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Pleasanton, nicknamed "Ptown"^[1], is a city in Alameda County, California and was incorporated in 1894. It is a major suburb (or edge city) in the San Francisco Bay Area and located about 25 miles (40 km) east of Oakland. According to the city's website, the city has a total population of 67,724. In 2005, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau.^[2] Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway Inc. and the now-defunct PeopleSoft. Both Oracle and Kaiser Permanente have offices on the former PeopleSoft headquarters in Hacienda Business Park. Although Oakland is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices and a courthouse are located in Pleasanton. Additionally, the main county jail is just a stone's throw away in the neighboring city of Dublin. The Alameda County Fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton, and the annual County Fair is held there during the last week of June and the first week of July. 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History

The town was founded and named by John W. Kottinger, an Alameda County justice of the peace, after his friend, Union army cavalry Major General Alfred Pleasonton. A typographical error by a U.S. Postal Service employee apparently led to the current spelling. In the 1850s, the town was nicknamed "The Most Desperate Town in the West" and it was ruled by bandits and desperados. Main Street shootouts were not uncommon. Bandits, such as Joaquin Murrieta, would ambush prospectors on their way back from the gold rush fields and then seek refuge in Pleasanton. This reputation passed and in 1917, Pleasanton became the backdrop for the film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, which starred Mary Pickford. The town was also home to Phoebe Apperson Hearst, who lived in a 50-room mansion on a 2,000 acre (8 km²) estate, now the site of Castlewood Country Club.^[3] A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Not to be confused with Golgotha, which was called Calvary. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Alfred Pleasonton Alfred Pleasonton was a U.S. Army officer and general of Union cavalry during the American Civil War. ... A USPS Truck at Night A U.S. Post Office sign The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the United States government organization responsible for providing postal service in the United States and is generally referred to as the post office. ... // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... Artists rendition of Joaquin Murrieta (artist unknown, ca. ... For other meanings, see Gold rush (disambiguation) A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) is a silent film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin. ... Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 â€“ May 29, 1979) was an Oscar-winning Canadian motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists in 1919. ... Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) was born in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. ...

Geography

Pleasanton is located at 37°40′21″N, 121°52′57″W (37.672530, -121.882517)^GR1 and is adjacent to Livermore and Dublin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56.5 km² (21.8 mi²). 56.1 km² (21.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.78%) is water. Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... The public library in Dublin Dublin is a city located in Alameda County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 29,973. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Pleasanton is situated at the crossroads of two major Interstate Highways, I-580 and I-680, which mirror the prehistoric crossroutes of Native American tribes who used the precursor paths as major trading routes. This fact was first discovered with the excavations for Hacienda Business Park, revealing significant tribal artifacts and human skeletal remains.^[4] Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ... Interstate 580 (abbreviated I-580) is an interstate highway in Northern California. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-280 SCL 0. ... Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... http://www. ... A cultural artifact is an man-made object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users. ...

Much of Pleasanton is drained by the Arroyo del Valle and Arroyo Mocho watercourses. Pleasanton lies along the route of the historic First Transcontinental Railroad. Arroyo del Valle is a stream in Alameda County, California, USA, that is tributary to Arroyo de la Laguna which in turn flows into Alameda Creek. ... Arroyo Mocho is a stream in eastern Alameda County, California that traverses the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton. ... A waterway is any navigable body of water. ... This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869. ...

Economy

Pleasanton experienced a major economic boom starting in the early 1980s, largely associated with the development of a number of business parks, the largest of which is the Hacienda Business Park. These host a number of campus-like clusters of low-rise and medium-rise office buildings. Pleasanton has been successful in attracting a number of corporate headquarters, such as those of Safeway, Inc., Thoratec Corporation, Polycom, Shaklee Corporation, and Ross Stores. Despite an increase in office space vacancy rates in 2000-2004, economic development has remained strong through the middle of the decade. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x532, 146 KB) Summary A typical traffic light arrangement in the Hacienda neighborhood of Pleasanton, California. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x532, 146 KB) Summary A typical traffic light arrangement in the Hacienda neighborhood of Pleasanton, California. ... A business park in Santa Barbara County, California A business park or business estate is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. ... It has been suggested that Vons be merged into this article or section. ... Polycom is a company noted for making expensive teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment. ... Ross Stores, Inc. ...

Pleasanton was also the headquarters of the former PeopleSoft, Inc. (which was acquired by Oracle Corporation), E-Loan (which was acquired by Popular, Inc.), Spreckels Sugar Company (which was acquired by Imperial Holly), and the home loan operation of Providian (which was acquired by Washington Mutual). Oracle maintains the former Peoplesoft campus as a major division, and is the second-largest employer in Pleasanton, behind Safeway. In addition, Pleasanton is the site of a large AT&T campus, formerly that of SBC Communications. PeopleSoft, Inc. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software. ... Spreckels Sugar Company was a sugar beet refiner that for many years controlled much of the U.S. West Coast refined sugar market. ... Providian Financial Corporation NYSE: PVN is one of the leading credit card issuers in the United States. ... â€œWaMuâ€ redirects here. ... AT&T Inc. ... SBC Communications NYSE: SBC is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas. ...

Other companies with major operations in Pleasanton include Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc., Sage Software (Accpac, etc.), CooperVision, Clorox, Fireside Bank, Roche, BMC Software, Applied Biosystems, EMC Corporation, Portrait Displays, Inc. and Symantec. The Sage Group plc (LSE: SGE) is a leading UK based supplier of accounting, CRM and business management software (including manufacturing and construction-specific ranges) as well as related services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ... Clorox Logo Clorox headquarters The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) is a manufacturer of various food and chemical products based in Oakland, California, which is best known for its bleach product, Clorox. ... F. Hoffmannâ€“La Roche, Ltd. ... BMC Software, Inc. ... EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. ... Symantec Corporation NASDAQ: SYMC, founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of security and information management. ...

In the retailing field, Pleasanton has one major regional mall (Stoneridge Shopping Center) and a number of other shopping centers. Most national and regional retailers have a Pleasanton location; besides the anchor tenants Nordstrom, Macy's, Sears, and JC Penney at Stoneridge, notable large stores elsewhere in the city include Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Kohl's, and Borders Books. Stoneridge Shopping Center is a major regional shopping center located in Pleasanton, California, a suburb of Oakland and San Francisco, located in eastern Alameda County. ... This is the page for the department store. ... This article is about the R.H. Macy & Co. ... Sears, Roebuck and Company is an American mid-range chain of international department stores, founded by Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck in the late 19th century. ... J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Kohls Corporation (NYSE: KSS) is an American department store chain headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. ... Borders Books and Music (NYSE: BGP) is a North American chain of bookstores, with some branches overseas. ...

In addition to the business parks and retail centers, Pleasanton is known for its lively downtown, which is home to a number of fine-dining, casual, and ethnic restaurants, specialty retailers, and service businesses. A redesign of Main Street in the 1990s emphasized pedestrian traffic and outdoor dining.

Also, according to the latest U.S. Census information, Pleasanton is the wealthiest midsize city in the nation. In 2005, the median household income in Pleasanton was $101,022, the highest income for any city with a population between 65,000 and 249,999 people.^[2]

Pleasanton is considered a prominent example of the edge city phenomenon. Edge City is an American term for a relatively new concentration of business, shopping and entertainment outside a traditional urban area, in what had recently been a residential suburb or semi-rural community. ...

Public transit

The eastern terminus of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) commuter train system's Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line is located in Pleasanton. Groundbreaking ceremonies for another station, West Dublin/Pleasanton, took place on September 29, 2006. Plans for this station include transit-oriented development in the form of 170,000 sq ft (16,000 m²) of offices in Pleasanton and apartments, a hotel, and a restaurant in Dublin. BART had previously estimated completion of public improvements by late 2007, although this was based on construction beginning in 2005.^[5] Later reports project completion by 2009.^[6] A westbound BART train with aerodynamic design A car in downtown San Francisco. ... The Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area consists of 22 metro stations from Dublin and Pleasanton to Millbrae. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial view of growth patterns in Arlington County, Virginia. ...

The WHEELS bus transit system, which has a number of routes in the city, serves Pleasanton. Additionally, the Altamont Commuter Express rail service stops near Pleasanton's downtown. WHEELS is a bus service that provides public transportation in Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin, California. ... The Altamont Commuter Express leaving Pleasanton station. ...

Community activities

Pleasanton continues to maintain a hometown flavor with regular events for the community. Every Saturday morning the Farmers' Market sets up on Angela, off Main Street. Roadside farmers market in Bridgehampton, New York Dutch bell peppers at a farmers market in Montpelier, Vermont A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...

"First Wednesday" celebrations run May through September. Main Street is blocked to traffic and adopts a street fair atmosphere, with local businesses and organizations setting up booths in the center of the street. Live bands play in the Round Table Pizza parking lot. Round Table is a large chain of pizza parlours in the western U.S., Asia and the Middle East. ...

