Tsujihara grew up making deliveries for his parents' egg distribution business in Petaluma, Calif.

NPR: From Eggs To Film: A Japanese-American Studio Head

In January 2011, the senior vice president of Heffernan Insurance Brokers in Petaluma, Calif.

WSJ: How Google's Marissa Mayer and Others Manage Time and Relieve Stress

The first Nissan Leaf was handed to a customer, tech entrepreneur Olivier Chalouhi, in Petaluma, Calif.

FORBES: Liftoff for the Leaf, Volt, Think City and the Benz fuel-cell car

The Leaf is fun to drive: I piloted a red one from Petaluma to downtown San Francisco, my first extended drive after some short runs in New York.

FORBES: 6 things I learned about the Nissan Leaf

Now Enphase, a private company based north of San Francisco in Petaluma, is announcing it has formed a distribution deal with Siemens, which already sells inverters used for larger solar applications.

FORBES: Solar Microinverter Maker Enphase Gets A Boost In Distribution Deal With Siemens

Then a convenience store owner in Petaluma, Calif.

FORBES: Raw Deal

And it will start in Petaluma, this morning.

FORBES: Welcome to the Future: First Nissan Leaf Delivered Today

Sometime this morning, a car dealer in Petaluma, California, will hand Mr. Chalouhi the keys to his new Nissan Leaf, and the young Silicon Valley tech-exec will drive off the lot and into our collective auto future.

FORBES: Welcome to the Future: First Nissan Leaf Delivered Today

Grossman's Paper of Petaluma, Calif.

FORBES: Thanks For the Memories

But back in Petaluma, Sgt.

NPR: Wounded Soldier Fights for Health Benefits