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t %VCMJO IFME JUT ÜSTU BOOVBM 4U Patrick’s Day parade, which still occurs: 1984 t 1MFBTBOUPO WPUFST BQQSPWF .FBsure K, making it so they directly elect the mayor: 1986 t ,FO .FSDFS JT 1MFBTBOUPO T ÜSTU elected mayor: 1988 t 1MFBTBOUPO %VCMJO #"35 TUBUJPO opened: 1997 t "MBNFEB $PVOUZ 'BJSHSPVOET MBTU fireworks display before a shooting in the midway the following year canceled the annual display indefinitely: 1997 t 1MFBTBOUPO BDRVJSFE BDSF Bernal property: 2000 t 0G UIF OJOF %VCMJOT JO UIF 6OJUFE States, California’s has surpassed the others as the most populous since the census in 2000 t +FOOJGFS )PTUFSNBO JT 1MFBTBOton’s first female Mayor: 2004 t $BMMJQQF 1SFTFSWF (PMG $PVSTF opens: 2005 t 1MFBTBOUPO TDIPPM CPBSE TXJUDIFT to even-year elections: 2006 t 1BSLWJFX "TTJTUFE -JWJOH 'BDJMJUZ opens: 2007 t $JUZ PG 1MFBTBOUPO BDRVJSFT historic Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery and changes name to Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery: 2007 t 3FOPWBUJPO XPSL UP 7FUFSBOT Memorial Building on Main Street completed: 2007 t $POTUSVDUJPO CFHJOT PO 1IBTF * PG Bernal Community Park: 2007 t "MWJTP "EPCF $PNNVOJUZ 1BSL opens: fall 2008 t 'JSTU QIBTF PG #FSOBM $PNNVOJUZ Park opens: fall 2009 t %VCMJO $JUZ $PVODJM BEPQUT $MJmate Action Plan: 2010 t 1MFBTBOUPO $JUZ $PVODJM BEPQUT Climate Action Plan: 2011 t 8FTU %VCMJO 1MFBTBOUPO #"35 station opens: 2011
DUBLIN PROFILE Elevation 380 feet above sea level Area 12.6 square miles Rainfall Annual average: 14.82 inches Median Family Income $101,550 (2010) $97,243 (2008) $77,283 (2000)
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Pleasanton’s Alviso Adobe Community Park tells the story of California from its Native American beginnings to the days of Spanish ranchos through a period in the early to mid-20th century when it was a popular dairy, and finally to its current use as a community park.
Population 48,821 (2010) 44,541 (2009) 29,973 (2000) Gender (2009) Male: 23,452 Female: 21,088 Age (2009) Under 5 years: 7.6% Between 18 and 64: 77.8% 65 years and over: 5.4% Total Dwelling Units 14,124 (2009 — citymelt.com) Average Apartment Rental $1436-$2299 (2010 — Rental Housing Owners Association)
Median Single Family Home Price $718,000 (2011 Bay Area Council ) Median Condominium Price $538,900 (2011 Bay Area Council )
PLEASANTON PROFILE Elevation 335 feet above sea level Area 21.7 square miles Rainfall 14.82 inches — annual average
Temperature Average high: 89 Average low: 55 Record high: 115 (1960) Record low: 18 (1990) Median Family Income $123,606 (City of Pleasanton) Total Dwelling Units 26,000 (2010) Average Apartment Rental $1,403-$2,242 (2010 — Rental Housing Owners Association) Median Single Family Home Price $745,000 (June 2011 — Contra Costa Association of Realtors)
Median Condo Price $334,500 (June 2011 — Contra Costa Association of Realtors)
Population 2010: 70,097 2009: 66,198 2000: 63,654 Gender (2009) Male: 33,180 Female: 34,363 Age (2009) Under 5: 4,447 Between 18-64: 47,413 65 and over: 6,449 2011-12 Info | 15