Bay Farm Island is a section of the city of Alameda, California, though it is separated from the rest of the City by an estuary. This was originally an island in San Francisco Bay, but due to landfill it is now connected to the mainland of Oakland, California and Oakland Airport. Marshy areas of the island were also reclaimed by landfill. Nickname: Location in the state of California and Alameda County Coordinates: , Country State County Alameda Government  - Mayor Beverly Johnson (D) Area  - Total 23. ...

Today, Bay Farm Island is home to the 36 hole Chuck Corica Golf Complex, The Oakland Raiders headquarters, office and retail complexes, and several housing developments. There is a chain of lagoons as well as several parks including Shoreline Park, and a greenbelt that surrounds the perimeter of the peninsula. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970–present) Current uniform Team colors Silver and Black Personnel Owner Al Davis General Manager Al Davis Head Coach Lane Kiffin Team history Oakland Raiders (1960...

There are two elementary schools on Bay Farm Island: Bay Farm Elementary and and Earhart Elementary, the latter is named for aviatrix Amelia Earhart who started many of her flights from the nearby Oakland Airport. Amelia Mary Earhart (pronounced AIR-hart; 24 July 1897 – missing 2 July 1937, declared dead 5 January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and womens rights advocate. ...

Prior to 20th century development, Bay Farm Island was farmland, asparagus being the principal crop, thus it was also known as "Asparagus Island". The island was the site of oyster beds which supplied restaurants in San Francisco.^[1] For the botanical genus, see Asparagus (genus). ... For other uses, see Oyster (disambiguation). ...

Public Transit

AC Transit provides local bus service in addition to express commuter "Transbay" service to the Transbay Terminal in Downtown San Francisco. The Harbor Bay Ferry provides commuter service to the San Francisco Ferry Building.^[2] Furthermore the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority plans to commence service to job centers near a new Oyster Point Marina/Park ferry terminal in South San Francisco in 2008.^[2] AC Transit (in full, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is a regional bus agency serving parts of Alameda County and Contra Costa County in the western coastal area of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Francisco Transbay Terminal, or simply Transbay Terminal, is a transportation complex in San Francisco, California, USA, located roughly in the center of the rectangle bounded north-south by Mission Street and Howard Street, and east-west by Beale Street and Second Street. ... Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry is a public transportation service that uses a ferry and operates in Alameda, California and San Francisco, California. ... The Embarcaderos Ferry Building The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. ... For other uses, see WTA. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), is a government entity created by the California state legislature in 2007 by Senate Bill 976. ... Oyster Point Marina/Park is a 600-berth[1] marina and 33-acre[1] city park in South San Francisco, California[1] in the San Francisco Bay Area on the western shoreline of the southern San Francisco Bay. ... The South San Francisco The Industrial City sign A Genentech-sponsored sign declaring South San Francisco to be the Birthplace of Biotechnology. ...

Notable residents of Bay Farm Island include:

• David Segui (former MLB first baseman)
• Tom Tolbert (former NBA point forward)

David Vincent Segui (born July 19, 1966 in Kansas City, Kansas) was primarily a first baseman with the Baltimore Orioles (1990-93 and 2001-04), New York Mets (1994-95), Montreal Expos (1995-97), Seattle Mariners (1998-99), Toronto Blue Jays (1999), Texas Rangers (2000) and Cleveland Indians (2000). ... Byron Thomas Tolbert (born October 16, 1965 in Long Beach, California) is an American sports radio personality/television color analyst for the National Basketball Association. ...

References

See also

• Islands of San Francisco Bay

37°44′17″N 122°15′07″W / 37.738, -122.252 There are several islands in San Francisco Bay. ...