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53-563: Augustin Bernal Community Park is a 237-acre (0.96 km) park in the hills southwest of Pleasanton, California . The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson , and connects to Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. The park is named for the Spanish settler Augustin Bernal, to whom the land on which the park sits was originally granted. Access to the park's public staging area

106-528: A Mediterranean climate , featuring hot, dry summers and mild to cool winters with occasional rainfall ( Köppen climate classification Csa). The highest recorded temperature was 115 °F (46 °C) in 1950. The lowest recorded temperature was 17 °F (−8 °C) in 1990. The 2020 United States Census reported that Pleasanton had a population of 79,871. The population density was 2,896.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,118.3/km ). There were 25,245 households, out of which 10,785 (42.7%) had children under

159-548: A bedroom community and a place for corporate headquarters due to major growth of the Bay Area . Pleasanton is adjacent to Hayward , Livermore , and Dublin . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 24.3 square miles (63 km ), of which 24.1 square miles (62 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ) (0.63%) is water. On the east side of town on Stanley Blvd. near

212-489: A 2000 report issued in preparation for the city's renovation plan, historians discovered several errors in the original plaque. Firstly, the Alviso Adobe was confused with another adobe built ten years earlier by José Dolores Pacheco that was 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north and no longer standing. Additionally, construction was wrongly credited to Francisco Alviso's father, Franciso Solano Alviso (1792- ). Lastly, there

265-517: A land speculator and later mayor of Oakland . Martin then resold it to Anthony Chabot , the "Water King". Census records indicate that the Alviso family continued to live there for almost 30 years until the 1880s. Afterwards in 1881, it was acquired by the Contra Costa Water Company and used by a succession of different tenant farmer families. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake damaged

318-518: A lawyer who had married into the family. Pleasanton is located on the lands of the Rancho Valle de San José and Rancho Santa Rita Mexican land grants. Its name was chosen in the 1860s 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 recording clerk in Washington, D.C., apparently led to

371-444: A number of corporate headquarters, such as those of Safeway , Blackhawk Network Holdings , Workday , Simpson Manufacturing , The Cooper Companies and Shaklee . Despite an increase in office space vacancy rates in 2000–2004, economic development has remained strong through the middle of the decade. Pleasanton was also the headquarters of the former PeopleSoft, Inc. (which was acquired by Oracle Corporation ), Documentum (which

424-504: A number of other shopping centers. In addition to the business parks and retail centers, Pleasanton is known for its 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. In 2005, the median household income in Pleasanton was $ 101,022,

477-687: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a protected area in California is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pleasanton, California Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California , United States. Located in the Amador Valley , it is a suburb in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area . The population was 79,871 at

530-548: Is a 270-acre (110 ha) facility located in Pleasanton. It is home to the annual Alameda County Fair, held since 1912, as well as numerous trade shows and community events including but not limited to the Scottish Games which occur annually on Labor Day weekend. Located on its grounds, the Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack was built in 1858, making it the oldest 1-mile (1.6 km) horse racing track in

583-590: Is a center of culture and art for Pleasanton. It features a 221-seat theater, the Harrington art gallery, and classrooms for art and drama. Hacienda del Pozo de Verona (The House of the Wellhead of Verona) was destroyed in a fire in 1969. The house was built by architect A. C. Schweinfurth for Phoebe Hearst in 1898. Phoebe Apperson Hearst had the hacienda remodeled and expanded by architect Julia Morgan for use as her primary residence after her husband died. The estate

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636-423: Is appointed each calendar year by the mayor. The mayor and council members are limited to a maximum term of eight years. The city council consists of: Karla Brown (mayor), Valerie Arkin, Jack Balch, Jeffrey Nibert, and Julie Testa. The city manager is Gerry Beaudin. In the state legislature Pleasanton is in the 7th Senate District , represented by Democrat Jesse Arreguín until 2024, when it will be in

689-514: Is no evidence that John C. Frémont ever used the building or that a battle with local Indians ever occurred, as Frémont's memoirs place him in Santa Clara at the time. The historical marker has since been removed. The current plaque at Alviso Adobe Community Park states that the building was built in 1854 and features a photo, circa 1900, of the Alviso Adobe with its tenant farmer family who lived there from 1898 to 1917. The 2000 Master Plan for

742-475: Is reachable by the Altamont Corridor Express, and Oakland International Airport , which can be reached directly through BART . The majority of international flights serving the region operate from San Francisco International Airport , also accessible via BART. People from Pleasanton include: Alviso Adobe Community Park The Alviso Adobe Community Park is a 7-acre (2.8 ha) park in

795-399: Is situated at the crossroads of two major Interstate Highways , I-580 and I-680 , which mirror the historic cross-routes 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. The city is served by two stations on

