58 Business View Magazine - July 2016
Union City, California
Best on the bay
“We feel like a small town in a lot of ways,” says Union
City Digital Marketing Manager, Finney Burch. “People
know each other, but we’re also a very innovative,
growing place. I think we’re one of the best towns in
the East Bay.” It would seem that in many ways, Union
City, California, situated within 30 miles of San Fran-
cisco, San Jose, and Silicon Valley, does have it all – a
great place to live, work, and play, right in the middle
of one of the country’s most vibrant and exciting ar-
eas, known as much for its topographical beauty, as
it is for the pioneering and future-oriented mind-set of
its people.
The city of approximately 74,000 was incorporated in
1959 by combining the communities of Alvarado, New
Haven, and Decoto. “We’re grateful for our location,”
Burch continues. “We are sort of a gateway to Silicon
Valley; we’re close to lots of business opportunities for
those who want to expand and grow. And we’re a place
that entrepreneurs can thrive.” Indeed, over the past
