to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. , americand long history tv is joining our comcast cable car best partners to showcase the history of california. to learn more about the cities on our 2015 tort, visit c-spa n.org/citytour. we continue now with the city of oakland. where i am standing right now buildthe heart -- that we -- we rely on goods movement and in a lot of ways that we do not think of. imports and exports keep the economy going and jobs going. the things that you and i rely on in our daily lives are moving on ships to and from this area all of the time. what is fascinating about this location, is when you look back centuries ago to who was here first. it was the native americans because this was such a great location in terms of the weather, food, being able to and theor food environment that had what they needed to survive. , when you hear the industrial noises in the background, just know that 1500 years ago, this is where the native americans were. it was 1850 one california became a state. beganrea is where oakland , right after that time in c