| Pleasanton, California-An Amazing Place to Live | | | | take advantage of as well as beautiful real estate. |
| and Work | | | | Pleasanton, California is one of those rare cities |
| Known as the jewel of the Amador Valley, | | | | that have it all. You won't find another city with |
| Pleasanton, California, is an especially wonderful | | | | such outstanding schools, amazing job |
| place to call home. Pleasanton is located on the | | | | opportunities, and such a close knit community |
| San Francisco Area's east side. This location plays | | | | feeling. |
| a huge role in the lifestyle and environment in | | | | History |
| Pleasanton. Additionally, there is no better place to | | | | The Ohlone Indians inhabited what is today known |
| live in California if you want a laidback lifestyle | | | | as Pleasanton some 4,000 years ago. In 1772 the |
| with outstanding work opportunities, highly ranked | | | | Spanish settled in the area and created Mission |
| schools, an amazing community, and fabulous | | | | San Jose. Eventually a secularization law was |
| shopping. | | | | passed sometime after Mexico became |
| Schools in the area are outstanding as well and | | | | independent from Spain. Instead of sharing the |
| one of the reasons many families choose to live | | | | lands of the valley with the Ohlone the majority |
| here. The school district is known as the | | | | of the land became property of loyal Mexicans. |
| Pleasanton Unified School District, which works | | | | Then in 1850 California became part of the United |
| directly with the city to create and build a | | | | States and the area changed once again. |
| community of character. | | | | Pleasanton was known as Alisal at this time and |
| In fact, of the 14 schools that make up the | | | | was one of the stopover towns on the gold |
| school district 12 of them have been recognized | | | | route. Everyone was in search of gold and |
| as California Distinguished Schools. Included in this | | | | Pleasanton saw a hustle of activity, but the |
| distinction were both high schools, the three | | | | landscape did not change too much. |
| middle schools, and seven of the nine elementary | | | | Throughout the 1900s Pleasanton remained small |
| schools. | | | | and rural, however the '60s and '70s brought |
| Additionally, several of these schools also received | | | | industrialization and an increased population. With |
| the honor of National Blue Ribbon Schools and one | | | | this came lots of new jobs. The business parks |
| was even named a National School of Character. | | | | built in the area really changed the landscape and |
| There are only 10 schools with the ranking of | | | | Pleasanton was California's third fastest growing |
| National School of Character in the nation. | | | | city by the 1980s. |
| The Community | | | | Today, Pleasanton is still a wonderful place for |
| Obviously, Pleasanton has something to offer | | | | families to live and is also one of the best places |
| everyone. There is even a downtown that makes | | | | for business to relocate. In fact, many businesses |
| the city seem much smaller than it is thanks to its | | | | have moved their headquarters to Pleasanton due |
| street parties, festivals, concerts, parades, and | | | | to the wonderful business environment that is |
| even its farmers' market on Saturdays. These | | | | complemented by the laidback lifestyle. |
| events give a small town feel to Pleasanton, but | | | | Currently there are almost 5,500 businesses in |
| Pleasanton is anything but small town. There are | | | | Pleasanton that provide more than 50,000 jobs to |
| outstanding restaurants and shopping areas to | | | | locals. |