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How would you describe your downtown? <br />.Lively, vibrant, walkable, quaint and historic, with a nlix of nationally known businesses and local <br />specialty boutiques. <br />How does your community's past influence its situation today? <br />San Leandro is an important city in San Francisco East Bay history, having been one of the first towns <br />settled in the East Bay and subsequently serving as an early county seat for Alameda County. The town <br />of San Leandro got its beginnings through division of several of the original Spanish land grants in the <br />area -those of the Estudillo and Peralta families. The Casa Peralta and other historic assets still dot the <br />downtown landscape. <br />Like many towns, San Leandro was largely agricultural in its early days, with many flower growers and <br />fruit orchards, especially cherries for which the town was known and its annual Cherry Festival was <br />named. (San Leandro was nicknamed the "Cherry City" in years past). Industry and commerce <br />flourished in early to mid 1900 as San Leandro became an important manufacturing hub in the Bay <br />Area. Today the City has a diverse mix of businesses, including manufacturing, high tech, and service <br />industries; well-established, friendly neighborhoods; successful commercial shopping districts; and a <br />well-maintained industrial. corridor. <br />Education <br />What four words would you use to describe your school district(s)? <br />We have two that serve San Leandro: San Leandro Unified School District and San Lorenzo Unified <br />School District. The majority of public schools in the area are part of the San Leandro Unified School <br />District. <br />Both can be regarded as established, strong, innovative (San Lorenzo's 5 ].earning comnnrnities concept) <br />diverse and transforming and reinvesting for the future <br />Any special initiatives being undertaken to improve quality of education? <br />A $110 M Measure B Bond Act was approved in 2006 that will enable San Leandro United to expand <br />its facilities to meet current and growing needs, including the establishment of a new 9t~' grade campus, <br />expansion of the high school library, c--eation of a visual and performing arts center as well as a career <br />and technical education center. <br />The Districts have also undertaken a number of important renovation efforts in recent years, including <br />the upgrading of sports facilities (Bancroft Middle School, Muir Soccer fields and Washington Manor <br />Middle school), the complete reconstruction of Jefferson Elementary School, the opening of a brand new <br />adult school. campus, a new wing at San Leandro High. School and more. <br />