Tracy grew up where the railroads met the Central Valley farms, and both still shape the city. The Tracy Dry Bean Festival, held each fall, celebrates the bean harvest that once defined local fields, with cooking contests, a parade, and downtown streets full of neighbors. The city's historic downtown along Tenth Street keeps older storefronts and a farmers market, and the Altamont Pass wind turbines turn on the hills west of town, a sign of the valley's new energy. Tracy sits at the edge of the Bay Area's commute, but its farm town heart still shows.