The changing of a smaill town.
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8/18/2005
Brentwood CA, 94513 is located halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento. It is minutes away from the Delta where the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers meet. It was the corn and fruit basket for the Bay area and the Central Valley. Recently the fields have been plowed and replanted with a new crop, concrete, stucco and paint. From this town of 10K in 1997 it is now a small city with 40K+ with no site in end for the current city council and with all the problems and baggage that everyone brings.
We used to be able to leave our garage doors open and our front doors unlocked, not anymore. Brentwood was a small hidden jewel that you shared the road with the tractors and where you knew the local farmer, which we still do. The Arata's and Wolfe's provide awesome home delivery of local produce. But, now we have a Home Depot and Lowe's, there are 5 Starbucks in this little town. Why, who needs all of it.
It is sad to watch our little town change to another city that we moved away from.
Dave | Brentwood, CA