12 Facts About Pleasanton CA

Pleasanton CA is a city in Alameda County, California, United States.

In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton CA was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau.

Pleasanton CA is home to the headquarters of Safeway, Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, and Veeva Systems.

Pleasanton CA is located on the lands of the Rancho Valle de San Jose and Rancho Santa Rita Mexican land grants.

In 1917, Pleasanton CA was the backdrop for the film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, starring Mary Pickford.

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Much of Pleasanton CA is drained by the Arroyo Valle and Arroyo Mocho watercourses.

Pleasanton CA experienced a major economic boom starting in the early 1980s, largely associated with the development of a number of business parks, the largest of which is the Hacienda Business Park.

Pleasanton CA has been successful in attracting a number of corporate headquarters, such as those of Safeway, Blackhawk Network Holdings, Workday, Simpson Manufacturing, The Cooper Companies and Shaklee.

Pleasanton CA was the headquarters of the former PeopleSoft, Inc, Documentum, Thoratec, E-Loan, Spreckels Sugar Company, Ross Stores, Patelco Credit Union and the home loan operation of Providian .

In retail operations, Pleasanton CA has one major regional mall and a number of other shopping centers.

Pleasanton CA is situated at the crossroads of two major Interstate Highways, I-580 and I-680, which mirror the historic cross-routes of Native American tribes who used the precursor paths as major trading routes.

Wheels bus transit system is the primary provider of bus service in Pleasanton CA, and connects Pleasanton CA to Livermore and Dublin, along with the above three stations.