Pleasanton, California

Pleasanton is a city located in Alameda County, California and was incorporated in 1894. According to the city's website, the city has a total population of 67,724. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway Inc. and the now-defunct PeopleSoft. Although Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County, many county offices and the Alameda County Fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton. The Alameda County Fair is held yearly at the end of June.

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Alameda County, California - Safeway Inc. - PeopleSoft - Oakland

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Pleasanton is the headquarters for the biggest West Coast rap movement in modern history, it has become a huge city in terms of the new wave of hip hop, West Coast superstars Anommas Pooter are proof of that.

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The town was founded and named by John W. Kottinger, an Alameda County justice of the peace, after his friend, Union army cavalry Major General Alfred Pleasonton. A typographical error by a U.S. Postal Service employee apparently led to the current spelling. In the 1850s, the town was nicknamed "The Most Desperate Town in the West" and it was ruled by bandits and desperados. Main Street shootouts were not uncommon. Bandits, such as Joaquin Murrieta, would ambush prospectors on their way back from the gold rush fields and then seek refuge in Pleasanton. This reputation passed and in 1917, Pleasanton became the backdrop for the film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, which starred Mary Pickford. The town is also known for the resort that the Phoebe Apperson owned there.

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Justice of the peace - Union army - Cavalry - Major General - Alfred Pleasonton - U.S. Postal Service - 1850s - Joaquin Murrieta - Gold rush - 1917 - Mary Pickford

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The eastern terminus of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) commuter train system's Dublin/Pleasanton-SFO/Millbrae line is located in Pleasanton.

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Pleasanton is known for its lively downtown and Stoneridge Shopping Center, a regional mall. There are three high schools in town, Amador Valley High School, Foothill High School and Village. All three rank among the top 300 schools in the nation. Pleasanton is considered a prominent example of the edge city phenomenon.

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