Adj: Really nice library in East Bay…read more Never been here before till this summer and I'm so glad we stopped here on the way home after a little trip to South Bay. A pretty big two story library in downtown Brentwood, it's good a bit of everything you need for yourself or your family. There's the front desk with very friendly and helpful library staff, then there's some reference books and media to check out or use on site. First floor towards the inside also has a colorful and (obviously) kids friendly children's section. Upstairs there's several study rooms with large windows that look over the first floor so they're like rooms with a view, pretty cool. There's also tons of books stacks, tables and chairs for reading and studying, and some comfortable lounging sofas too. Along one side there's a long skinny table for sitting and working and it overlooks the first floor like a balcony too, pretty cool design. Overall, this library is architecturally interesting and unique, and is well laid out and a great asset for this community.

Who doesn't love libraries?!…read more This library is our favorite! It is kept clean, organized, and have a wide variety of children's books to choose from. Staff and volunteers are always helpful. As other libraries, this branch also offer self-checkouts and easy drop offs. They they also offer automatic extension for borrowed items and you can also put books on hold if you are waiting on a specific one. I also had a privilege of using one of the conference rooms with other mom friends to help our kids with their homework. Parking is ample and is located in downtown Brentwood, so you can also shop, eat, play and walk around after. If you also want to support the library, one way is to check out their second hand books on the second floor or donate books as well.

More and more I'm starting to hate the state of California and it's sanctuary status. I think the…read moremayor is an idiot letting all these people come into the country that for one has gang affiliations arrogance and I thought that they own this country. They come here and Aggressively and violently harass. The very people that has root in the state. Especially on weekends such as. This past weekend. The governor is putting real Americas at risk and the people that are allowed to come into the state, comes in and breaks all of our laws. The rapes, the violence and everything that goes with it they are allowed to do and then run back to their own countries. I didn't vote for Trump and I didn't vote for Biden, but I do appreciate the fact that Trump is trying to control and keep our borders safe. I am so ready to move out of California and I will be soon.

I love California! Ive been living here for 14 years and counting. Never leaving! I love it and i…read morelove the climate. I am the first to review! I especially love in n out lol. But all in all it is a great place to live and i will always live here.

The City of Mountain House, located in San Joaquin County is considered one of the most recently…read moreestablished and newest cities in the state of California. Driving through Mountain House, one of the things that stands out is the modernization of the area. You don't really find vintage businesses or historical sites, which hints that this area must of sprouted from vasts of rural land recently developed perhaps in the last few years. It certainly has great potential and opportunity for growth. The only surprise, which honestly shouldn't be, is the skyrocketing real estate prices on the recently built homes in this area. Other than that, it's a nice place to stop by on your way to Tracy.

if you like high prices, high taxes, sometimes high HOA charges, paying for schools to be built on…read moreevery single freaking corner, 5 dirty, smelly gas stations within less than 2 miles of each other no real industry, no business park (like TRIMARK promised), acres, and acres of apartments that choke the beautiful country horizon; which weren't a part of the original plan, and now high crimes & theft in our neighborhoods, by all means move to MH. I'm not surprised about the increase in thefts because when you build a 24 hour expensive Safeway w/a gas station there's bound to be crime just around the corner. My trigger is when the mountain house service department at the time decided to tow my brand new truck and trailer. MH was not a city until it became effective in July 2024. My trigger took place a month before that when I was towed from an area across the street from the park. There are no parking signs & no tow away signs. It's open to the public & people park there day and night walking their dogs running doing whatever they do but on this date when I was towed, I was told that the reason it was towed was because the street was owned by a HOA. The county sheriff condoned the whole incident via TELEPHONE between MH officials & the county sheriffs department. The county sheriffs department then backtracked when I confronted them and said they had nothing to do with it because it was a HOA thing. Well I was confused, because I've been here since 2006 & I hadn't realized that the public street sidewalk and grass area by the creek and park were owned by a HOA. I must've been confused about where my tax money was going and the number of public servants that run around mountain house and the park area in particular cleaning and working on it. And to boot the tow company took a picture of my vehicle and my trailer & not one sticker & not one citation was visible on either vehicle . Yet when I picked up my vehicle from the tow yard it was lit up like a Christmas tree with green stickers on every side, white citations on every side of the vehicle and the trailer. But the picture that they took looked like a trophy picture. I'd only had my vehicle there for 4 days. I was getting ready for a trip so I was cleaning and storing things in it. So, when they took the vehicles they actually took all my items with it; every expensive thing that I use when I travel. I've never been so violated in my life!!!! As I explained to the Sheriffs , that if the HOA indeed owned this street & adjacent sidewalks and it's private property then where are the sign postings. People shouldn't be confused about whether their vehicle has been stolen or even where it's been stored. There are laws about this . Again, the county sheriffs department washed their hands of it said we know nothing about that, "WE didn't do it". The wonderful thing about living in a neighborhood is that you want to feel safe and secure. When the policies and procedures start to turn on me, I feel immense distrust in the public servants of this community . The "lets make it up as we go, cover for one another, & make lots if money even if rules need to bend" policies and procedures just don't work for me. We simply don't share the same values . It's kind of like having cancer. I just don't appreciate being manipulated by predatory like businesses and lied to by public officials that get paid because I pay my taxes. I don't think I deserve this as I pay a lot of taxes to stay here. So, I've decided to lease my place & move elsewhere because having life, liberty, and happiness in my neighborhood means more to me than anything else!

