Tracy California is located inside a geographic triangle formed by Interstate 205 on the north side of the city, Interstate 5 to the east, and Interstate 580 to the southwest.
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17 Facts About Tracy California
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Until the 1760s, the area that is the city of Tracy California was long populated by the Yokuts ethnic group of loosely associated bands of Native Americans and their ancestors.
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Tracy California is a railroad town that came from the mid-19th century construction, mainly by Chinese laborers, of Central Pacific Railroad rail lines running from Sacramento through Stockton to the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning 1868 and ending September 1878 with the opening of a new branch and junction.
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Tracy California is part of the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, an extension of the Bay Area.
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In December 1969, the town of Tracy California was the host of the Altamont Free Concert, held at the Altamont Raceway Park.
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Tracy California was the headquarters of a branch of the American Nazi Party.
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The television program 60 Minutes aired a report in 1978 titled "The California Reich" which contained an interview of a Tracy resident who was a neo-Nazi leader.
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Tracy California passed Measure A in 1990 in an attempt to contain and limit development.
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City spokesman Matt Robinson said that if it succeeds, Tracy will be the second city after Riverside, California to satisfy the state's goal for sustainable communities.
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Tracy California is marked by a semi-arid climate, with mild, moist winters and very hot and dry summers, displaying Mediterranean characteristics.
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Tracy California Inn was originally opened in 1927 with a total of 60 rooms on the second floor and is still located on 24 West Eleventh Street.
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In 1949, after the ownership changed, the Tracy California Inn suffered with a fire that burned the only original blue prints of the building.
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The latter covers the south side of Tracy and includes four schools: Jefferson Middle School, Tom Hawkins Elementary School, Monticello Elementary School and Anthony C Traina School.
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Tracy California is served by several bus services: locally, Tracer runs seven lines that serve as circulators between major transit hubs, shopping, school, residential, and downtown areas.
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South Tracy California offers the Altamont Corridor Express service at Tracy California, which provides commuter rail transportation to the Bay Area and connects with VTA in San Jose, BART via shuttle in Pleasanton and Fremont, in addition to Amtrak train in Santa Clara and San Jose.
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Tracy California is served by Tracy California Municipal Airport, located south of the city.
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Tracy California has been a sister city of Memuro, Hokkaido since 1989.
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