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San Leandro's Manufacturing Legacy <br />Industrial activity in San Leandro goes back to the 1800s with the manufacturing the Best Steam Traction <br />Engine, a 9 -ton behemoth that was built for world -wide use in farming, forestry and earth- moving. Best <br />Tractor, ultimately became the Caterpillar Tractor Company. San Leandro also had a role in the nascent <br />computing world. The Friden Calculating Company, manufactured the world's first °Supermatic" fully <br />automatic machine in 1939. Now the Friden site is the home of OSIsoft. <br />That San Leandro was home to a host of industries was no accident. Critical investments in infrastructure <br />positioned San Leandro to attract postwar capital flows. San Leandro, between 1948 and 1957 alone, <br />gained 15,000 industrial jobs and over $130 million in capital investments. <br />Times have changed; traditional manufacturing businesses have departed California for cheaper land, <br />labor and energy, leaving the City's industrial area with properties ripe for repositioning. Although, the <br />nature of industrial production is transitioning, the City's commitment to industrial activity has remained <br />strong. Unlike many neighboring communities, San Leandro has resisted the temptation to convert <br />industrial areas to residential uses. About 25% of the City's land area is zoned industrial . With a strategic <br />location near an international airport and one of the largest ports on the west coast, San Leandro is poised <br />to capitalize on 21st century manufacturing and technology growth. <br />To realize these opportunities, San Leandro must once again make a an investment in infrastructure —this <br />time to modernize the availability of broadband connectivity. <br />) <br />a 4r <br />ill <br />• % i <br />U�_ • � \ � /� �4 Businesses in Buffer <br />•a 1 �G7 5 �!,+ Employees <br />�� •. �) �/ ��. 1 4- 30 <br />0 31-50 <br />ag 51-100 <br />�\ <br />101 -200 <br />������ ��_ ■ o D \� � Q � ; <br />49 201-395 <br />IN y City Fiber Buffer (200m) <br />City Fiber <br />r <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />0 025 0s , MR- Proposed Fiber System with Existing Businesses <br />o- a,9�re <br />