Oak Park, CA

Oak Park is a city located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Contra Costa County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,735. Oak Park was founded by Henry E. Huntington and is named after his father, Colonel Robert C. Huntington. The town's main thoroughfare is Oak Park Avenue which runs through the center of town from east to west and north to south. The eastern terminus of State Route 24 (the Richmond- San Rafael Bridge) is located in Oak Park just south of the town limits; Interstate 80 crosses over Oak Park Avenue just west of downtown.

Oak Park has been home to some well-known people throughout its history including: Dr. Samuel Merritt (founder of Merritt College), General John J. Pershing (commander-in-chief of American forces during World War I), Aimee Semple McPherson (founder and leader of the Foursquare Church), and Walt Disney (co-founder and head animator at Walt Disney Productions). Today, notable people living in or having ties to Oak Park include: actors Emma Roberts and Seth Rogen; entrepreneurs Reid Hoffman and Ben Horowitz; journalists David Brooks and Fareed Zakaria; athletes Steph Curry, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Lenny Kravitz; business magnates Jerry Yang and Jack Welch; politicians Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi