Union City (California) - city in California, United States

Union City is a small city (population ~74,000) located in the southern part of the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Area region of California. It is bordered to the north by the city of Hayward and to the south by the city of Fremont. It is part of the Tri-Cities area, which consists of Union City, Fremont, and Newark.

Understand

History

When California began to experience incredible growth in the 1950s, Southern Alameda County developed quickly and the city of Hayward began to eye the townships to its south for potential annexation. To preclude such an event, a citizen's committee petitioned for incorporation; and on January 13, 1959, the City of Union City came into being, binding together the four townships of Union City/New Haven/Alvarado/Decoto. Tom Kitayama, who served on the citizen's committee, became its first mayor. He was the first Japanese American to hold public office in California, just 14 years after the end of World War II.

Get in

Public Transportation

Get around

Cycling, walking, and taking public transportation are all alternatives to driving, although traffic isn't bad relatively speaking and free parking is plentiful.

  • Union City Transit. Operates four bus routes, which are coordinated with BART trains, AC Transit, and the Dumbarton Express to areas outside the city. Main transfer points are at the Union City BART Station and the Union Landing transit facility. Fares are $1.75 adults, $1 youth, $0.75 seniors.

See

The Union Landing shopping center is also home of the Century 25 movie theater.

Do

Cycle, run, or walk your dog on the Alameda Creek Trail which extends from the hills to the bay. One side of the trail is paved and the other is mostly unpaved.

  • Dry Creek/Pioneer Regional Park, 37.61°, -122°. Dry Creek Cottage was a popular summer home of Edith, Mildred, and Jeanette Meyers, three sisters of Alameda who were very active locally during the early and mid 1900s. Dry Creek/Pioneer is adjacent to Garin Regional Park and shares a visitor center in Hayward.

Buy

  • Union Landing, 37.6013°, -122.0670°. A shopping center and hang out spot. The shopping center contains mostly "big box" stores.
  • Union City Farmer's Market, 37.59672°, -122.07858°. Saturday 9AM-1PM. A popular farmer's market held at Old Alvarado Park.

Eat

There is a variety of different (fast food) restaurants inside Union Landing.

Drink

Sleep

Go next

The Tri-City area includes Union City, Newark, and Fremont. Go south and visit Newark and Fremont.

Union City

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Postal code:94587Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/Los_AngelesPopulation:70,143Coordinates:37.60, -122.05

Alameda County

2nd-order administrative division

California

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
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