Alameda County
Dublin
Built at the crossing of I-580 and I-680, with two BART stations and some of the newest housing stock in the East Bay.
Alameda County
Pleasanton
A 19th-century Main Street, the county fairgrounds, and both BART and ACE trains.
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Pleasanton’s Main Street is the real thing, with 19th-century facades and the arch over the road, and it still works as the center of town. Beyond it the city spreads across the valley floor, with Pleasanton Ridge rising on the west side.
Why people move here
- Downtown works. Main Street carries the restaurants, the farmers market, and the Firehouse Arts Center, and people go there on purpose.
- Two rail options. Dublin/Pleasanton BART sits on Owens Drive, and ACE trains leave from the downtown station toward Livermore, Tracy, and San Jose.
- Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park climbs the west side with long views over the valley; Shadow Cliffs and Augustin Bernal Park fill in the rest.
- The Alameda County Fairgrounds hosts the county fair each summer along with events most of the year.
Neighborhoods
Downtown and the streets immediately around it hold the oldest homes in the city. Vintage Hills and Val Vista are established residential areas on the east and north sides. Ruby Hill, out toward the vineyards on the southeast edge, is a gated development built around a golf course.
Pleasanton Unified covers the city. Note that the Hacienda business park on the north side puts a large daytime workforce inside city limits.
On the map
Where Pleasanton sits
Map of the service area. The towns are linked below.
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