Contact the City of Oakland
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Oakland City Hall 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 444-CITY TTY: (510) 238-3254 |
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Directions to Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
From San Francisco/Bay Bridge (I-80 East)
- Take I-80 East over Bay Bridge
- Take the I-580 East exit toward Downtown Oakland/Hayward/Stockton
- Take the I-980 exit toward Downtown Oakland and stay in right lanes
- Take 14th/18th Street exit
- After one block, turn left onto 17th Street
- Follow 17th Street for 3 blocks, then turn right onto Clay Street.
- A half of a block past 16th street, you will see the Clay Street Garage on your left.
- The Clay Street garage is directly behind City Hall.
From Oakland Airport/Hayward/South Bay (I-880 North)
- Take I-880 North toward Downtown Oakland
- Take the Broadway exit into Oakland, follow Broadway for several blocks
- Turn left on 14th Street.
- You will see Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on your right, between Broadway and Clay.
- Take your first right onto Clay.
- About a half of a block up Clay Street you will see an entrance to the Clay street garage on your right.
- The Clay Street garage is directly behind City Hall.
From Contra Costa County (Hwy 24 West)
- Take Highway 24 toward Oakland and move into left lanes
- Take the I-980 exit toward Downtown Oakland and get into right lanes
- Take 14th/18th Street exit
- After one block, turn left onto 17th Street
- Follow 17th Street for 3 blocks, then turn right onto Clay Street.
- A half of a block past 16th street, you will see the Clay Street Garage on your left.
- The Clay Street garage is directly behind City Hall.
From Marin County/North Bay (I-580 East)
- Take I-580 Richmond/San Rafael Bridge toward Richmond/Oakland*
- Take I-580 East toward Downtown Oakland/Hayward/Stockton (left lanes off of bridge)
- Take the I-980 exit toward Downtown Oakland and get into right lanes
- Take 14th/18th Street exit
- After one block, turn left onto 17th Street
- Follow 17th Street for 3 blocks, then turn right onto Clay Street.
- A half of a block past 16th street, you will see the Clay Street Garage on your left.
- The Clay Street garage is directly behind City Hall.
Parking Options:
- 14th-at-Clay Garage — Behind City Hall. City Hall's front entrance faces east onto Frank Ogawa Plaza, diagonally across from the Rotunda Building.
- Garage on 14th between Clay and Broadway — Entrance on 14th St across from the south side of City Hall. City Hall's front entrance faces east onto Frank Ogawa Plaza, diagonally across from the Rotunda Building.
- Dalziel Garage — On 16th St between San Pablo Ave and Clay.
- Allbright Parking Garage — On 16th St between San Pablo Ave and Telegraph Ave.
- Rotunda Garage – Between 16th and 17th streets and San Pablo and Telegraph.
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