Tri-Valley

Tri-Valley is a triangle-shaped region in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The valley is 18 miles southeast of Oakland and 33 miles from San Francisco. It is based around the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville as well as the unincorporated towns of Alamo, Sunol, Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara in the three valleys from which it takes its name: Amador Valley, Livermore Valley and San Ramon Valley. The region is well known for its Mediterranean climate, wine region, historic downtown areas and fine dining. It is a primarily affluent suburban area with a population of about 300,000.

There are a number of groups that work together in this area including [http://www.trivalleycares.org/ Tri-Valley CAREs] which is a community group form in opposition of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory but has grown to become an environmental lobby group. The Tri-Valley is serviced by WHEELS, formerly called Tri-Valley Transit, a bus agency that operates local bus service in addition to feeder service to Hacienda Business Park, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Las Positas College, Stoneridge Mall, and Dublin/Pleasanton Bart station.

The [http://www.trivalleycvb.com/ Tri-Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau] is located at 349 Main Street, Suite 203 in historic downtown Pleasanton. It is the destination marketing organization for the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville and the surrounding region. It markets Tri-Valley, California area as a preferred destination for visitors, meetings, and events by promoting CVB member businesses and bringing overnight visitors to the region, to increase awareness of and measurable spending to Tri-Valley, California.