East Bay Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
About East Bay
What the locals call "the East Bay" is really two fairly distinct regions separated by the East Bay hills, the crest of the Berkeley Hills continuing into the Oakland Hills and the Pleasanton Ridge. In theinner East Baywest of the hills, the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro and Hayward rise from the edge of the San Francisco Bay up the western face of the foothills. The climate tends to be temperate, the culture diverse, the transit frequent, and the traffic horrendous. In theouter East Bayon the eastern side of the hills, the towns of Walnut Creek, Pleasanton and Livermore lie in the area known as the Tri-Valley region (named for the Livermore, San Ramon and Amador valleys). The climate here is more like that of theSan Joaquin Valley, with foggy winters and scorching summers. The
East Bay Travel Guide Sections
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