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58-605: The athletic conference is composed of four leagues: The Bay Counties League comprises nine member schools in the Bay Area with enrollments over 400: The Bay Counties League East comprises six member schools in the East Bay with enrollments under 400: The Bay Counties League Central comprises six member schools in the Central Bay Area with enrollments under 400: The Bay Counties League West comprises seven member schools in

116-513: A doggy water fountain). The play area has two big play structures, one for ages 2–5 and another for ages 5–12. San Ramon is governed by a five-body City Council composed of individuals elected to four-year overlapping terms in coordination with a two-year elected mayor. Police services were provided under contract by the Contra Costa County sheriff until July 1, 2007, when the city officially took over providing police services. As of 2024,

174-468: A female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

232-761: A political party. San Ramon's public schools are part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD), serving approximately 31,000 students. The city has 12 elementary schools and four middle schools. The high schools are California High School and Dougherty Valley High School . Some of the middle schools are Pine Valley Middle School, Gale Ranch, Windemere Ranch, and Iron Horse Middle School. The elementary schools are Walt Disney Elementary, Country Club, Montevideo, Neil Armstrong, Twin Creeks, Bollinger Canyon, Quail Run, Live Oak, Golden View, and Coyote Creek Elementary. An alternative K–12 school

290-457: A population of roughly 2.8 million in 2024, it is the most populous subregion in the Bay Area, containing the second- and third-most populous Bay Area counties of Alameda (1.7 million) and Contra Costa (1.1 million). Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay by population and the third largest in the Bay Area. The city serves as a major transportation hub for the U.S. West Coast , and its port

348-580: A quarter of the San Ramon workforce due to high corporate costs and to consolidate existing units in Houston. According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: In 2014, the city approved the project's design that called for an animated civic space featuring 350,000 square feet (33,000 m ). The City Center has a variety of shops, including furniture, clothing, food, and an indoor movie theater. The city center

406-638: Is a city in Contra Costa County, California , United States, located within the San Ramon Valley , and 34 miles (55 km) east of San Francisco . San Ramon's population was 84,605 per the 2020 census , making it the 4th largest city in Contra Costa County, behind Concord , Richmond and Antioch . San Ramon is home to the headquarters of Chevron Corporation , Cooper Companies , the West Coast headquarters of AT&T , GE Digital , as well as

464-647: Is a major center for the development of rock , folk , funk , jazz , hip hop , soul and women's music . Bay Area thrash metal has centered strongly on the East Bay, including the bands Exodus and Metallica , among others. Possessed and Death , both considered the first death metal bands, have roots or connections in the East Bay: Possessed formed in El Sobrante , with Death debuting nationally while in Concord . Major music (and sports) venues include

522-503: Is operated by the SRVUSD to support home-schooled students: Venture Independent Study School, along with Del Amigo High School which offers credit recovery courses on a flexible schedule. The district has two additional high schools in Danville, including Monte Vista High School , and San Ramon Valley High School . California High School was founded in 1973 and ranked 1049th best high school in

580-770: Is strongly promoted by city and county agencies, and by organizations like the East Bay Bicycle Coalition . Major pedestrian paths across the region include the San Francisco Bay Trail , the Bay Area Ridge Trail , the Ohlone Greenway , Iron Horse Regional Trail , Contra Costa Canal Trail, and the Richmond Greenway . Rail service in the East Bay dates to the First transcontinental railroad , when

638-537: Is the birthplace of many musical acts, including Creedence Clearwater Revival , Country Joe and the Fish . Counting Crows , Yesterday and Today , Digital Underground , Green Day , Operation Ivy , Primus , Rancid , Set Your Goals , Tower of Power (whose debut album is titled East Bay Grease ), The Pointer Sisters , MC Hammer , Tony! Toni! Toné! , Tupac Shakur , Too Short , Spice 1 , en Vogue , Pete Escovedo and Sheila E , Keyshia Cole , and Mac Dre . The region

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696-465: Is the largest in Northern California . Increased population has led to the growth of large edge cities such as Alameda , Concord , Emeryville , Fremont , Hayward , Livermore , Pleasanton , San Ramon , and Walnut Creek . Although initial development in the greater Bay Area focused on San Francisco , the coastal East Bay came to prominence in the middle of the 19th century as the part of

