rancho San Pablo requested permission to claim the rancho as his own and in 1823, Francisco Castro was granted 17,000 acres of land.
By the 1900s, a small town of San Pablo was firmly established, and a big school was built there to accommodate children from nearby ranches.
www.oaklandrealestatehomes.com /citytour/CA/San-Pablo.php   (1057 words)

  
 Real Estate - Relocating - San Pablo, Contra Costa County, California
San Pablo is nestled between the cities of Pinole and Richmond and neighboring cities of El Cerrito and Hercules.
San Pablo is approximately 17 miles north of San Francisco and 12 miles north of Oakland.
San Pablo, which was incorporated in 1948, is part of a metropolitan area in which major manufacturing, retail, and wholesale establishments are easily located.
www.drelocation.com /California/contracostaco/sanpablo.htm   (555 words)

  
 Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
The bus stops near the corner of San Pablo and Gilman.
From UC Berkeley: originates at UC Berkeley at Bancroft Avenue in front of the UCB bookstore.
From University Avenue: Transfer at San Pablo and University Ave.
www.ashkenaz.com /html/map.html   (232 words)

  
 The Daily Californian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
OAKLAND-In their first steps toward recreating San Pablo Avenue, officials from eight different cities gathered yesterday to discuss their vision for the street: watching it follow in the footsteps of the remodeling of the historic El Camino Real.
San Pablo Avenue-which runs through West Berkeley for several miles-is a commuter road that runs from 17th Street in Oakland north to Hercules.
Similarly, San Pablo Avenue was the main industrial road running through the East Bay in the 1940s because of its location near what was then the Transcontinental Railroad.
www.dailycal.org /sharticle.php?id=15163   (506 words)

  
 San Pablo - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
San Pablo used to be "a ghetto," resident Earl R. Neconie, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, told a panel of federal Indian gaming officials as he...
San Pablo Bay: Fishing has been slow because of minus-tides, but that should no longer be a problem the rest of the summer and anglers should see improved...
San Pablo: The Emeryville boat New Huck Finn put in its lengthy day, and it was tough right up to the very end, long after 4 pm, when it got a shot of fish...
news.daylightonline.com /San_Pablo.html   (7202 words)

  
 City of San Pablo - Current Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Pablo has acquired approximately 9 acres unbuildable instutional space to be developed into open space.
San Pablo's Industrial base is served mostly by two major corridors; Giant Road and Rumrill Boulevard.
The San Pablo Supermarket is a long term tenant that serves as an anchor to the project and enjoys a regional draw.
www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us /main/currentprojects.htm   (1426 words)

  
 SF Gate: Bay Area Traveler: East Bay Neighborhoods: Berkeley's San Pablo Corridor
San Pablo Avenue runs in a nearly straight line from downtown Oakland to its namesake, the city of San Pablo.
Before the advent of freeways, the avenue was also known as the Lincoln Highway and then U.S. Route 40, and it served as the main thoroughfare along the east side of the bay.
San Pablo Poultry Company: If it looks like a Muscovy duck, if it lies in the refrigerated case like a Muscovy duck, then it's a Muscovy duck, especially if you are in the San Pablo Poultry Company.
www.sfgate.com /traveler/guide/eastbay/neighborhoods/sanpablo.shtml   (4537 words)

  
 California @ WestCoastRoads - Interstate 80 Eastbound - Contra Costa County
San Pablo Avenue crosses paths with the Eastshore Freeway ahead at Exit 16B.
San Pablo Dam Road heads east from San Pablo Avenue five miles to El Sobrante and San Pablo Reservoir.
Attached to the McBryde Avenue over crossing is the one-quarter mile overhead for Exit 18 (San Pablo Dam Road).
www.westcoastroads.com /california/i-080b_ca.html   (1827 words)

  
 San Pablo Avenue Times
In 1985, Cruz was convicted of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a ten-year-old girl in Illinois.
SAN QUENTIN --- The California state prison here is a sprawling complex clearly visible from the San Rafael Bridge and with a spectacular view of the Bay Area, but the lives of the men inside the penitentiary, and the execution of its death row inmates, are largely absent from the public's consciousness.
San Pablo Avenue is one of the region's most historic and vital passages, tracing its roots to the earliest days of settlement in the East Bay.
journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/sanpablo/stories/000319.html   (450 words)

  
 California Route 80
There will be increased motor vehicle traffic on San Pablo Avenue in the County of Contra Costa and the Cities of El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules because traffic will be detoured onto San Pablo Avenue during construction work on State Route 80 to convert the existing shoulder to additional traffic lanes.
This section shall remain in effect only until the department certifies to the Secretary of State that construction is complete on the project on State Route 80 in Contra Costa County to convert the existing shoulder to additional traffic lanes, and as of the date of that certification is repealed.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section that the state share in the cost of maintaining and operating San Pablo Avenue to the extent that it is used as an alternative to Route 80 during construction.
www.geocities.com /bennyp81/ca80.html   (832 words)

