Port of Oakland
{{Short description|Port authority in California, US}}
{{About|the port authority|the seaport it operates|Oakland Seaport}}
The Port of Oakland is the port authority for the city of Oakland, California, United States. Its primary responsibilities are the operation of the Oakland Seaport and the Oakland International Airport. It also operates a commercial real estate business as the owner of Jack London Square, Airport Business Park, and more than {{convert|875|acre}} of waterfront property. It operates a municipal electric utility that serves port-owned properties.{{cite web |url=https://www.portofoakland.com/realesta/resource.asp |title=Port of Oakland - Real Estate |access-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510150222/https://portofoakland.com/realesta/resource.asp |archive-date=2012-05-10 }}
As an independent city department, the port authority is led by seven port commissioners who are nominated by the mayor of Oakland and appointed by the Oakland City Council. It is self-funded, with an annual operating revenue of ${{format price|408700000}} {{as of|2023|lc=y}}.
History
The Board of Port Commissioners was organized in 1927 to operate the Oakland Seaport and newly built Oakland Municipal Airport.{{cite web|title=Port History|publisher=Port of Oakland|location=Oakland, California|date=June 26, 2024|accessdate=July 13, 2024|url=https://www.portofoakland.com/about/port-history/|archive-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713195625/https://www.portofoakland.com/about/port-history/|url-status=live}}
See also
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