California's Black, Native American, & Mexican Governor is coming to Peralta Hacienda. Pio Pico was governor of Mexican CA before the US takeover in 1848. Carlos Salomon will introduce visitors to Pico through a fun, engaging presentation. Wine and tamales following the talk!

True or false: California was founded by European-Americans during the Gold Rush Era? Ask your average Oakland resident informed only from classroom history texts and likely the answer you’ll hear is: true.

But the correct answer is actually much more complex.