its own architectural style. The building opened in the 2006-2007 school year. It was designed by Beverly Prior Architects to be built from prefabricated material, because of the short time frame between the start of construction and planned opening. The channel that connects Lake Merritt to the Oakland Estuary runs through the center of the campus. The southeastern half of the campus on the other side of the channel is mainly used for athletic and Peralta Community College District facilities. This section was also the former site of the World War II "Auditorium Housing Project" which housed war industry workers from around the United States, many of whom worked in the Kaiser Shipyards. The housing was demolished sometime after the war, and in the early 1960s, a temporary football stadium called Frank Youell Field was constructed on the site for use by the Oakland Raiders. Athletics In 1960, student Linda Vail won the U.S. Tennis Association national intercollegiate women's tennis championships in both singles and doubles. Football The Laney Eagles compete in the Bay 6 Football Conference, which is governed by the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA). They are led by head coach John Beam, who has won the CCCAA Coach of the Year award. In the 2018 season, Laney won the CCCAA State Football Championship and was deemed the Mythical National Champion, due to the regional splits between the CCCAA, which governs all 68 California junior college football programs, and the National Junior College Athletic Association, which governs junior college athletics across the rest of the United States, and covers 65 football programs. In 2020, Laney Football is featured in season 5 of the Netflix sports series Last Chance U, after which the series will cover junior college basketball programs. Notable people Faculty Carole Ward Allen, professor, ethnic studies Phil Snow, football coach Alumni Oakland City College, Laney campus Ron Dellums, U.S. Congressman and mayor of Oakland Gil Kahele, Hawaii state legislator Frank Oz, puppeteer, director Laney College Teddy Abrams, orchestral conductor and composer C. J. Anderson, football player Seth Bogart, artist and musician Steve Howard, former MLB player Chuck Jacobs, football player Sterling Moore, football player Reggie Redding, football player James Robinson, U.S. track champion 800 meters Tony Sanchez, college football head coach George Wells, wrestler Tommy Wiseau, director, actor, producer, screenwriter Nahshon Wright, football player See also Bay Valley Conference Berkeley City College College of Alameda