  
 City of Pinole: Redevelopment Agency Current Projects
In March 2002, the Agency acquired the property at 811 San Pablo Avenue for $240,000 and entered into an Exclusive Right-To-Negotiate with Tom Gozzano for a period of 120.
The development of Sunnyview and San Pablo Avenue is part of an Economic Development Strategy Plan adopted by the Redevelopment Agency Board on July 20, 1999.
The plan called for the Agency to facilitate the development of underutilized parcels along the West San Pablo Avenue Corridor in hopes of strengthening the City's industrial base.
www.ci.pinole.ca.us /redevelopment/current_projects.html   (2203 words)

  
 eastbayexpress.com | News | San Pablo Sunset (Page 2) | 2003-11-12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Between 1990 and 2000, San Pablo's Hispanic population doubled, from 6,737 to 13,490.
Yes, San Pablo is yet again on the road to Damascus, only this time the signposts are all in Spanish.
"San Pablo doesn't have a city center; the town is a wartime development to support the Richmond shipbuilding.
www.eastbayexpress.com /issues/2003-11-12/news/feature_2.html   (820 words)

  
 Lincoln Highway Association - The Traveler: Spring 2001 - San Pablo Avenue
The twelve-mile section between San Pablo and Oakland was a combination of city streets and rural roads.
San Pablo Avenue is in the foreground of this photo of El Cerrito's business district from the mid- to late 1920s.
San Pablo Avenue and World War II Now that we have visited the central Oakland area, we will head the '36 Ford north along San Pablo Avenue to the heart of the music scene, which was more diversified.
www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org /ca/traveler/2001-03/highway_nostalgia.html   (2494 words)

  
 California @ WestCoastRoads - Interstate 80 Westbound - Contra Costa County
Now at the foot of the Alfred Zampa Bridge, Interstate 80 west reaches Exit 27, San Pablo Avenue/Historic U.S. A new ramp connecting the freeway to the old route was nearly complete but unopen at the time this photo was taken as a result of the recent bridge construction.
El Portal Drive is the first exit to serve the city of San Pablo, the "City of New Directions." San Pablo is home to 30,215 residents as of 2000.
University Avenue (Exit 11) provides the most direct route from westbound Interstate 80 and eastbound Interstate 580 to the University of California at Berkeley (UCB), Memorial Stadium (home of the UCB Golden Bears, a team whose fight song even mentions how badly they hate their cross-bay rivals, Stanford), and downtown Berkeley.
www.westcoastroads.com /california/i-080o_ca.html   (1961 words)

  
 Directions to Our Office
The Center is four blocks east of San Pablo Avenue (towards the hills), one block south of Solano Avenue, and is easily accessible by freeway, bus, and BART.
Continue for about a half mile on Buchanan, then when Buchanan crosses San Pablo Avenue (traffic light; main street), Buchanan changes its name to Marin.
Walk up Marin Avenue going east (towards the hills) for four blocks, to the corner of Marin and Talbot.
www.creativegrowth.com /directions.htm   (1796 words)

  
 Untitled Document
In Spring 2006, CCI Director Heather Hood taught a studio course in city planning in which undergraduate students researched the conditions and created solutions for the San Pablo Avenue and Gilman Street corridors in Berkeley.
San Pablo Avenue has been an underutilized commercial corridor of Berkeley for many years, a mix of one- and two-story stores and restaurants, some active and vibrant, others marginal.
San Pablo Avenue goes through nine cities and is often experienced merely as a throughway rather than a series of places.
www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu /cci/02Ccap-studio-Gilman-SanPablo.html   (404 words)

  
 San Francisco magazine
He walks a few paces down San Pablo Avenue to a place with a faded neon sign that reads "Lucky Tackle." Then he groans.
The hub of the burgeoning arts district on 23rd Street between Broadway and Telegraph, 21 Grand is down the street from Mayor Jerry Brown's new home, a factor that has made possible the removal of steel bars from windows and substantially lowered the number of abandoned refrigerators.
But sometimes you find projects by the likes of San Francisco Art Institute professor Brian Janusiack, who made sweaters for people based on their patterns of computer usage: Each keystroke feeds into an algorithm generating a unique abstract design.
www.sanfran.com /archives/view_story/141   (970 words)

  
 Driving Directions
In El Cerrito (past both Berkeley and Albany), exit at "Central Avenue." Turn right on Central and continue on through several traffic lights to San Pablo Ave.
Turn left on San Pablo Avenue and continue five blocks to Moeser Lane.
Turn left on San Pablo Avenue and continue for five blocks.
www.uucb.org /directions.html   (930 words)

