Port of Oakland welcomes popular Taiwanese eatery

Dragon Gate restaurant opens in Jack London Square Oakland, Calif. – January 3, 2025: The Port of Oakland welcomes the popular Oakland based restaurant Dragon Gate Bar & Grille in Jack London Square. Located at 1 Franklin Street, the eatery sits on the edge of the Oakland estuary with beautiful waterfront views. “Dragon Gate Bar […]

Jack London Square tree lighting festival returns

Timeless holiday tradition transforms square into winter wonderland Oakland, Calif. – December 4, 2024: Jack London Square will light up on Saturday, December 7 from 5:45–8 p.m. with the annual free Holiday Tree Lighting Festival. Thousands of lights adorn a 55-foot-tall Shasta Fir tree in the plaza near Plank restaurant and entertainment (98 Broadway). The […]

Jack London Square presents Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest

Fall festival honors Oakland’s multicultural past and present with free Sunday event Oakland, Calif. – October 25, 2024: Halloween will collide with Día de los Muertos as fall festivities come to Jack London Square, this Sunday, October 27. The Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest is a free event. It will feature activities […]

Jack London Square goes to the dogs this weekend

Annual free, family-friendly DogFest event benefits Canine Companions Oakland, Calif. – October 17, 2024: Jack London Square will host the Canine Companions Bay Area DogFest event on Saturday, October 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the plaza near Plank restaurant. DogFest is the culmination of a multi-week program supporting Canine Companions. The non-profit […]

Port of Oakland welcomes contemporary Mexican restaurant to Jack London Square

Oakland, Calif. – February 29, 2024: The Port of Oakland welcomes a new addition to Jack London Square’s diverse dining options. Mia Comida Casera Mezcaleria, Mia for short, is a contemporary taqueria specializing in authentic Mexican cuisine at reasonable prices. The new 1,170 square-foot restaurant opened last month in the Broadway Plaza area across from […]

Port of Oakland names real estate leader as Chief Real Estate Officer

Oakland, Calif. – December 8, 2023: The Port of Oakland has appointed Jonathan Veach as Chief Real Estate Officer. He will manage the Port’s Commercial Real Estate division and also the Port’s land use and development. The Port of Oakland oversees nearly 20 miles of waterfront property between the Oakland Seaport and Oakland International Airport […]

Port of Oakland building for the next generation

Oakland, Calif. – February 15, 2023: Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan presented the “State of the Port 2023” at a luncheon yesterday. In partnership with the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association and Women In Logistics, the speech was given to around 300 Port stakeholders at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Jack London Square. Executive Director Wan […]

Regional commission provides key regulatory ruling for A’s stadium and development

Oakland, CA — July 1, 2022: Thursday afternoon, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) voted to remove the Port of Oakland’s Howard property from Port Priority Use. This is a major step in the process for the proposed development of the Howard property as a baseball stadium, along with retail, office space, […]

Port of Oakland’s Executive Director plans for Port growth and a healthy community 

Oakland, CA – February 3, 2021: Port of Oakland’s Executive Director Danny Wan began his State of the Port 2021 message to more than 200 stakeholders with a song lyric: Mercy, Mercy Me, Things Ain’t What They Used To Be, speaking virtually at the annual Women in Logistics and Pacific Merchant Shipping Association State of the Port 2021 event. Executive Director Wan referenced the challenges the […]

Jack London Square virtual tree-lighting event is Friday

Oakland, CA – December 7, 2020: Jack London square is hosting five, family-friendly evenings of online holiday festivities beginning tonight, Monday, and ending with the traditional tree-lighting ceremony Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The virtual events can be viewed here: www.jacklondonsquare.com or on Jack London Square’s Facebook  or Instagram pages. Jack London Square is part of the Port of Oakland’s portfolio. […]