This Bay Area city was once hailed as the fastest-growing in California. Has it maxed out on development?

DUBLIN — Just a few years ago, the Tri-Valley city of Dublin made national headlines for its sudden and remarkable population boom. Its unexpected and widely reported status as “California’s fastest-growing city” made such an impression that some media outlets were still repeating it as recently as last year.

But the reality of Dublin’s growth since 2018 — when it earned that title with an incredible surge of 4.5% — is much more complicated. During the pandemic, Dublin actually contracted, tracking negative growth for two years.