The most fascinating Bay Area town and city origin stories - Top O' The Bay from SFGATE

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Top O' The Bay                   May 31, 2017 | Updated 11:30 AM PT         The most fascinating Bay Area town and city origin stories   Bandits, squatters, star-crossed lovers and more!. The origin stories of most modern Bay Area cities sound about the same: A Spanish or Mexican ranchero sells his land to a white settler after the Gold Rush, said settler starts plotting out lots for other settler, and the town expands from there.           Read More                   Twitter loses its mind over Trump's 'covfefe' tweet           Read More                   Celebrities you might not have known lived in the Bay Area           Read More                   27 arrested in San Jose prostitution sting           Read More           Sign up for more Newsletters!           Lithium battery fire forces SFO-bound flight to make emergency landing           Read More                   Uber fires engineer at center of Waymo trade-secret lawsuit           Read More                   Man sitting on the Bay Bridge shuts down two lanes           Read More                   San Jose State student made up kidnapping, police say           Read More                   Berkeley to ponder ordinance banning plastic straws           Read More                   SF preschool teacher's aide arrested in Monday slaying           Read More             Support authentic journalism! Get daily insights into stories that resonate throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Click here for San Francisco Chronicle subscription offers.           Connect     Facebook     Twitter     Pinterest     Google+   About   Privacy Policy   Terms of Use         901 Mission St San Francisco CA 94103 ©2017 Hearst Communications, Inc.