Alameda
[key], city (2020 pop. 78,280), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the
eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. Industries include
printing and publishing, electronics, plastic products, food, consumer goods, and machinery.
It is primarily residential and has excellent beaches, parks, and leisure-boating facilities.
The former Alameda Naval Air Station has been an EPA Superfund site since 1999, as of 2020, 14
out of 29 sites are under remediation. An important Coast Guard base is also there. The city
is connected with Oakland, Calif., on the mainland by bridges and tunnels.
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