754-515: The Alameda County line. The topography of San Ramon is varied, featuring a mix of the rolling hills of the Diablo Range and the flatter basin of the San Ramon Valley . The city is predominantly urban and residential with many new housing developments; however, much of the land around the city's perimeter regions remains undeveloped, and is covered by grasslands and oak tree orchards. During

812-589: The BART commuter rail system in 1972 further encouraged development in increasingly far-flung regions of the East Bay. Today, the valleys east of the Berkeley Hills contain large affluent suburban communities such as Walnut Creek, San Ramon and Pleasanton . The East Bay is not a formally defined region, aside from its being described as a region inclusive of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. As development moves generally eastward, new areas are described as being part of

870-1135: The Oakland Arena ; adjacent Oakland Coliseum ; the Oakland Paramount Theater , venue for the Oakland East Bay Symphony ; the Fox Oakland Theatre , the UC Berkeley Greek Theater , the nonprofit The Freight and Salvage , and the Concord Pavilion (formerly Sleep Train Pavilion). Major museums include the Oakland Museum of California , the Lawrence Hall of Science and the Chabot Space and Science Center . The East Bay Regional Parks District operates over fifty parks, many consisting of significant acreage of wildlands, in

928-533: The Rancho San Ramon land grant to José María Amador . Amador named San Ramón (Spanish for 'Saint Raymond') after a Native American vaquero who tended mission sheep on the land. Amador added the "San" per Spanish custom. In 1850, the first permanent American settlers, Leo and Mary Jane Norris, purchased the northwest corner of Amador's Rancho San Ramon, near the intersection of present-day Bollinger Canyon Road and Crow Canyon Road. The tracks for

986-718: The Transbay Terminal across the lower deck. Streetcars were replaced with busses in 1948 and transbay service halted in 1958. The system's assets were sold to the newly formed AC Transit in 1960. The East Bay's modern rail transit service is Bay Area Rapid Transit , or BART, which was primarily designed to deliver commuters to San Francisco via the Transbay Tube , and to a lesser extent Oakland and Berkeley. Amtrak 's California Zephyr terminates in Emeryville , providing connections as far as Chicago , and further stations across

1044-717: The Western Pacific Railroad was contracted by the Central Pacific Railroad to provide the link between the Bay and Sacramento . This railroad eventually became the Niles Canyon Railway . Service to Alameda commenced in September 1869, four months after driving the golden spike at Promintory, Utah . Oakland Long Wharf eventually became the western terminus before ferry service to San Francisco. This road provided

1102-486: The poverty line , including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. Bishop Ranch , a master-planned office park development, with some retail elements, began major construction in the early 1980s, and provides a healthy tax base for the city. Bishop Ranch is situated on 585 acres once owned by Western Electric , and was farmland before that. Current tenants include the corporate headquarters of Chevron Corporation (formerly ChevronTexaco ), as well

1160-406: The "AC" moniker. County Connection , WestCAT , WHEELS , Tri Delta Transit and Union City Transit also provide bus service in the East Bay. Ferry service is provided by San Francisco Bay Ferry from Jack London Square and Alameda Harbor, with service at Richmond Ferry Terminal slated to begin in 2018. Hercules may also see future ferry service to San Francisco. Bicycle transportation

1218-577: The Bay Area most accessible by land from the east. The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 with its western terminus at the newly constructed Oakland Long Wharf , and the new city of Oakland rapidly developed into a significant seaport. Today the Port of Oakland is the Bay Area's largest port and the fifth largest container shipping port in the United States. In 1868, the University of California

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1276-578: The Bay Area. The East Bay Monthly , another free newspaper, has been published since 1970. In the early years of the evolution of USA Today , during the early 1980s, they operated regional newspapers, with the region's paper entitled East Bay Today . The Solano Avenue Stroll , the oldest and largest street festival in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, is held every September on the Solano Avenue shopping district in Albany and Berkeley. The East Bay

