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Union city is a city in the san francisco bay area in alameda county, california, united states located approximately 19 miles south of oakland, 30 miles southeast of san francisco, and 20 miles north of san jose. This book is dedicated to the people who settled the lands that became alvarado and decoto, and to those who worked to bring about the incorporation of alvarado and decoto into one city, union city. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. Look up recorded information of union city, including demographics and local economy. Let us help you launch an event that will be the talk at. Read about up to date current events and what is occurring in the city of union city. List of western union store locations, business hours, driving maps, phone numbers and more. Join us for a ceremony celebrating the recipients of the 2020 oscar lewis awards in western history and the book arts. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the book club of california and are free and open to the public. The california state librarys california history room has city and county directories in several formats. The kile morgan local history room houses the librarys collection of national city history materials. It is bordered to the north by the city of hayward and to the south by the city of fremont. Official page for the union city police department in california. Search inventory or check stock at your union city store in union city, ca.
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An act for the admission of the state of california into the union 31st cong. Young families looking for a safe and friendly community have swelled the ranks of the city to over 70,000. Union city is a california city located in alameda county, about 40 miles southeast of san francisco, 25 miles southeast of oakland, and 20 miles northwest of san jose. Union city history collection pdf union city history collection a collection of articles on union city history. Fremont local history resources guides alameda county library.
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