Tracy is a city I always pass by when I'm going to the South Bay Area from Sacramento or on my way…read morehome. I didn't usually pay much attention to Tracy many years ago. But they're started catching my attention in recent years. The City of Tracy is quietly building up more and more new buildings on both sides of the freeway near I-205. It has many more businesses opened up in Tracy, and lots more people moved to the area. On the other hand, Tracy still gives me the other side of the county and small village feels. They have many almond farms with hundreds or thousands of almond trees everywhere. The flowers are so beautiful in late February and March. The City of Tracy is still in the process of moving more closely with all its neighboring cities in the Bay Area. They built many new shopping centers in the city. Some are pretty good! Some failed. But shopping malls failed and are becoming the new normal after the pandemic now! I hope the City of Tracy will non-stop improving but still be able to keep their county feels.

I just attended the City of Tracy shredding event to help my parents out with years of old papers,…read moresensitive documents, etc. When we got there, there were several cars in front of us. We got into the line at 12:52pm and the event was until 1pm. 4 cars arrived after us and were also in line. Once we got closer to the trucks, there was an elderly woman who seemed to be taking down people's information. She consulted with another older gentleman and told us it was 1pm, the bins were full so they could no longer accept us. I informed her that we were in the line before 1pm. She just said I'm sorry we can't take you. She was polite enough, but I am disappointed with the city. They turned away the cars after us as well. If you have a hard cutoff of 1pm then you need to CLEARLY state that on the website. It just says 9-1pm so presumably arriving in the line to shred by 1pm would be sufficient. They should have accepted the cars who were in line by 1pm and then put up a roadblock sign announcing that the event is over/closed. Also, the bins are not magically full at exactly 1:00pm. If you have a cutoff time, that's fine but don't tell me at 12:59 the bins aren't full but are at 1:00pm. I will look elsewhere to take care of my document shredding needs and will not recommend people to come to the City of Tracy event unless they arrive early in the morning. I don't blame the workers but I am unhappy with the service as we had arrived by 1pm - the stated time - and I may sound entitled, but how many cars, etc. are in line is not my problem. If I have arrived to the venue by the stated time, I expect to receive the service I am there for.

I had a great time hosting my baby shower here. I do however wish that the larger room was…read moreavailable, but unfortunately it was closed due to renovations. But room B worked out.

This location is very spacious highly recommended for venues and or meeting …read more Staff is helpful and pleasant .

I'm not visiting, it's actually business, so it's a little awkward reviewing this place. The…read morelocation was a little off the beaten path but once here there was plenty of parking, though it was a Saturday. The inside was tidy, more like a business office than anything else.

I have no idea why someone would "review" the county juvenile facility! But, since they did, I…read morewill put my two cents in... Unless you are volunteering in the library, visiting family members incarcerated, or have legal business, you won't get in! Located right near a lot of other county offices (not "off the beaten path!), it is easy to find, and in all the time I volunteered in their library I never had a problem parking. Of course it was "neat and tidy," like a "business office!" It is clean, well run. The youth are fortunate to have a library with a librarian, as most Juvenile facilities do not. (That is why I give it a 5) When there are volunteers (hint, hint!) the can have access to the Internet for research for when they get out, on colleges, etc. If you have children sent here, be reassured. The employees I was in contact with were kind and understanding. The kids even attend school.

Growing up in Brentwood there were a few local community events that I attended at this Veterans…read moreHall. During the summers, my friends and I would stand out front and sit on the war time artillery on display and smoke cigarettes and talk crap. You know, the good ol' days. My latest visit was for a Relay For Life Trivia Night. My husbands office sponsored a table of 10. Apparently they won 2 years ago and have been trying to reclaim their title. Apparently my husband told them I was pretty good at trivia. The hall itself is large and can fit quite a few tables a many a number of people. It includes a small stage area that was utilized for this event by the people giving the questions. In one corner there is a small kitchen area that the finger foods were prepared in and also they had a bar with bartender. You know we love that. By the end of the night we were the loudest table and had many complaints. I wasn't drinking though. I was taking my trivia questions very seriously. There were some maintenance issues that were very noticeable though. No soap in the bathrooms and the bathrooms smell awful. Kind of like there was a drain issue. The event hosts didn't empty the garbage cans enough too. Smelly! I have to say that it was an incredibly fun event. This was our first time and definitely not our last. I honestly cant wait until next years event.

How many pounds of plastic waste will it take to get the mayor re-elected after plastic straws were…read morejust banned? Is this a joke?

Built in 1999, City Hall remains a beautiful building. It has been recently updated with newer…read moretechnology to be able to broadcast government meetings and include and promote more of civic and public life.