From the Web - Belmont, California
The City of Belmont, California: In 1864, William Chapman Ralston, one of the Silver kings and a founder of the Bank of California, purchased a large ranch in Belmont and from the first ranch house he built, he went on to build a huge mansion, still standing today. ... Belmont's Beautiful Heat Wave: A week ago I posted a blog complaining about the relentless wind in Belmont over the past several weeks. This week we are enjoying record high temperatures not seen since 1970. Personally, I love the warm temperatures and slight breezes ... Belmont's Crosswalk Etiquette is Sorely Lacking: View Larger Map. This is our city, Belmont California; and this is our office, Carlmont Associates. Here we are smack dab in the middle of Belmont on the corner of Ralston Ave. and Villa--obviously a big enough intersection to get ...