Friday evenings in the summer bring a series of live band concerts between Main and First Street at the gazebo. Everyone brings blankets and chairs to enjoy the music and socializing.

Notable past and current residents

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Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 63,654 people, 23,311 households, and 17,390 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,134.1/km² (2,938.1/mi²). There were 23,968 housing units at an average density of 427.0/km² (1,106.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.44% White, 3.38% African American, 0.33% Native American, 10.69% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 2.35% from other races, and 3.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.87% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 23,311 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.15. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $90,859, and the median income for a family was $115,944. Males had a median income of $77,072 versus $44,493 for females. The per capita income for the city was $41,623. About 3.6% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Schools

Pleasanton's two comprehensive high schools, Amador Valley and Foothill, rank among the top 300 high schools in the nation.^[7]. There are also two continuation high schools: Village and Horizon; the latter is for school age mothers and young fathers. Most public high school in the United States are comprehensive public high schools. ... Amador Valley High School (AVHS) is a public high school offering classes for 2552 students in the grades 9-12. ... Foothill High School (FHS) is a four-year secondary school in Pleasanton, California which was built in 1973. ... A continuation high school is an alternative to a comprehensive high school primarily for students who are considered at-risk of not graduating at the normal pace. ...

There are a number of private schools in Pleasanton, such as Carden West School and Hacienda School.

Elementary schools

Middle schools

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High schools

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Sister cities

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Media

Due to its central location within the "Tri-Valley," a group of neighboring cities including Livermore, and Dublin, Pleasanton is home to most of the local media. This includes cable access station TV30, radio station 101.7 KKIQ, and newspapers Pleasanton Weekly, Tri-Valley Herald and Valley Times. Tri-Valley is a region in the San Francisco Bay Areas East Bay. ... Look up public access television in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... TV30 is a local public access television station serving the four East San Francisco Bay Area cities collectively known as the Tri-Valley. The cities include Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton and San Ramon. ... 101. ... Late 2006 and early 2007 editions of the Pleasanton Weekly The Pleasanton Weekly is a weekly newspaper published in Pleasanton, California, established in 2000. ... ANG Newspapers (Alameda Newspaper Group), based in Oakland, California, is a subisidary of the Denver, Colorado based MediaNews Group. ... The Contra Costa Times is a daily newspaper (circulation 106,000 daily, 113,00 Sunday) based in Walnut Creek, California. ...

