Alameda, California, is located near Oakland and San Francisco. The city sits on two islands, Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is the reason it’s sometimes called the Island City. The city is known for being the home of the Alameda Works Shipyard, one of the biggest shipyards in the U.S. Until 1997, the city was also home to the Naval Air Station Alameda, which was home to a number of aircraft carriers. Today, the station’s runway is often used in ...more