San Jose, California, is the county seat of Santa Clara County and is named in honor of St. Joseph, the father of Jesus. In 1777, it was founded as the first town in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, and when California was granted statehood in 1850, San Jose was designated as its capital. It is called the "Capital of Silicon Valley."
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The city government provides a variety of services to residents, businesses and visitors to San Jose. Other parts of the site provide official forms, volunteer opportunities and a directory of city departments.
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/
Advertises a realtor that has listings of homes for sale in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Palo Alto and other cities in San Jose. There is a way to search properties by price, type, number of bedrooms and location.
http://www.donorason.com/
The online home of San Jose Mercury News, a daily newspaper circulating in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The website provides news stories, business report, sports coverage, entertainment articles, life & style entries and opinions. It also allows users to get weather forecasts and also offers classifieds posts that include job search, real estate listings, car rentals and shopping resources.
http://www.mercurynews.com
Read about the city’s arts activities, restaurants and other attractions. Includes coupons, feature articles, classifieds and promotions.
http://www.metroactive.com/
Mineta San Jose International Airport
The official website of Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) provides airlines and flight information, traveler information and airport information and layout. The website also provides photos of the new airport and PDF files of other information including factsheets, presentation, construction updates, program overview and a lot more. There are also general aviation information, community programs, airport reports, fast facts and news releases.
http://www.sjc.org
Outlines the building’s amenities and facilities for residents. There is a tool to request a visit, chat with a representative and apply for a unit online.
http://www.montereygrove.com/
Broadcasts and publishes news coverage of the region’s entertainment, news and politics. Other sections of the site offer technology coverage, sports scores and weather.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/
Read about the city’s library system that provides research databases, books and other resources for the public. There is a way to submit research questions to librarians and a way to search catalog.
http://www.sjlibrary.org/
San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Promotes the region’s businesses and economic activity. Links to a directory of the chamber’s members, a membership application and chamber committees.
http://www.sjchamber.com/
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Operates public transportation services in the region including buses. There are routes, schedules and an overview of fares charged.
http://www.vta.org/