848-610: Is the Friday Concerts in the Park series. Every Friday from June until September the PDA schedules different local bands to perform in the evenings at the Lions' Wayside Park off of First Street. The events are free of charge and draw a crowd. Additional seating for 'Concerts in the Park' is available at Delucchi Park, at the intersection of First Street and Neal Street. The Alameda County Fairgrounds

901-544: Is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices are located in Pleasanton. The Alameda County Fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton, where the county fair is held during the last week of June and the first week of July. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is located on the west side of town. The Amador-Livermore Valley, where Pleasanton is located, was home to tribes in the Ohlone language group, mainly speaking Chochenyo . As of

954-406: Is through a gated community , Golden Eagle Farms. Pleasanton residents can show proof of residency to get past the community's gate at Golden Eagle Way and Foothill Road; non-residents can obtain a one-week permit at Pleasanton's Department of Parks and Community Services. The Community Services office is at 200 Old Bernal Ave. in Pleasanton. This Alameda County, California –related article

1007-534: The 2020 census . In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway , Workday , Ellie Mae , Roche Molecular Diagnostics , Blackhawk Network Holdings , Veeva Systems , and Simpson Manufacturing Company . Other major employers include Kaiser Permanente , Oracle and Macy's . Although Oakland

1060-660: The 5th Senate District , represented by Democrat Jerry McNerney , who will be termed out. In the state assembly Pleasanton is in the 16th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and the 20th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Liz Ortega . Federally, Pleasanton is in California's 14th congressional district , represented by Democrat Eric Swalwell . Pleasanton has 44,099 registered voters with 17,021 (39.2%) registered as Democrats , 11,338 (25.7%) registered as Republicans , and 13,867 (31.4%) Decline to State voters. For

1113-484: The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) heavy rail system's Blue Line , which runs along the northern boundary of the city: The Altamont Corridor Express rail service stops near Pleasanton's downtown at Pleasanton Station . The Wheels (LAVTA) bus transit system is the primary provider of bus service in Pleasanton (with numerous routes in the city), and connects Pleasanton to Livermore and Dublin , along with

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1166-618: The 1770s seven tribes were present in the valley: the Causen, Pelnen, Seunen, Ssaoan, Ssouyen, Taunan, and Yulien. Each had a territory about 10 miles across, living in villages of 60-90 people. The total population of the valley was about 2000-2500 people. The first Spanish expedition reached the Amador-Livermore Valley in 1772. Native people from the valley began to join Mission Santa Clara , founded in 1777, in small numbers by

1219-465: The 1790s. Large groups began joining missions after Mission San Jose was founded in 1797. After Mexico independence from Spain in 1821, the missions were secularized , the Native people being emancipated and the land given in the form of ranchos to Spanish and Mexican colonists. Pleasanton is located on the lands of the Rancho Valle de San José and Rancho Santa Rita Mexican land grants. Before

1272-539: The 1860s Procopio , Narciso Bojorques and others took refuge there. Alisal Elementary School reflects the city's original name. The Rancho Valle de San José grant had been given to Agustín and Juan Pablo Bernal and their brothers-in-law Antonio Suñol and Antonio Maria Pico. In order to safeguard the grant from squatters during the Gold Rush in the 1840s-1850s, the Bernal family moved from San José to live on their ranch along with John Kottinger, an Austrian immigrant and

1325-480: The Great Southwest Corporation, who wanted to build an amusement park on the site, but this was hotly contested by local residents and the plan was scrapped. The company then sold it to a real-estate development company. Most of the land was then converted to individual housing lots, but the adobe, which had been declared a California Historical Landmark in 1954, and a few acres were donated in 1993 to

1378-560: The Lewis Brothers, then Cruikshank and Kolln. The hardware store has been known as Kolln Hardware since 1933. In 2004, the Kolln Hardware business shut its doors. Bud Cornett, a Pleasanton developer, purchased the landmark and has invested in its renovation and earthquake retrofit. After more than 100 years of serving the community as a hardware store, the space is now occupied by Comerica Bank. The Firehouse Arts Center, opened in 2010,

1431-621: The Livermore border is Shadow Cliffs Regional Park , a lake that permits swimming, fishing, and boating. On the west side is the Pleasanton Ridge with two parks, Pleasanton Ridge and Augustin Bernal Park . Much of Pleasanton is drained by the Arroyo Valle and Arroyo Mocho watercourses . Pleasanton lies along the route of the historic First transcontinental railroad . Pleasanton features

1484-538: The Tri-Valley set up booths in the center of the street. A local band performed in the Inklings coffee house parking lot, which was closed off for dancing. The parking lot was also set up as a beergarden , with beer and wine available for consumption. In 2017, the association announced it was discontinuing the events, and was considering other types of events in future years. Another Pleasanton Downtown Association tradition