1334-644: The East Bay . In 1996, BART was extended from its terminus in Concord to a new station in Pittsburg , symbolically incorporating the newly expanded Delta communities of Pittsburg and Antioch as extended regions of the East Bay. Beyond the borders of Alameda County, the large population of Tracy is connected as a bedroom community housing commuters traveling to or through the East Bay. Except for some hills and ridges which exist as parklands or undeveloped land, and some farmland in eastern Contra Costa and Alameda Counties,

1392-400: The East Bay are served by Amtrak California 's Coast Starlight and San Joaquin . The East Bay has a mixed economy of services, manufacturing, and small and large businesses. The region is headquarters to a number of highly notable businesses, including Kaiser Permanente , Chevron , and Safeway , among others. The East Bay Economic Development Alliance was founded by Alameda County as

1450-520: The East Bay is highly urbanized. The East Bay shoreline is an urban corridor with several cities exceeding 100,000 residents, including the cities of Oakland , Hayward , Fremont , Richmond , and Berkeley . In the inland valleys on the east side of the Berkeley Hills, the land is mostly developed, particularly on the eastern fringe of Contra Costa county and the Tri-Valley area. In the inland valleys,

1508-626: The East Bay until they declared bankruptcy. The New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) automobile manufacturing plant employed about 5,100 employees at its peak. Tesla, Inc. has taken over part of the NUMMI plant, which is still the only automobile manufacturing plant in California. The East Bay is served by a number of both public and private higher education institutions: Colleges Universities San Ramon, California San Ramon ( Spanish : San Ramón , meaning "Saint Raymond")

1566-466: The East Bay, many directly adjacent to urban centers. Tilden Regional Park , is one of the largest regional parks (2,000 acres (8.1 km )) located directly adjacent to the urban center of Berkeley. Briones Regional Park , at 5,000 acres, is another large wildlands park near an urban center, Walnut Creek. The East Bay also has a rich political history. One of the revolutionary movements founded in Oakland

1624-527: The Economic Development Advisory Board in 1990 as a public/private partnership with the mission to promote the East Bay as an important region for development, with Contra Costa County joining in 1996, and the current name chosen in 2006. The East Bay, as a part of the greater Bay Area, is a highly developed region, and is a major center for new and established economic ventures. Along with the county governments of Alameda and Contra Costa,

1682-602: The San Ramon Branch Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad were laid down and completed in 1891. The line extended from San Ramon to an unincorporated area known as Avon, east of Martinez , where it connected to the Oakland/Stockton Line. On February 7, 1909, Southern Pacific extended the line south to Radum (near Pleasanton). In 1934, passenger service ended. By 1986, Contra Costa County had obtained

1740-567: The San Ramon Golf Club. Originally, this city park, located on a hill overlooking Bollinger Canyon Road and San Ramon Valley Blvd., was to be named Alta Mesa Park. During the construction of the park, the City Council voted to change the name to Memorial Park to honor Tom Burnett , a San Ramon resident, and other victims from Flight 93 killed in the September 11 attacks of 2001. A plaque

1798-670: The San Ramon Medical Center. Major annual events include the Art and Wind Festival on Memorial Day weekend and the Run for Education in October. The lands now occupied by the City of San Ramon were formerly inhabited by Seunen people, an Ohlone/Costanoan group who built their homes near creeks. Sometime around 1797, they were taken by Mission San José for use as grazing land. In 1834, they were part of

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1856-541: The United States by Newsweek . Dougherty Valley High School was founded in 2007 and is ranked 42nd within California; it is ranked No. 158 in the national rankings and earned a gold medal. Local bus service in the San Ramon Valley is provided primarily by County Connection (Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, or CCCTA). The closest Bay Area Rapid Transit station is West Dublin/Pleasanton station , 6 miles (9.7 km) away from San Ramon. The major freeway in

1914-602: The West Coast headquarters of AT&T Inc. (which had been the headquarters of Pacific Bell from about 1983, when it relocated from downtown San Francisco, until the merger with SBC Communications that created the current AT&T). United Parcel Service has a regional distribution center in Bishop Ranch. Toyota has a regional office and parts distribution center located there. GE Global Research started its Global Software Center in Bishop Ranch in 2011. Bishop Ranch covers

