Alameda Renames Jackson Park

Press release from the City of Alameda:

March 3, 2021

Chochenyo Park is the new name of Alameda’s park formerly known as Jackson

The Alameda City Council voted on January 19, 2021, to rename Alameda’s park formerly known as Jackson to Chochenyo Park, located at Park Avenue and Encinal Avenue. This decision followed a comprehensive community input process that included a diverse, community-led committee, a unanimous vote of the Recreation and Park Commission, and community surveys and engagement

Chochenyo is the language spoken by the Lisjan Ohlone people, who first lived, and continue to live, on the land that is now known as the San Francisco East Bay. Their unceded territory includes the City of Alameda.

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