"If an American is from the ""Bay Area"", what bay do they live nearby?"
North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) the 1930s transformed Marin County from a dairy farming region into an upscale suburban area. Until the 1990s, the region's growth was at a gradual pace, with significant restrictions on development being imposed in Marin and Napa Counties in the 1970s (future Senator Barbara Boxer was an important figure in the North Bay's open space preservation movement). The largest city in the North Bay is Santa Rosa, with a population of 175,000. Other major cities include: North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) The North Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. The largest
Galveston Bay Area Mexican army during the Texas Revolution. Ranching interests became early economic drivers around the bay. As the nearby cities of Galveston and Houston developed as commercial centers, the Bay Area communities became part of a principal commercial corridor between the cities. The Bay Area is also the location of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center which houses the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center. The City of Houston's official nickname as "Space City" is derived from this. In addition, a large tourist attraction for area visitors is Space Center Houston. The landscape around the bay features a mix of