'I will admit to having participated in the transformation of the San Ramon Valley from a sleepy rural community to being a part of one of the most vital and vibrant aspects of one of the great centers of innovation in the world, the Bay Area.'
'I have never considered myself to be a hero,' Mehran said after accepting the award. The result of Mehran and his family's contributions to the region's evolving landscape was among the reasons he received the 2019 Tri-Valley Heroes Lifetime Achievement award. Now, 64 years later - after an exponential growth in population - the once-rural community has seen a major transformation into a residential hub and business center, and that is due in no small part to Mehran's company, Sunset Development Company. moved from Oakland to Diablo with his family, the Tri-Valley felt like a much smaller and sleepier place than it is today.
In 1955, when 5-year-old Alexander Mehran Sr.
