The City became part of "the Valley" when meaningful startups took up residency there starting 5 - 7 years ago. The "Bay Area" is probably the most accurate ter

The City became part of "the Valley" when meaningful startups took up residency there starting 5 - 7 years ago. The "Bay Area" is probably the most accurate term if you want to talk about the region but few use that. Yet calling it the Valley is fine as everyone knows you're talking about the Bay Area and startups. Secondly, Richmond isn't the Valley and probably never will be.