I am not sure that I will have 10 things - but here a few things to do while you are in Oakland:
1. Hyde Park
2. Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art
3. Chicago Tribute Marker for McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield (Chicago "Blues" pioneer))
4. Eliel House (historical home built in 1886)
5. Former Home of Hannah Greenebaum Solomon (female activist)
6. Mandrake Park
7. Monumental Baptist Church (historical landmark built in 1889)
8. Ellis Park
9. Drexel Boulevard (beautiful architecture from the turn of the century)