[citation needed] Former California Governor (and former Oakland mayor) Jerry Brown made his home here before moving north to the Uptown neighborhood.

[citation needed] KTVU (Channel 2), the Bay Area's Fox affiliate, has had studios at the Square since it began broadcasting on March 3, 1958, and the offices of the Port of Oakland are located there as well.

[5] A mainline railroad runs through the middle of Embarcadero West, with the train speed limit set at 15 mph (25 km/h).

The tracks running through Jack London Square are used by BNSF and Union Pacific and Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight and San Joaquin services.

Under lead developer Ellis Partners, Jack London Square's new architecture and public spaces are adding to the daytime and nighttime population and use.