Vallejo

Forklift Parts Vallejo - Located on the north-eastern shore of San Pablo Bay is Vallejo, the largest city in Solano County. It was named after General Mariano Guadalupe and now hosts a population of 116,760.

There are numerous major centers offering jobs within the area comprising: Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek/Concord and the Tri Valley area. Through the current transportation system, these places are simply accessible.

There are several important highways that run near the city, consisting of the State Highways 37 and 29, and the Interstate Highways 780 and 80. These highways make it very easy for people who work in the major cities close by to get there and back. The Vallejo Bay Link Ferry, that takes less then one hour to move from San Fransisco to Vallejo, is utilized by over 2000 people every day. The Union Pacific offers rail freight service, and Vallejo Transit offers bus connections to the Bay Area Rapid Transit System and service across town.

In the nearby area, there are two private airports, comprising facilities at Napa County Airport and Buchanan Field in Concord. Within 50 miles, Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento all have main commercial airports. Shipping opportunities for businesses are vast, with ports situated within San Fransisco, Oakland, Richmond and Sacramento.

The oldest naval base west of Mississippi used to be situated on Mare Island. Since its decommission during the year 1996, new homes have been planned and built on it's previous location. Touro University, which is located on the island's south side, is planning on opening a state of the art cancer research facility. One economic plan of Vallejo is to revive Mare Island, that will be done by the construction of new neighborhoods. There is plenty of rich history as well as an abundance of national historic landmarks located here, none the least of which is the one of the nations oldest decommissioned shipyard and naval bases. Together with these, there is also a 19th century brick industrial warehouse and a couple of coal shed artist studios. A couple of other notable historic landmarks are the Alden park, Chapel park and Officers mansions (designated historic landscapes), and the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi. Lastly, the Saint Peters Chapel, which was built during 1901, houses the biggest collection of stain-glass windows made by Louis Comfort Tiffany.