SAN LEANDRO

city, Alameda County, western California, U.S., adjoining Oakland (south), forms part of the East Bay metropolitan strip characterized by suburban developments, commercial trading centres, and waterfront industries. Once part of Rancho San Leandro (1839), it was known as Squatterville when prospectors settled there after the 1849 Gold Rush. Laid out in 1855, it began as a horticultural centre and was the county seat until 1872. It is adjacent to Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. Inc. city, 1872. Pop. (1990) 68,223.