Editing Rio Vista, California (section)

==Industry==
Natural gas was discovered in the Rio Vista area in 1936<ref>[http://www.rosettaresources.com/FocusCalifornia.html Natural gas was discovered in the Rio Vista area in 1936], Retrieved on July 26, 2008</ref> and the [[Rio Vista Gas Field|Rio Vista Field]],  (RVGU Rio Vista Gas Unit ) at one time there was a gas well behind RV City Hall in the middle of boat launch parking lot. Amerada Hess Corporation was the first major operations. When Amerada sold out to Sheridan Energy another buy out would soon take shape by Calpine Natural Gas. Calpine fell into the energy collapse when Enron went under then Calpine sold off a majority of its natural gas holdings to Rosetta Resources. Next buyer was Vintage Petroleum who sold out to and currently running operations California Resources Corporation as of 2022. Same address since 1936. Rio Vista Gas Unit was the largest natural gas field in California, became a major source of employment for the remainder of the 20th century. Other industries include agriculture, manufacturing and tourism. There are over 750 [[wind turbine]]s belonging to the three [[renewable energy]] projects ([[Shiloh Wind Power Plant]], [[NextEra Energy Resources]]' High Winds Energy Center and one owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District) on the [[Montezuma Hills]], close to the city. There are plans to add an additional 200 wind turbines.

Rio Vista is home to the largest American producer of [[Belgian endive]]<ref>[http://www.endive.com/story_overview.cfm Endive World], retrieved on July 26, 2008</ref> in the United States. [[Craig Breedlove]], five-time world land speed record holder, lived in and had an engineering facility in the city.

The city is served by [[Rio Vista Municipal Airport]] and is situated along the [[California State Route 12|Rio Vista Highway (SR 12)]] between [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]] and [[Lodi, California|Lodi]]. The highway crosses the Sacramento River via the [[Helen Madere Memorial Bridge]], colloquially known as the Rio Vista Bridge.