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The island that Alameda occupies was originally a peninsula connected to Oakland. Much of the peninsula was low-lying and marshy, but on higher ground the peninsula and adjacent parts of what is now downtown Oakland were home to one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. The area was...
read more about Alameda, CA Real EstateAlbany, California, in Alameda county, is 1 mile NW of Berkeley, California and 5 miles N of Oakland, California. The city is considered part of the Oakland metropolitan area
he first people of European descent (most of whom were born in America, and many of whom were of mixed ancestry) arrived with the De Anza Expedition in 1776. Today, this is noted by signage on Interstate 80, which runs along the San Francisco Bay shoreline of Berkeley. The De Anza Expedition led to...
read more about Berkeley, CA Real EstateBefore the arrival of European settlers the area was settled by the Chocheño (also spelled Chochenyo or Chocenyo) subdivision of the Ohlone Native Americans.
With the arrival of Europeans, Castro Valley was part of the land granted to Mission San Jose in 1797. The area Castro Valley now occupies...
read more about Castro Valley, CA Real EstateDublin, California, in Alameda county, is 4 miles NW of Pleasanton, California (center to center) and 19 miles E of Oakland, California. It's a suburban city and is part of the Tri-Valley. The municipality is situated in the east portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Franklin Resources, Sybase,...
read more about Dublin, CA Real EstateBefore the colonization of the area by Spain in 1776, this area was the site of extensive native American settlements. Mudflats rich with clams and rocky areas with oysters, plus fishing, hunting, and acorns from the local oak trees provided a rich and easily exploited food source for the...
read more about Emeryville, CA Real EstateThe town of Fremont, California is an ideal location along the southwestern edge of the San Francisco Bay. It is a part of Alameda County, Fremont residents enjoy a splendid quality of life and easy access to great metropolitan areas. With the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose all...
read more about Fremont, CA Real EstateThe most recent pre-European inhabitants of the Hayward area were the Ohlone tribe of American Indians. The tribe claims 500 members today.
In the 19th century, the land that is now Hayward became part of Rancho San Lorenzo, a Mexican land grant to Guillermo Castro (1810 - c. 1870) in 1840. The...
read more about Hayward, CA Real EstateBefore its incorporation under the Roman Catholic Mission San Jose in 1796 and prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 18th century, the Livermore area was home to the Ohlone (or Costanoan) native people. The Livermore-Amador Valley was primarily used as grazing land for Mission San Jose's...
read more about Livermore, CA Real EstateNewark was named after Newark Castle, Port Glasgow in Scotland by J. Barr Robertson. A post office opened in 1878, and Newark was incorporated in 1955.[1]