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Oakland Branch Office
The Oakland Branch of the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California serves the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa, which have a combined population of 2.35 million. All federal crimes committed in either of these counties are assigned to one of the three United States District Judges sitting in Oakland.
The Oakland Branch Office prosecutes a wide variety of criminal cases, reflecting the broad diversity in demographics, economics and businesses in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Because many financial institutions and other corporations have moved a substantial portion of their operations from San Francisco to the East Bay, the Oakland office handles a heavy volume of economic crimes, from identity theft to major securities fraud cases. As Silicon Valley expands from the South Bay to the surrounding communities, increasing numbers of high-tech firms are establishing their headquarters in Alameda and, to a lesser extent, Contra Costa Counties. Therefore, crimes related to the high-tech industry, including software piracy to Internet fraud, are becoming increasingly common in the Oakland office.
The East Bay communities have historically suffered from a high degree of violence caused by several rival narcotics trafficking groups. While the most dominant groups have been largely eliminated by the combined efforts of local and federal law enforcement, the Oakland office continues to see a substantial volume of narcotics trafficking and firearms cases. The District's Project Exile initiative began as a pilot project in Oakland and has expanded to Contra Costa County and southern Alameda County.
The Oakland Branch Office presently has 12 Criminal Division AUSAs. They prosecute narcotics cases; securities fraud; high-tech crimes; firearms cases; and general crimes cases.
Directions to the Oakland Federal Building and Courthouse
Oakland U.S. Attorney's Office Branch Office
1301 Clay Street, Suite 340S
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (510) 637-3680
FAX: (510) 637-3724
Public Transportation:
If you are taking BART to the Oakland Federal Building exit City Center and walk towards Clay Street. When exiting the BART station you should walk through a center of restaurants straight into the building.
Directions from Walnut Creek/Concord (CA-24)
CA-24 west towards Oakland/San Francisco
CA-24 turns into I-980 West toward Downtown Oakland
Take the 18th Street exit towards 14th Street
Stay straight to go onto Brush Street
Turn left onto International Drive/14th Street
Turn right onto Clay Street
The building will be on the right-hand side of the street
Directions from Hayward/Fremont (I-880 North)
I-880 North
Exit Broadway (right)
Turn left on 12th Street
Turn right on Clay Street
The building is on the left-hand side of the street
Directions from Pinole/San Pablo (I-80 West)
I-80 West
Take I-580 East towards Alameda/Downtown Oakland/San Jose/Hayward/Stockton
Merge onto I-980 West toward Downtown Oakland
Take the 18th Street exit towards 14th Street
Stay straight to go onto Brush Street
Turn left onto International Drive/14th Street
Turn right onto Clay Street
The building will be on the right-hand side of the street
Directions from San Francisco (I-80 East)
I-80 East - Cross the Bay Bridge
Take I-580 East towards Alameda/Downtown Oakland/San Jose/Hayward/Stockton
Merge onto I-980 West toward Downtown Oakland
Take the 18th Street exit towards 14th Street
Stay straight to go onto Brush Street
Turn left onto International Drive/14th Street
Turn right onto Clay Street
The building will be on the right-hand side of the street
Parking
There is a parking garage directly across the street from the back side of the federal building located on Jefferson Street. There are also metered parking spots located near and around the federal building.
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