Hidden Gem of Tracy, CA

Tracy's housing boom was a combination of becoming a bedroom community for Silicon Valley and white flight from Stockton. People were still burning crosses on other people's lawns in the 80s, it still had deep roots as a small, Valley farm town.

And it sucks. Hard. Believe me, Stockton is a far better place to live is you want to leave your house. Unfortunately, so many people don't live that way anymore.

 

The best option to leaving your house in Tracy is driving the 15 minutes and heading to Livermore. Good craft beer scene. Awesome downtown for a small town.

 

Oh...I'm allowed to imply Tracy is a shithole. I spent the first 20 years of my life there.

 

can I just say that the central valley would be so much better if they didn't surround the CA aquaduct with fencing. If I could float down it like a river I would drive through the grape vine so much more frequently. Instead, I cut west as soon as I hit the 152 or whatever that is that takes you to the 101 and Gilroy.

 

i hear ya. just as i'm allowed to hold the opinion that Orange is a bit of a yawnfest, having lived there myself

 

I live in Orange, but does it matter? Anything is better than Tracy. haha.

 

women, no cows, better beer options, better attractions, a 30 minute drive to the pacific ocean(and the portion of it that gets to 70 degrees in the summer), better culinary establishments... etc.

although I will give you that Tracy is closer to San Fran, and well... SF is 100% better than LA in just about every factor. So you got us there haha

 

Except weather and cost of living.

 

The Pump Room of course! I mean...$6 24/oz pours of Stone IPA and $11/pitchers of Stone IPA. Can't go wrong there. Oh, and then there's the bartenders...

 

I've passed the Pump Room 100s or times and always wondered what the hell it was. I shop at that Fresh and Easy in a pinch... I might have to stop on for a Stone IPA just to tick the Pump Room.

 

haha...loads of fun in that dive bar.

 

Oh come on! Manteca, Ripon, Ceres, all those little towns are worse than Tracy.

Tracy is the worst city with a population of 100,000+

 

I think it's right around 100k. I think 85K in 2011. And I live here. I have friends and we go out and its boring man. Unless you like BMC beers or house parties, Tracy has nothing. For craft beer, 15 minutes and Livermore is much better. What do you do for fun here if I may ask?

 

Just proves the point in this thread that Tracy is god awful. You listed 1 activity in Tracy excluding the gym. 1.

 

Considering that Orange has Hollingshead, Valiant Brewing, and the Old Orange brewery, Noble Aleworks a little ways down Katella and the Bruery plus Bootleggers or Tustin Brewing within a 15-20 minute drive, I'd say you chose the wrong beer city to badmouth.