Albany, California
Albany (/ˈɑːlbəni/ ⓘ AWL-bə-nee) is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northwestern Alameda County, California, United States.Armed with two shotguns and a twenty-two-caliber rifle, they confronted the drivers of the wagons near what is now the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Buchanan Street.Built in 1934 by Finnish-American Henry Walter Lundgren (a founding member of the Finnish Lodge in West Berkeley), the original furnace and rooms have been maintained.The principal shopping street in Albany is Solano Avenue, which cuts across the city from west to east.The bulb was the site of a small art colony and shanty town until it was cleared to turn the area into part of the new Eastshore State Park.[24] Albany is the site of Golden Gate Fields, which was the only horse racing track in the Bay Area until it closed in June 2024.[28] On July 30, 1968, the John Birch society Truth About Civil Turmoil committee hosted an event at the Albany Veterans Memorial Building which included a speech by a former klansman, Delmar Dennis.[31] On December 9, 2024, the city of Albany appointed their first ever Latino Mayor, Robin Lopez, who also happens to be a Doctoral Candidate at UC Berkeley in Environmental Science.High school music groups, both instrumental and choral, have performed at the CMEA, Reno Jazz, and other festivals.The Albany High School Jazz Band was also accepted at the Essentially Ellington festival at the Lincoln Center in 2010.[40] Friends of Five Creeks is an all-volunteer group working hands-on for clean water and healthy watersheds.
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