Emeryville, California

Alameda County

06-22594

Emeryville is a small city in Alameda County in the U.S. state of California, United States. The city is situated on the eastern coast of the Bay of San Francisco between Oakland and Berkeley. In the United States Census 2010, the population was 10,080, representing an increase of 46.5 % from 6,882 in the Census 2000.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km ², of which 3.1 km ² of land and 2.1 km ² omitted ( = 38.02 %) to water.

History

Emeryville was founded on December 2, 1896. It was named after Joseph Stickney Emery, the city, which came during the California gold rush and the area acquired large tracts of land. 1884 Emery was president of a narrow gauge railway called the California and Nevada Railroad. Originally it was intended a railway from Oakland to the Sierra Nevada mountains to the gold mining town of Bodie to build. However, it was only just a range as far as Orinda built and the rights of way eventually sold to the Santa Fe Railway. This eventually built a railway station between 41st Street and Yerba Buena Avenue. Although the station was opened in 1902, was in Emeryville, it was called " Oakland ".

In the early 20th century, Emeryville was known for his numerous gambling halls and brothels. The former District Attorney of Alameda County and later Governor of California and Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren once called Emeryville "the rottenest city on the Pacific Coast " ( engl. the rotten city on the Pacific coast). During Prohibition, there were also numerous in Emeryville Speak Easy's.

After the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, a new Amtrak station was built as a replacement for the old 16th Street Station in West Oakland, Emeryville, whose condition had deteriorated before the heavy damage from the earthquake. 2001 Bay Street Emeryville shopping center with over 70 shops and 37,000 sqm of retail space was. Nearby is also a IKEA store.

Economy

The proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of California, Berkeley and Silicon Valley, as well as a business-friendly reputation have led to strong economic growth in Emeryville. Numerous companies were founded or have their headquarters in Emeryville. For example, the Pixar Animation Studios and the computer game development company Maxis have their headquarters here Other companies headquartered in Emeryville include Jamba Juice, Peet 's Coffee & Tea, Clif Bar and the search engine Seeqpod. Some biotechnology companies are located in Emeryville, such as Chiron Corporation, which was acquired by Novartis in 2006, or Bionovo. Pixar and Novartis are now the largest employer with around 1,200 respectively 800 jobs.

Traffic

Emeryville has an Amtrak station, which was opened in 1994 and with 1,450 passengers daily, the fifth largest passenger volume of all 73 Amtrak stations in California. The station is served by trains California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight and San Joaquin. Three kilometers west of Emeryville has with the station MacArthur a connection to the system of the Bay Area Rapid Transit ( BART). The bus service is offered by the AC Transit and next to it there is a free shuttle operation by the Emery Go-Round. For private cars, there is a connection to Interstate 80, a little south of Emeryville intersects with Interstate 880 and Interstate 580.