The Tri-Valley is a region in the eastern part of the Bay Area, named for the San Ramon, Amador and Livermore Valleys. This area consists mainly of affluent suburbs and an overflow of high tech companies and corporate headquarters. Many people commute within in the area or as far as SF, Oakland, and San Jose. Unlike the relatively mild climates of San Francisco and Oakland, summers can reach into the 100s in the Tri-Valley and winter nights below freezing.
These pictures were taken from over a year ago to just last week.
Danville (pop 41,175)
The most affluent of all the Tri-Valley, if not the entire East Bay, with neighbor Blackhawk.
No downtown isn't dead, it was just very cold and most people were inside the numerous bars.
San Ramon (pop 51,027)
Has only been an incorporated city for about 25 years and is probably one of the fastest growing in the area. Headquarters to Chevron and 24 Hour Fitness to name a few. Mostly just a pretty suburb.
Dublin (pop 45,000)
My current home. Moving here, from SF, was a necessity to buy something, but, is nothing compared to the city. A typical suburb, but, the city has at least tried to counter it's creeping outward sprawl by infill in many of its old shopping centers and empty fields, including two TODs and a new Bart station.
To show Dublin does have some history, most of these graves are from the mid to late 1800s.
Death of a shopping center, soon to be torn down for a large community park.
Part of the new TOD at the Dublin Bart Station
There is a lot of residential construction in Dublin with varying densities and design.
Dublin Civic Center
Camp Parks Military Base
Pleasanton (pop 67,724)
Though Pleasanton does have a historic, rather "pleasant" downtown most of the city itself is pretty dull. Unlike Dublin which is at least attempting to diversify itself, everything in Pleasanton is either single family homes or two to three story apartments or low density office parks. Pretty, but, dull.
Lots of trees is one thing Pleasanton does right.
Downtown
A little shaky night photography before I got my tripod.
Livermore (pop 82,845)
Home to the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, this is the last stop before heading over the Altamont Pass into the San Joaquin Valley. Most of Livermore is typical sprawl, but, downtown is very active with many historical buildings and local restaurants.
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Tour of California
1: Los Angeles,
2: Hollywood, Glendale, Pasadena, Beverly Hills,
3: Riverside, Santa Ana, Long Beach,
4: San Jose,
5: San Diego,
6: Fresno,
7: Stockton, Modesto,
8: Gold Country,
9: Eureka, Arcata,
10: Monterey, Carmel,
11: Santa Cruz,
12: Sacramento Pt One, 13: Sacramento Pt Two,
14: Roseville & Folsom,
15: Concord & Walnut Creek