She describes herself during her formative years as being a "tomboyish girl" who played football on the streets of "Alum Rock".

In the 1800s and early 1900s Alum Rock was mostly fruit orchard land.

During the 1940s and 1950s, developers began building residential housing and formed the community of Alum Rock.

Today, Alum Rock remains a unique community separated from the rest of San Jose.

In the 19th century and early 20th century Alum Rock was mostly fruit orchard land.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Alum Rock had a population of 15,536.

Alum Rock is part of the Washwood Heath ward.

Alum Rock is an historic community located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

A prototype of what can be done opened recently in the Sparkbrook neighborhood not far from Alum Rock: a gym for women run by women.

For the 2012-13 school year, this closed and was replaced by an affiliated middle school in Alum Rock, on the eastern edge of the city.