[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 54 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E692-E693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA ON ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 2, 2002

  Ms. LEE. Ms. Speaker, Whereas, Oakland was incorporated on May 4, 
1852; and
  Whereas, the City has grown from a hamlet of 75 citizens to become 
California's eighth largest city and the 42nd most populous city in the 
United States; and
  Whereas, Oakland recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse 
cities in the United States with over 125 different languages and 
dialects spoken there; and
  Whereas, Oakland shipyards produced more than 35 percent of the 
entire Pacific Coast cargo ship output in World War II and Oakland 
canneries processed 60 percent of total food stuffs for the war effort 
making Oakland an important player in the ``arsenal of democracy''; and
  Whereas, President Herbert Hoover cast his first ballot in the 1896 
Presidential election as a young adult living in Oakland; and
  Whereas, William F. Knowland, publisher of the Oakland Tribune, 
served in the U. S. Senate from August 1945 to January 1959 including 
majority leadership under President Dwight D. Eisenhower; and
  Whereas, Earl Warren, the fourteenth Chief Justice of the United 
States Supreme Court, began his career of public service in 1919 as 
Deputy City Attorney of the City of Oakland; and
  Whereas, Oakland-born Edwin Meese III began his public service career 
as an Alameda County deputy district attorney before serving as 
counselor to President Ronald Reagan and U. S. Attorney General; and
  Whereas, Ronald V. Dellums, an Oakland native, served in the House of 
Representatives from January 1971 to February 1998; and
  Whereas, the lovingly-restored Potomac, President Franklin D. 
Roosevelt's beloved ``Floating White House'', offers dockside tours and 
Bay cruises from Oakland; and
  Whereas, Oakland is home to the Port of Oakland, the fourth largest 
container port in the United States and among the top twenty-five 
worldwide; and
  Whereas, as part of the fourth largest economy in the United States, 
Oakland's leading industry sectors include business services, health 
care services, transportation, food processing, light manufacturing, 
government, arts, culture and entertainment; and
  Whereas, Oakland has been home to scores of nationally-known actors 
(Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Mark Curry), authors (Jack London, Amy Tan, 
Gertrude Stein), musicians (Sheila E., the Pointer Sisters, En Vogue), 
and sports figures (Rickey Henderson, Al Attles, Gary Payton); and
  Whereas, Oakland will celebrate its 150th Anniversary on May 4, 2002, 
with a day-long

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public celebration that kicks off a 16-week 150th Anniversary Season 
that culminates in the Second Annual Art & Soul Festival over Labor Day 
Weekend:
  Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives That 
Congress congratulates the City of Oakland on its 150th anniversary.

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