1537-631: The United States. There is a 3,000 seat amphitheater, as well as a nine-hole golf course located within the track's infield. The Alameda County Central Railroad Society has maintained a model train exhibit at the fairgrounds since 1959. Because of the preservation of Pleasanton's historic downtown area, many examples of architectural styles dating back to the mid-19th century exist. Buildings in Gothic Revival , Pioneer, Italianate , Commercial Italianate, Colonial Revival , and Queen Anne styles can be found within walking distance of each other. One of

1590-608: The West", was one of the settlements located along La Vereda del Monte that was a haunt and refuge of bandits and desperados in the era following the beginning of the California Gold Rush . Main Street shootouts were not uncommon. Banditos such as Claudio Feliz and Joaquin Murrieta ambushed prospectors on their way back from the gold rush fields and then sought refuge in Alisal. In

1643-436: The above three stations. Express routes from Pleasanton station and Dublin/Pleasanton station to San Ramon and Walnut Creek are provided by County Connection . Pleasanton's closest airport is Livermore Municipal Airport , which is primarily used for general aviation and charter flights ; there is no regularly-scheduled commercial service. The closest commercial airports are San Jose International Airport , which

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1696-465: The adobe was on the lands of the 8,894-acre (35.99 km ) Rancho Santa Rita , given in 1839 as a Mexican land grant to Jose Dolores Pacheco. Rancho Santa Rita was surrounded on the north by Rancho San Ramon (owned by Jose Maria Amador, Francisco Alviso's uncle) and on the east and south by Rancho Valle de San Jose (owned by Juan and Augustin Bernal and their brother-in-law Antonio Suñol ). Francisco Alviso's father, Francisco Solano Alviso (1792- ),

1749-444: The age of 18 living in them, 16,206 (64.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,024 (8.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 948 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 887 (3.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 156 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . Of the households, 4,860 (19.3%) were made up of individuals, and 1,853 (7.3%) had someone living alone who

1802-633: The beginning of the Alameda County Fair and soccer season. Beginning in the late 1990s, the Pleasanton Downtown Association organized the popular First Wednesday celebrations from May through September of each year. On the first Wednesday of summer months, Main Street was blocked to traffic and adopted a street fair atmosphere. Each First Wednesday celebration was given a theme and planned with related activities. At this local event, businesses and organizations from downtown and around

1855-473: The building, leaving large cracks in the walls and chimney. In 1919, it was purchased by Walter M. Briggs, who started the Meadowlark Dairy, the first certified dairy in California. He had the building renovated and used it as housing for his workers. The adobe continued to serve this purpose until 1969, when the dairy moved its operations to Tracy . The Briggs company sold the farm and adobe in 1966 to

1908-482: The city of Pleasanton, California , United States. It is built around an adobe house constructed in 1854 by Francisco Alviso on the Rancho Santa Rita Mexican Land Grant. The Alviso Adobe is a rare surviving example of an early American adobe that was continuously in use until 1969. The building is registered as California Historical Landmark #510 in 1954, but most of the historical marker

1961-540: The city of Pleasanton. The historical marker #510 originally read: FRANCISCO SOLANO ALVISO ADOBE - This building, erected in 1844-46 by Francisco Solano Alviso, was the first adobe house to be built in the Pleasanton Valley. It was originally called Alisal—The Sycamores. Following the Battle of Sunol Canyon , General John C. Frémont withdrew to this building, which became his headquarters for several days. However, in

2014-542: The current spelling. In 1917, Pleasanton was the backdrop for the film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm , starring Mary Pickford . The town was once home to Phoebe Apperson Hearst , who lived in a 50-room mansion on a 2,000 acres (8.1 km ) estate, now the site of Castlewood Country Club. Radum Plant was a sand and gravel plant opened in 1931 by Henry J. Kaiser Co ., at Radum train station, one mile east of Pleasanton. After World War II , Pleasanton changed from being primarily focused on farming and ranching to being

2067-675: The establishment of Pleasanton in the 1850s, an earlier settlement in the location was called Alisal . It was located on the lands of the Rancho Santa Rita near the site of a Native American ranchera, around the Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe called El Alisal (The Sycamores), one of the earliest houses built in the valley in 1844. It is still standing and serves as the centerpiece of the Alviso Adobe Community Park . Alisal, nicknamed "The Most Desperate Town in

2120-638: The former PeopleSoft campus, and is the fourth-largest employer in Pleasanton, behind Workday, Safeway and Kaiser Permanente. In addition, Pleasanton is the site of a large AT&T campus. Other companies with major operations in Pleasanton include Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc., Cisco Systems , QASource , Sage Software (Accpac, etc.), CooperVision, Clorox , Fireside Bank (closed in 2012), Roche , BMC Software , Zoho Corporation , Applied Biosystems, EMC Corporation , Portrait Displays, Inc. and Broadcom Inc. In retail operations, Pleasanton has one major regional mall ( Stoneridge Shopping Center ) and

