The Tri-Valley area is grouping of three valleys in the
East Bay
The East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties ...
region of
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
's
Bay Area. The three valleys are
Amador Valley
Amador Valley is a valley in eastern Alameda County, California and is the location of the cities of Dublin and Pleasanton. Part of Tri-Valley, the valley is bounded by the foothills of the Diablo Range on the north and south, Pleasanton Ridge t ...
,
San Ramon Valley
The San Ramon Valley is a valley and region in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Geography
The valley is between the Oakland Hills on the west, and the Diablo Rang ...
, and
Livermore Valley
The Livermore Valley, historically known as the Valle de San José (Valley of San José), is a valley in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region. The city of Livermore is located in the valley.
Geography
The valley is bound ...
. The Tri-Valley encompasses the cities of
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
,
Livermore,
Pleasanton and
San Ramon, the town of
Danville and the
CDPs of
Alamo,
Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to:
Animals
* Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856
* Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus''
* Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii''
* Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...
and
Diablo. The area is known for its Mediterranean climate, wineries, and nature. It is a primarily suburban area with a population of about 361,000. It offers more affordable living accommodations than the cities of San Francisco and San Jose.
History
The
Ohlone tribe settled the area circa 2000 BC, particularly in the northern part of Pleasanton. In AD 1772, however, Spanish settlers involved with the nearby mission work at Mission San Jose restructured the Ohlone way of life. https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/upload/Chapter-9.pdf
The area began to be developed when the
Gold Rush
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New ...
ended. During this period, the area went from being marshland to agricultural.
Climate
The climate of the Tri-Valley is mild. Most rain falls in the winter. Snow almost never occurs, although it sometimes falls on the tops of surrounding mountains, especially
Mt. Diablo. Summer days are in the 80s to over 100 °F, but nights are often cool. In winter, daytime temperatures reach the 50s and 60s, while nights are in the 30s and 40s, dipping on rare occasions into the 20s. Mean annual rainfall ranges from about in Livermore to in Alamo.
Transportation
The Tri-Valley is serviced by
WHEELS
A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to b ...
, operated by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA), a bus agency that operates local bus service throughout Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin, including service to
Hacienda Business Park,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Las Positas College
Las Positas College (LPC) is a public community college in Livermore, California.
History
Las Positas College began as an extension program of Chabot College in 1963, offering 24 classes and enrolling 810 students at three sites, including Li ...
,
Stoneridge Mall, the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station and the
Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.
Two major highways, Interstates
580
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and
680 cross the Tri-Valley area. Interstate 580 runs east-west, connecting the area to the Central Valley to the east and the
North Bay area
to the west. Interstate 680 runs north-south, connecting the area to the
South Bay area in the south, and the Concord-Walnut Creek area in the north. The two interstates cross on the border of Dublin and Pleasanton.
The Tri-Valley area is also serviced by
BART
Bart is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Bartholomew, sometimes of Barton, Bartolomeo, etc.
Bart is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name ''Bartholomäus'', a German form of the biblical name ''Bartho ...
, offering service to the rest of the
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Go ...
via two stops:
West Dublin/Pleasanton and the
Dublin/Pleasanton terminus station. The West Dublin/Pleasanton Station opened in 2011, and was the first infill station on an existing line. In 2018, BART cancelled plans to extend the line to Livermore. However, the Tri-Valley San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority is in the planning process
for a rail connection between BART, ACE, and the San Joaquin Valley.
Economy
The Tri-Valley is home to the corporate headquarters of many companies, including
24 Hour Fitness,
Architectural Glass and Aluminum
Architectural Glass and Aluminum (AGA) is a specialty glazing (window), glazing contractor located in the United States. Architectural Glass & Aluminum provides engineering, design, fabrication, installation, and assembly services for custom glaz ...
,
Bay Area News Group
Bay Area News Group (BANG) is the largest publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, including its flagship ''The Mercury News''. A subsidiary of the Denver-based MediaNews Group, its corporate headquarters is in San ...
,
Blackhawk Network Holdings
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. is an American privately held company that operates in the prepaid, gift card and payments industries. It sells branded physical and digital gifts, phones, prepaid debit, and incentives cards online and through a ...
,
CallidusCloud
The SAP Sales Cloud, formerly CallidusCloud, is an enterprise software and software as a service (SaaS) company headquartered in Dublin, California. The company markets services for sales effectiveness, sales management and sales execution ( C ...
,
Chevron
Chevron (often relating to V-shaped patterns) may refer to:
Science and technology
* Chevron (aerospace), sawtooth patterns on some jet engines
* Chevron (anatomy), a bone
* '' Eulithis testata'', a moth
* Chevron (geology), a fold in rock ...
