Decoto, California

Decoto is a neighborhood of Union City, California originally established as a separate community.

Decoto's population still has a large Latino contingent but other ethnicities, led by various Asian groups, now constitute the majority.

During the early 1970s, the Chicano Movement was in full swing and racial tensions were high in Decoto between the Latino community and police and the local Union City government.

To calm tensions, Union City Police Chief William Cann came to speak at Our lady of Rosary Catholic Church in Decoto.

[3] United Airlines Flight 615 crashed near Decoto on its approach to Oakland airport shortly before 4:30 AM Pacific Time on August 24, 1951.