Learn about the cities, towns and areas throughout the Berkeley area.

Alameda The city was founded on June 6, 1853. Alameda was no... Albany Albany's heritage is intertwined with its location alo... Belvedere On December 21, 1896, 57 people voted to incorporate B... Belvedere Tiburon Berkeley The site of today's City of Berkeley was the territory... Canyon El Cerrito In the days around 1900 most of the hills were bare - ... El Sobrante Emeryville Before the colonization of the area by Spain in 1776, ... Hercules Hercules began as the California Powder Wo... Hilltop Mall Kensington Lafayette Lafayette's history began more than 10,000 years ago ... Martinez Established in 1876, Martinez is the County seat of Co... Moraga The Town of Moraga is named for Joaquin Moraga, the gr...		North Richmond Oakland The earliest recorded inhabitants were the Huchiun tri... Orinda Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, Uni... Piedmont In 1820 Don Luis Peralta owned 14,330 acres... Pinole Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, U... Pleasant Hill The area that is now the City of Pleasant Hill grew from... Point Richmond Presidio Richmond The first Europeans to visit the city's future site we... Rodeo Rodeo (pronounced "row DAY' oh") is a census... San Francisco The Yelamu group of the Ohlone people, Native American... San Pablo The Spanish government in Mexico first sent explorers,... Tara Hills Tiburon Tiburon is a town in Marin County, California. It oc... Walnut Creek The first known inhabitants of the Walnut Creek area w...