2173-497: The hacienda has been called California Mission style by various sources. The original architect used the term "provincial Spanish Renaissance", while Garnett wrote it would be more accurately called " Hispano-Moresque ". Moorish influence was found throughout the estate, such as in the guardhouses which stood on either side of the courtyard entrance. The hacienda was topped by imported red Spanish tiles and had undecorated walls of white stucco. After Phoebe's death in 1919, William had

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2226-484: The highest income for any city with a population between 65,000 and 249,999 people. Similarly, for 2007, the median household income rose to $ 113,345, also the highest in the category. According to City-Data.com, the median household income had risen to $ 121,622 by 2013, compared to a statewide median of $ 60,190. According to the Bay East Association of Realtors, the median price of a detached single family home

2279-600: The icons of downtown Pleasanton is the Kolln Hardware building, located at 600 Main Street. It is designed in the Commercial Italianate style, but the prominent five-sided corner tower and a few other features are indicative of the Colonial Revival style. The structure mixes in a little bit of Queen Anne design in the tower and gable. This building was built in 1890 and has always housed a hardware store, first by

2332-584: The majority of Pleasanton, the public schools are part of the Pleasanton Unified School District . Pleasanton USD formed in 1988 when the school districts of Pleasanton and Dublin unified along city lines. A very small portion of Pleasanton lies in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District . Pleasanton's two comprehensive high schools , Amador Valley and Foothill , are ranked by Niche among

2385-473: The top 200 public high schools in the nation. Pleasanton also has a continuation high school , Village High School . As of 2024, the district also contained Thomas S. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton Middle School and Harvest Park Middle School along with nine elementary schools, one preschool, and an adult education program. The Pleasanton Weekly is a local newspaper. Tri-Valley Community Television operates their sole station in Pleasanton. Pleasanton

2438-438: The wellhead and other furniture and objects moved to Hearst Castle at San Simeon and sold the estate. Pleasanton operates under a council–manager form of municipal government. The council consists of four representatives elected by district and one directly elected mayor. The councilors are each elected to a four-year term, while the mayor serves a two-year term. Council and mayoral elections are non-partisan. The vice mayor

2491-481: Was $ 1,795,000 as of August 2021. According to Zillow.com , the median home value in Pleasanton was $ 1,500,415 as of September 2021. According to the city, as of July 2024 the top fifteen employers in Pleasanton are: Pleasanton maintains regular events for the community. Every Saturday morning a farmers' market sets up on Angela, off Main Street. There are several parades during the year, commemorating Christmas, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day, as well as kicking off

2544-580: Was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 51,839 people (73.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17,990 people (25.6%) lived in rental housing units. 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

2597-416: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 19,178 families (76.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.20. There were 26,053 housing units at an average density of 1,073.7 units per square mile (414.6 units/km ), of which 25,245 were occupied, of which 17,891 (70.9%) were owner-occupied, and 7,354 (29.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

2650-448: Was acquired by EMC Corporation ), Thoratec (now part of Abbott ), E-Loan (which was acquired by Popular ), Spreckels Sugar Company (which was acquired by Imperial Holly ), Ross Stores (which moved to nearby Dublin in 2014), Patelco Credit Union (also moved to Dublin) and the home loan operation of Providian (which was acquired by Washington Mutual , itself later acquired by JPMorgan Chase ). Oracle occupies two buildings of

2703-542: Was built upon a 453-acre (1.83 km ) rancheria obtained in 1886 by George Hearst , who intended to use the location for a race horse farm. Its name was inspired by the circular, carved marble wellhead purchased by Phoebe and William in Verona , Italy and installed in the middle of the courtyard. The hacienda was the only female-owned estate to be mentioned in Porter Garnett's Stately Homes of California . The architecture of

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2756-495: Was later found to be erroneous. Construction of the park was initially planned to begin in 2000, but the city could not secure funding until 2007, when the $ 4.4 million project was finally begun. The park opened to the public with a grand-opening ceremony on October 25, 2008. Besides the adobe, which is furnished as it would have been in the 1920s, the park contains a replica of an old dairy and interpretive displays of Ohlone culture. Built in 1854 by Francisco Alviso (1818- ),

2809-501: Was once Pacheco's majordomo (ranch manager). During the railroad boom period of the 1860s, Rancho Santa Rita was sub divided into fifteen smaller tracts of varying sizes. The Alviso Adobe became the center of a "small" 200-acre (0.8 km ) farm overlooking the Amador Valley and was occupied by Francisco Alviso and his wife Maria Ysabel (1819- ) and their ten children. Alviso sold the property and land in 1872 to J. West Martin ,

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