See also

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References

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External links

Categories: Cities in California | Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County, California | Pleasanton, California USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Bodega Bay and Bodega Harbor Bodega Bay is a small shallow, sand-choked inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of northern California in the United States. ... Carquinez Strait The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait in northern California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eastshore Estuary is a cove of the San Francisco Bay on the western coast of the East Bay between the Richmond Inner Harbour in Richmond and the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge in Oakland. ... The Golden Gate The Golden Gate, looking south towards San Francisco. ... Grizzly Bay is a baylet of the San Francisco Bay which dips into Solano County, California and borders Suisun Bay. ... The Guadalupe River is a short river in California that runs from the Santa Cruz Mountains flowing north through San Jose, California, and emptying into the San Francisco Bay at Alviso. ... Half Moon Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of San Mateo County, California. ... Satellite photo of Lake Berryessa Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California. ... The Napa River, approximately 55 miles (89 km) long, is a river in the U.S. state of California. ... External links Oakland Estuary Panorama ... The Petaluma River is a river in Sonoma County, California. ... Pickleweed Creek, the upper arm of Richardson Bay. ... Richmond Inner Harbour is a deepwater body of water in Richmond, California. ... Russian River may refer to the following rivers; Russian River (California), in California Russian River (Alaska), in Alaska Rivers of Russia, in Russia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... San Leandro Bay is a body of water in the San Francisco Bay. ... San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... Waterfall at Sugarloaf Mountain headwaters of Sonoma Creek Sonoma Creek is one of two principal drainages of Southern Sonoma County, California, with headwaters rising in the rugged hills of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and discharge to San Pablo Bay, the northern arm of San Francisco Bay. ... San Pablo bay with Suisun Bay at upper right Suisun Bay (pronounced sue-soon) is a shallow tidal estuary located in central California of The United States of America. ... Tomales Bay Tomales Bay is a long narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County in northern California in the United States. ... Download high resolution version (770x800, 98 KB)Bay Area Satellite MAP from USGS File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official website: http://www. ... Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... â€œNapa Valleyâ€ redirects here. ... â€œSan Franciscoâ€ redirects here. ... Official website: http://www. ... Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Solano County is a county located in central part of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... â€œSan Franciscoâ€ redirects here. ... â€œOaklandâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses, see San JosÃ©. Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Antioch is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland located in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Location of Concord in California. ... Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103,621. ... The Welcome to Fairfield roadside sign Fairfield Courthouse Fairfield is a city located northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA. it is approximately 45 miles from both San Francisco and Sacramento. ... Fremont (IPA: ) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs. ... Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Contra Costa Government - Mayor Gayle McLaughlin (G) Area - City 52. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Country State County Sonoma Area - City 40. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government - Mayor Otto Lee Area - City 22. ... Vallejo (pronounced IPA: in English; in the original Spanish) is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of California and Alameda County County Alameda Government - Mayor Beverly Johnson (D) Area - City 59. ... Belmont is a city located in San Mateo County, California. ... Benicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. ... Location in San Mateo County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County San Mateo Incorporated June 6, 1908 Government - Mayor Terry Nagel - City Manager Jim Nantell Area - City 6. ... Campbell is a city located in Santa Clara County, California, part of Silicon Valley. ... Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Location of Cupertino within Santa Clara County, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The public library in Dublin Dublin is a city located in Alameda County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 29,973. ... East Palo Alto (often called EPA) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... This article is about the town in California. ... Gilroy (IPA: ) is the southmost city in Santa Clara County, California, USA. According to the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 41,464. ... Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Los Altos (IPA: ) is a city at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. ... John Muirs home. ... Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Country State County Santa Clara Government - Mayor Jose Joe Esteves Area - City 13. ... Morgan Hill (IPA: ) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, USA. Founded on November 10, 1906, the city was named after Hiram Morgan Hill, a San Franciscan who built a country retreat home here in 1884. ... Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. ... Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. ... The city of Newark highlighted within Alameda County Newark is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Novato is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in northern Marin County. ... Oakley is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... Aerial view of the Linda Mar (San Pedro Valley) neighborhood of Pacifica, Calfornia. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... Aerial view of Petaluma, California. ... For other places with the same name, see Pittsburg. ... Pleasant Hill is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. ... Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States. ... The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the Shops at Tanforan. ... Downtown San Carlos San Carlos, Spanish for Saint Charles of Borromeo, is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA on the San Francisco Peninsula. ... San Leandro is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Pablo is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ... San Rafael (IPA: ; originally IPA: ), is the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. ... San Ramon is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... Saratoga (IPA: ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, USA. It is located on the west side of the Santa Clara Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... A Genentech-sponsored sign declaring South San Francisco to be the Birthplace of Biotechnology. ... Suisun City (pronounced suh SOON) is a city located in Solano County, California. ... The city of Union City highlighted within Alameda County For other places with this name, see Union City. ... Vaca Mountains during summer Vacaville, California is located in Solano County, California, United States, between Sacramento and San Francisco. ... Walnut Creek is a largely affluent suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Alamo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, in the United States. ... The city of Albany highlighted within Alameda County Albany is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Alum Rock is a census-designated place and neighborhood of San Jose, California. ... Ashland is a census-designated place located in Alameda County, California. ... Bay Point is a census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara is an unincorporated area located in Contra Costa County, California, near the town of Danville. ... This article is about the city in Contra Costa County. ... Cherryland is a census-designated place located in Alameda County, California. ... Clayton is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Dixon is a city located 30 miles from Sacramento, California, in Solano County. ... El Cerrito is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... El Sobrante is a census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California. ... |utc_offset ]] = -8 Half Moon Bay redirects here. ... Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,722. ... Hercules is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Hillsborough is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... Larkspur is a city located in Marin County, California. ... General view of Millbrae Millbrae is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about 11 miles north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. ... // Moraga Way view toward Moraga Road. ... North Fair Oaks is not actually a town, but a census-designated place and district for the purposes of the United States census in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County adjacent to Redwood City, Atherton, and Menlo Park. ... Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... The city of Piedmont highlighted within Alameda County Piedmont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... San Anselmo is a town located in Marin County, California, in the western United States. ... The location of San Lorenzo highlighted within Alameda County San Lorenzo is a census-designated place located in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Santa Clara County, California. ... Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... Windsor is a town located in Sonoma County, California. ... A satellite image of the East Bay The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. ... San Francisco is in the foreground in this picture looking north. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ... The South Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is roughly synonymous with Silicon Valley and the Santa Clara Valley. ...

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