d . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁– ▁T ao ist ▁Center ▁opens . ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁April ▁ 7 : ▁Anti - war ▁protest . ▁ ▁Women ▁of ▁Color ▁Resource ▁Center ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Oak land . ▁ ▁Urban ▁Hab itat ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Oak land ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁Middle ▁Har bor ▁Sh or eline ▁Park ▁land sc aped . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁East ▁Bay ▁Med itation ▁Center ▁opens . ▁ ▁Ron ▁D ell ums ▁becomes ▁mayor . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Christ ▁the ▁Light ▁dedicated . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 : ▁B ART ▁Police ▁shooting ▁of ▁Oscar ▁Grant . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 1 : ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁shoot ings ▁of ▁Oak land ▁police ▁officers . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Local ▁begins ▁publication . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁A ce ▁Mon ster ▁To ys ▁founded . ▁ ▁Population : ▁city ▁ 3 9 0 , 7 2 4 ; ▁met ro ▁ 4 , 3 3 5 , 3 9 1 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 0 : ▁Occ up y ▁Oak land ▁begins . ▁ ▁Jean ▁Qu an ▁becomes ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Sud oro om ▁established . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 : ▁O ik os ▁University ▁shooting . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Wik i