Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area, Merced!

Welcome to the Bay Area, Merced!
Welcome as well to Modesto, Sacramento, and Yuba City. Looking south, you’re invited, too, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Salinas. And while you’re almost another state, don’t worry, Tahoe City!  The Bay waters are warm.
This expanded notion of the Bay Area’s reach isn’t a joke. It reflects the biggest thinking about California’s future. If you’re a smaller Northern California region that can’t compete with the Bay