United People's Democratic Republic of Oakland

The United People's Democratic Republic of Oakland (generally referred to as UPDRO) are one of the major civilized factions in the California area. They are based around the Oakland area, which took major damage in the Great Decay but did not become radioactive, unlike the nearby city of San Francisco, due to the body of water which absorbed the radioactive elements.

Resources and Technology
UPDRO is well organised and has sufficient technological information to manufacture and use pipe guns and other old-fashioned firearms without the use of factories. More notably, they have control of 5 pre-Decay factories, barely intact, which are equipped exclusively for weapons manufacturing and can produce more complex small arms and ammunition, none of which are automatic. These factories incur a significant power use and can only be run for short periods of time, often causing blackouts in surrounding countryside while running. They have 6 motor vehicles made from salvaged parts, modified for the use of alcohol-based fuels (because they can't access any petrol, since the only local manufacturer is the Kingdom of Santa Barbara), which they are able to use and maintain but not produce due to the lack of parts manufacturing.