beganrea is where oakland , right after that time in california became a state. this activityll with people coming and going because of the gold rush, the need for goods to be moving in and out of this area, you can understand how the city would start to leave all from its roots at the port and move inland. 1850, there was a lot of development and railroads. right here, there was a terminus for the transcontinental railroad. when you have a transcontinental railroad, you are looking at goods moving in and out of north america in a convenient way. oakland was a natural location for the focus of being a port and bringing ships in and out and being a place where people bought goods. the port of oakland is in a great location for its business. because of its proximity to the central valley, it is considered a growing region, not only for the united states, some people refer to it as a food basket for the world. the location means that we are a great spot for exports, edible fruits and nuts. a lot of the bounty for california that is heading overseas, for asia for exa