"A place that's safe for their children, a place for education, a place they can recreate. "When parents think about 'Where am I going to settle? Where am I going to raise my children?' - certain attributes rise to the top," said Clarkson. Mayor Bill Clarkson says that's not an accident. For a relatively small city, San Ramon has 63 parks, all of them neat and well maintained. A safe, clean place to play is important. A great place to meet locals and find out where to head next, El Rio has a pool table and shuffleboard, spacious dance floor, outdoor seating and a dive. Entry is always free, and there’s a very well attended monthly soul dance party known as Hard French. "We're very proud of that and very fortunate to have the support that we do."Īnd that support continues after school as well. El Rio on Mission Street is at the heart of the San Francisco lesbian bar scene. "The school district is really the heart of this community," said district spokesperson Elizabeth Grasswich. Many people move there specifically to join the award-winning San Ramon Valley Unified School District that now has the second largest PTA membership in California. The safety ranking - from a home security website called SafeWise - puts San Ramon at the top of the state and seventh in the country based on low overall crime rates and high graduation rates.
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