1972-682: The Western Bay Area with enrollments under 400: East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) 37°42′N 122°00′W  /  37.7°N 122°W  / 37.7; -122 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. With

2030-438: The age of 18 living in them, 16,318 (64.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,997 (7.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 850 (3.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,067 (4.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 187 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 4,682 households (18.5%) were made up of individuals, and 1,105 (4.4%) had someone living alone who

2088-488: The area is Interstate 680 . No US highways or California state highways run through San Ramon. San Ramon is located near Buchanan Field Airport and Livermore Municipal Airport , though Buchanan Field only flies to destinations in Greater Los Angeles , and Livermore has no regularly scheduled commercial service. The closest airport with regularly scheduled commercial service to domestic and international destinations

2146-428: The area. State Route 61 , State Route 84 , State Route 123 , State Route 185 , and State Route 238 are major surface streets that receive state funding for maintenance. San Pablo Avenue previously carried U.S. Route 40 until the terminus was moved progressively east to Utah . AC Transit is the major bus transit agency for the region, and provides bus service throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties, hence

2204-414: The city was 36.82% White , 1.93% Black or African American , 0.36% Native American , 50.94% Asian , 0.21% Pacific Islander , 2.16% from other races , and 3.58% from two or more races. 7.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16,944 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had

2262-521: The decades following World War II, with the population doubling between 1940 and 1960, and doubling again by 2000. The 1937 completion of the Caldecott Tunnel through the Berkeley Hills fueled growth further east, where there was undeveloped land. Cities in the Diablo Valley, including Concord and Walnut Creek , saw their populations increase tenfold or more between 1950 and 1970. The addition of

2320-429: The drier months the grasses are golden, but with the precipitation of winter and spring, the grasses turn green. San Ramon's weather typifies a Mediterranean climate , seasonal, and moderate. Summers can range from warm to hot and dry, while winters are mild or cool, wet and rather short. Its weather is similar to the adjacent cities of Danville , Dublin and Pleasanton . Fog can be infrequent but occurs normally in

2378-765: The elected representatives are Dave Hudson (Mayor), Scott Perkins (Vice Mayor), Mark Armstrong, Marisol Rubio, and Sridhar Verose (Council members). In the United States House of Representatives , the city is fully within the Contra Costa-based 10th Congressional District , represented by Democrat Mark DeSaulnier . According to the California Secretary of State , as of February 10, 2019, San Ramon has 41,872 registered voters. Of those, 16,518 (39.4%) are registered Democrats , 8,907 (21.3%) are registered Republicans , and 12,147 (29%) have declined to state

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2436-416: The largest employers are: Other major companies with headquarters in the East Bay include 10x Genomics , 24 Hour Fitness , Alibris , ANG Newspapers , Clif Bar , Clorox , Columbus Salame , Dreyer's , Ellie Mae , GE Digital , Ghirardelli Chocolate Company , Gillig Corporation , LeapFrog , Peet's Coffee , Pixar Animation Studios , Ross Stores and Workday . Mervyn's headquarters were located in

2494-532: The late part of the century, the Key System provided interurban routes across Alameda county, with connections to San Francisco ferries via their private Key System Pier. Southern Pacific ran a competing system, East Bay Electric Lines, until they, too, had the Key System take over operations. When the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936, Key System cars could make the trip directly to

2552-476: The population density is less and the cities smaller. Cities exceeding 100,000 residents in the inland valleys include Antioch and Concord . East Bay cities include: The East Bay has a free weekly newspaper, the East Bay Express , which has reported on the culture and politics of the East Bay for over 30 years, and has influenced the identification of the East Bay as a culturally defined region of

2610-427: The population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 44,722 people, 16,944 households, and 12,148 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,491.1 people/km (3,862 people/sq mi). There were 17,552 housing units at an average density of 585.2 units/km (1,516 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of

2668-593: The railroad right-of-way and the Iron Horse Regional Trail was established along its path. On April 24, 2001, San Ramon was designated a Tree City USA . Mount Diablo flanks the city to the northeast and is prominently visible from almost all parts of the city. The Las Trampas Regional Wilderness borders San Ramon's extreme northwest, at the northern end of Bollinger Canyon. The smaller Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve straddles San Ramon's western border, located approximately between Interstate 680 and