,
The Cooper Companies
The Cooper Companies, Inc., branded as CooperCompanies, is a global medical device company, publicly traded on the NYSE (NYSE:COO). With its headquarters in San Ramon, California, it has a workforce of more than 12,000 employees worldwide and ...
,
Discovery Toys
Discovery Toys is a multi-level marketing company specializing in educational toys. Its products are sold in the U.S. and Canada, and its headquarters are in Livermore, California.
The company was purchased by Avon Products in 1997 and became a ...
,
Ellie Mae
Ellie Mae Inc., originally named Electronic Mortgage Affiliates, is a software company that processes 35% of U.S. mortgage applications. The services are based on a software as a service model (SaaS) and specializes in originating and funding ne ...
,
GE Digital
GE Digital is a subsidiary of the American multinational conglomerate corporation General Electric. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, the company provides software and industrial internet of things (IIoT) services to industrial companies.
...
,
Gillig Corporation,
Patelco Credit Union
Patelco Credit Union is a member owned, not-for-profit credit union that serves Northern California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1936, it is one of the oldest and largest credit unions in the country. With more than $9 bi ...
, Prosoft Engineering,
Ross Stores
Ross Stores, Inc., operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less, is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California. It is the largest off-price retailer in the U.S.; as of 2018, Ross operates 1,483 sto ...
, SafeAmerica Credit Union,
Safeway,
Shaklee,
TriNet,
Veeva Systems
Veeva Systems Inc. is an American cloud-computing company focused on pharmaceutical and life sciences industry applications. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, it was founded in 2007 by Peter Gassner and Matt Wallach. It works with software ...
,
Visioneer
Visioneer, Inc. is a privately owned technology company based in Fremont, California, with offices in Canada and the Netherlands. Visioneer is a developer of intelligent document capture solutions, including hardware and software products. Vision ...
,
WANdisco
WANdisco, plc., dually headquartered in Sheffield, England and San Ramon, California in the US, is a public software company specialized in the area of distributed computing. It has development offices in San Ramon, California; Sheffield, Engla ...
,
The Wine Group
The Wine Group is an American alcoholic beverage company founded in 1981, and based in Livermore, California.
Products
It produces wine brands including Franzia, Cupcake Vineyards, Benziger Family Winery, Chloe Wine Collection, 7 Deadly Wines, I ...
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Workday.
Major employment centers include
Bishop Ranch
Bishop Ranch is a large business park in San Ramon, California. Tenants include AT&T, Chevron, Bank of the West, PG&E, Robert Half International, Ford Motor Company, SAP, General Electric, and JPMorgan Chase. Over 30,000 employees work in Bishop ...
and
Hacienda Business Park.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), also known as Sandia, is one of three research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Headquartered in Kirtland Air Force Bas ...
are also major employers in the region.
Recreation
The Tri-Valley features access to many recreational options, including
Alviso Adobe Community Park,
Blackhawk Museum,
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve,
Del Valle Regional Park
Del Valle Regional Park is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) in an unincorporated region of Alameda County, California, south of the city of Livermore. ,
Dublin Hills Regional Park,
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the Monterey Colonial hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill.
History of Tao House
Eugene O'Neill had won ...
,
Forest Home Farms,
Iron Horse Regional Trail
The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a rail trail for pedestrians, horse riders and bicycles in the East Bay Area in California.
This trail is located in inland central Alameda and Contra Costa counties, mostly following a Southern Pacific Ra ...
,
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness is a regional park located in Alameda and Contra Costa counties in Northern California. The nearest city is Danville, California. ''Las Trampas'' is Spanish for ''the traps'', or ''the snares''. The park belongs ...
,
Little Hills Picnic Ranch,
Livermore Valley Wine Country,
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve,
Mount Diablo State Park
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
,
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park,
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area is a regional park on the border of Pleasanton, California, Pleasanton and Livermore, California, that is part of the East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Regional Parks (EBRP) system. Its lake, once a ...
an
The Wave Waterpark
See also
*
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
*
Tri-Valley Community Television
*
Livermore Valley AVA
The Livermore Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Alameda County, California, surrounding the city of Livermore in the Tri-Valley region. Both the AVA and the city are named after Robert Livermore, a landowner whose holdings encompa ...
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References
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Geography of Alameda County, California
Subregions of the San Francisco Bay Area
Regions of California
San Ramon, California
Amador Valley
Livermore Valley
Dublin, California
Pleasanton, California
Danville, California