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About Pleasanton

Pleasanton is a thriving and community-oriented hometown in California. Pleasanton is located just outside of San Francisco and also is not far from the nearby city of Oakland. If you are seeking Pleasanton, California information, Pleasanton.com is the perfect stop for you.

Pleasanton is a truly upscale community and is considered highly desirable. It has enviable characteristics that help make it a special place, such as a thriving business community, annual events, prime real estate, top-rated schools, dozens of parks and an excellent geographic location within the Bay Area. The weather here is considered mild, as well.

Although residents can easily commute into San Francisco and Oakland for work, Pleasanton itself has many large companies that employ a large number of people. These major firms include Kaiser Permanente, Safeway, Oracle, Cisco Systems, AT&T and PeopleSoft - just to name a few.

The city is noted as one of the best places to live by several respected publications, including Forbes and CNN Money. It's also known as one of the wealthiest mid-sized cities in the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Life in Pleasanton reflects an upscale suburban lifestyle. Residents here enjoy the area’s great downtown, which offers exciting events. Popular events include First Wednesdays, antiques fairs and holiday celebrations. Pleasanton also is home to the annual Alameda County Fair, which is held during the last week of June and the first week of July.

Given the high concentration of great jobs in Pleasanton, you will find highly educated residents with children. Many parents here are focused on education and enjoy the fact that Pleasanton has a variety of highly rated schools. Education is just one of the prime assets of this community. There also are dozens of great parks within the city with playgrounds, tennis courts and ball fields. The city is not far from open space areas with miles of hiking trails. A popular one is Shadow Cliffs Regional Park. All of this contributes to the enjoyable way of life.

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