2726-627: The sole link to the rest of the country until about 1879 when a more direct route across the Carquinez Strait was completed. Today, Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) operates commuter rail services through Niles Canyon to San Jose. Streetcar service across the East Bay was historically provided by the Key System , incorporated in 1902 as the San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose Railway . An amalgamation of several streetcar companies established in

2784-730: The vast majority of "Central San Ramon", which is the large square formed by Freeway 680 on the west, Crow Canyon Road on the north, Iron Horse trail on the east, and Bollinger Canyon Road on the south (though several complexes are south of Bollinger). In December 2016, the Ligier EZ-10 began use in the first autonomous vehicle passenger shuttle route in North America , looping through Bishop Ranch Office Park, with on-sight operation and maintenance by First Transit . ChevronTexaco's headquarters moved from San Francisco to San Ramon in 2001 but 12 years later, 800 jobs were moved to Houston ,

2842-408: The western reaches of the city, at the eastern mouth of Crow Canyon, through which marine weather patterns funnel in from the San Francisco Bay via Castro Valley . It usually burns off by mid-to-late morning. The 2010 United States Census reported that San Ramon had a population of 72,148. The population density was 3,991.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,541.0/km ). The racial makeup of San Ramon

2900-407: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 95,856, and the median income for a family was $ 106,321. Males had a median income of $ 73,502 versus $ 50,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 42,336. About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below

2958-419: Was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. There were 26,222 housing units at an average density of 1,450.6 units per square mile (560.1 units/km ), of which 25,284 were occupied and 18,056 (71.4%) of them were owner-occupied, and 7,228 (28.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate

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3016-543: Was 38,639 (53.6%) White , 2,043 (2.8%) African American , 205 (0.3%) Native American , 25,713 (35.6%) Asian , 156 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 1,536 (2.1%) from other races , and 3,856 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,250 persons (8.7%). The Census reported that 72,073 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 52 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 23 (0%) were institutionalized . There were 25,284 households, out of which 11,988 (47.4%) had children under

3074-403: Was 4.0%. 54,705 people (75.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17,368 people (24.1%) lived in rental housing units. The median income for a household in the city was $ 119,297, and the median income for a family was $ 132,339. Males had a median income of $ 97,475 versus $ 70,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 50,736. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of

3132-420: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85. There were 19,165 families (75.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.30. The population was spread out, with 21,351 people (29.6%) under the age of 18, 3,557 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 22,798 people (31.6%) aged 25 to 44, 18,815 people (26.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,627 people (7.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

3190-549: Was designed by international architectural firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The grand opening was on November 8, 2018. The San Ramon Library and Dougherty Station Library branches of the Contra Costa County Library and Ramona Library are in San Ramon. Forest Home Farms in San Ramon is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. San Ramon features 58 separate parks and an 18-hole golf course,

3248-467: Was formed from the private College of California and a new campus was built in what would become Berkeley. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake saw a large number of refugees flee to the relatively undamaged East Bay, and the region continued to grow rapidly. As the East Bay grew, the push to connect it with a more permanent link than ferry service resulted in the completion of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 1936. The Bay Area saw further growth in

3306-416: Was installed at the base of a lighted flagpole dedicated to those victims and the surrounding meadow is part of the city's memorial tree program dedicated to local residents who have perished. The park was dedicated on September 11, 2002. This 16-acre park includes a play area, a BMX course, a picnic area, a bocce ball court, horseshoe courts, a ball field, a dog park, restrooms and water fountains (including

3364-639: Was the Black Panther Party . The East Bay is home to many of the restaurants central to the creation of California cuisine , including Chez Panisse . All vehicular crossings of the San Francisco Bay land in the counties comprising the East Bay. Interstate highways in the East Bay include Interstates 80 , 580 , 680 , 880 , 980 , and 238 . California State Routes 24 , 4 , 13 , 92 , 160 , 242 , 84 , and Richmond Parkway are limited access highways for at least part of their lengths in

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