Pleasanton

Pleasanton is a "city" in the California Bay Area. It's South of San Francisco and borders Dublin and Livermore. It's a "city" but it's really just a giant suburb area. Somehow, it manages to have nothing happen and yet have its own complete social hierarchy. Neighborhoods are glorified and kids are embarrassed when their friend lives in Ruby Hills but they don't. Notable places in Pleasanton are the Downtown area and Stoneridge Mall. That's it. It's a great place to live if you want to be safe and have no perception of what life is like without blue ribbon schools and a police force whose only purpose is to teach 10-year-olds not to do drugs. Older definitions seem to say that Pleasanton Highschool sports are good. That's only really half true now. The rivalry between two of the highschools runs strong for absolutely no reason. There's nothing wrong with the town but also it seems to never change: almost like it's frozen in progress because the people who live there are terrified of disappointment. The kids who grow up here almost always say their first priority is to leave.