  
 San Pablo Lytton Casino - Dining
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It is a serious violation of San Pablo Lytton Casino policy for any employee of San Pablo Lytton Casino to use your personal data for any reason not described in the Privacy Policy.
www.casino-sanpablo.com /legal.asp   (899 words)

  
 Anticipation grows over San Pablo improvements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
El Cerrito's plan to enhance the appeal and look of San Pablo Avenue seems to be gaining traction.
Abelson said the improvements are the first phase of implementing Assemblywoman Loni Hancock's vision for San Pablo Avenue.
Calling San Pablo Avenue the city's 'key commercial route,' City Manager Scott Hanin wrote in an e-mail to The Journal that he was very excited the city is 'able to give it a long-awaited face-lift that will contribute to the city's economic vitality and create an appealing sense of place.'
www.topix.net /content/kri/3270022220416762756811570024224028892269   (1013 words)

  
 city of san pablo california Stop In California
San Pablo CA - San Pablo California news guide., weather, travel...
San Pablo is a city located in Contra Costa County, California.
San Pablo Police, an experienced, accomplished, full-service urban law enforcement agency that is committed to providing our community with a high level of ethical public safety services.
www.xworm.com /california-san/city-of-san-pablo-california.html   (308 words)

  
 Bay Area Storytelling Festival : Directions
Turn south on San Pablo Dam Road and proceed through El Sobrante to the park entrance, about 0.25 mile south of the intersection with Castro Ranch Road.
Turn left on San Pablo Dam Road and proceed about 5 miles through El Sobrante to the park entrance, about 0.25 mile south of the intersection with Castro Ranch Road.
Proceed north on San Pablo Dam Road, one mile past the San Pablo Dam Recreation Area entrance, to the Kennedy Grove entrance.
www.bayareastorytelling.org /directions.html   (474 words)

  
 BAHA :: Roadside Architecture Worth Preserving
The avenue is one of the East Bay’s oldest thoroughfares, in continuous use since the Spanish colonial era, when it was called Camino de la Contra Costa.
When Alameda County was created from parts of Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties in 1853, the name was changed to San Pablo Road, and by the 1880s it was San Pablo Avenue, route of the Oakland Cable Railway Co. streetcar.
Prior to the construction of the Eastshore Freeway in the 1950s, San Pablo Avenue was the main north-south route through the northern East Bay.
berkeleyheritage.com /eastbay_then-now/roadside.html   (1266 words)

  
 San Pablo Avenue Survey - City of El Cerrito, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On November 9, 2002, the City 's Redevelopment Agency sponsored a workshop on the revitalization of San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito.
Dena Belzer of Strategic Economics made a presentation, followed by an opportunity for workshop participants to prioritize goals for Avenue, as well as potential activities that the Agency could undertake in the next five years.
His slides are not available here, but his presentation focused on what other communities are doing along state highways in their downtowns and how Cal Trans is being more flexible about making changes to corridors like San Pablo Avenue.
www.el-cerrito.org /economic_development/san_pablo_ave_workshop.html   (235 words)

  
 Local Leaders and Community Members Kick-Off Regional Planning Effort for San Pablo Avenue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
“San Pablo Avenue has had a fascinating history, is still a heavily-traveled corridor and has the potential to become a world-class boulevard.
I am looking forward to working with residents, merchants, urban planners, elected officials and students to think about how San Pablo Avenue can develop into a regional example of the new urbanism,” said Assemblywoman Hancock.
The “Great Corridors” Workshop and the San Pablo Avenue bus tour are invitation-only events, but the media is welcome.
democrats.assembly.ca.gov /members/a14/press/p142005007.htm   (328 words)

  
 San Pablo Avenue Revitalization Project Committee - City of Emeryville California
San Pablo Avenue Revitalization Project Committee - City of Emeryville California
Doug's BBQ, on the corner of San Pablo Avenue and 36th St., is the only restaurant in Emeryville that has been reviewed by the New York Times.
Committee meets on an as-needed basis, at the City's Administrative Offices, 1333 Park Avenue Emeryville, CA 94608.
www.ci.emeryville.ca.us /gov/board-pablo.html   (85 words)

  
 Directions to the Siddha Yoga Meditation Ashram in Oakland
The ashram is on the near left corner of Stanford and San Pablo Avenues.
The entrance to the main ashram parking lot is on Stanford Avenue, just across San Pablo Avenue from the ashram.
For large events, secondary lots are open on San Pablo, ½ block south on the east side and 1 block south on the west side.
www.oaklandsyda.org /ashram/directions.html   (558 words)

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