North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
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The North Bay is a subregion of the
Transportation
The North Bay is connected to
The Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), a commuter rail line from Larkspur to Cloverdale, was approved by voters in November 2008. Passenger service began between the Sonoma County Airport station and San Rafael in August 2017 and was completed as far south as Larkspur in 2019.
Law enforcement
The law enforcement in the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit is being provided by its contracted law enforcement agencies.[1]
History
The area was the home of
The North Bay remained isolated and rural well into the 20th Century. The opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s transformed Marin County from a dairy farming region into an upscale suburban area. Until the 1990s, the region's growth was at a gradual pace, with significant restrictions on development being imposed in Marin and Napa Counties in the 1970s (future Senator Barbara Boxer was an important figure in the North Bay's open space preservation movement).
Major cities
The largest city in the North Bay is Santa Rosa, with a population of 175,000.
Other major cities include: (sorted by population)
- Vallejo 121,000
- Fairfield 116,000
- Vacaville 100,000
- Napa 80,000
- Petaluma 60,000
- San Rafael 59,000
- Novato 56,000
See also
References
- ^ "Law Enforcement Agencies to Join SMART in Promoting Rail Safety". November 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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