Alameda is one of the most beautiful places to live in all the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a very scenic island, with quaint shops and vintage antique homes. The neighborhoods are beautiful with shady streets and quiet restaurants, with the overall feeling that you are going back in history to a much more protected and genteel time.  Relocating to the area?  Obtain my complementary relocation package and school report.

Alameda city was originally part of a Spanish land grant, which reached from San Leandro to Berkeley. The governor of California gave the land to Louis Peralta.

The beginning of the area's development began with the purchase of the land now known as Alameda by two American settlers who established a large peach orchard, and the City of Alameda was formally organized on December 27, 1884.

Alameda is like a small island, just southwest of Oakland. Interstate 880 runs north and south and interstate 980 turns into highway 24, which runs east. Alameda is very close to all three international airports in the bay area.  View useful area links here. 

Some of the main attractions in Alameda are: the USS Hornet, the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Crown Beach, and the Alameda Museum.  Click here for activities to do in the area.

SAN LEANDRO

San Leandro is located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located between Silicon Valley and the Oakland San Francisco area.

The marinas are filled with every description of sea-going vessel--from small fishing boats to luxury yachts. The San Leandro Marina is a fully equipped docking facility, with accommodations for hundreds of boats and yachts. The amenities include golf courses, driving rangers, two yacht clubs, restaurants, parks, and picnic areas.  Relocating to the area?  Obtain my complementary relocation package and school report.

The Oakland International Airport is only five minutes from San Leandro. The San Francisco International Airport is 20 miles away. The San Jose Airport is 30 miles
away.  View useful area links here.

There are two major interstate highways located around the San Leandro area: interstate 580 goes west and intersects with interstate 5, which runs north and south for the whole state of California; and interstate 80, which is the principal roadway between the east and west coasts of the country.

Special Attractions: The San Leandro Marina, San Leandro Marina Golf, Bonaire Park, Cabot Park.  Click here for activities to do in the area.

CASTRO VALLEY

Castro Valley's beginnings were as a land grant to a Mexican soldier named Castro, but because of his gambling debts he had to sell off the land. Two Methodist ministers bought the property and began to develop the area. The first families to settle in the Castro Valley had large cattle and poultry ranches.

As the community developed, ranchers began breeding Arabian horses in the canyons, and there are miles of horse trails throughout the countryside. Castro Valley still has Arabian breeders.

Castro Valley is located in between San Leandro and Hayward. It is right off interstate 580, which travels east to west and runs into interstate 5 that runs north and south through all of California.  View useful area links here.

Like all of Alameda County, Castro Valley is close enough to the San Francisco Bay Area to have access to all the cultural, sporting, recreational, and every other type of entertainment that makes these cities such great places in which to live and work.  Relocating to the area?  Obtain my complementary relocation package and school report. 

Special Attractions: the Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade, the Oakland Zoo, the Castro Valley Library, an extensive park system, a swimming lagoon, an 18-hole golf course, and a 315-acre lake.  Click here for a list of activities to do in the area.