San Jose (Spanish: St. Joseph) is the third largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. The San Jose/Silicon Valley area is a major component of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, a region of some eight million people and the sixth largest metropolitan area in the United States.
Old enough to still have streetcars, new enough to host the headquarters of numerous software and hardware companies, San Jose spent the last fifty years playing the “octopus,” annexing towns and land to the south and east. Known for its exemplary city government (and its green approach to waste treatment), San Jose is now a “global city,” a key player in globalization—and the heart of Silicon Valley. The little farm community founded by the Spaniards was their first civil settlement in Alta California, and the new state’s first capital. But who’s heard of Sacramento now?
San Jose City
SAN JOSE CITY HOUSING TRENDS
This means people from around the world have come here to live. You can find Russian restaurants next to Chinese, Ethiopian next to Thai—and the communities to go with them. If you want to live a global life, this southern anchor of the Bay Area is the place to do it.
Who hasn’t heard of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak; well, the “Woz” as he’s nicknamed, is very popular in San Jose and the Children’s Discovery Museum on Woz Way has him to thank for a lot of support!
For those interested, San Jose is made up of the following communities: Almaden Valley, Alum Rock, Alviso, Cambrian, Central San Jose (including Rose Garden and Naglee Park), Evergreen, North Valley, Santa Teresa, and Willow Glen.
San Jose is home to an international airport that has recently been expanded and renovated. I remember when the airport was a small strip and it is amazing to see how its grown. When driving on 87 look for the building with the hands waving—an ingenious design that is very eye catching!
APARTMENTS
I don’t have any apartments to recommend in this city. Since San Jose is so large there’s quite a lot of choice in apartments and houses for rent; finding a rental in San Jose is a lot easier than in some of the other Peninsula cities.
CITY INFORMATION
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Woz Museum
- Rose Garden
- Rosacrucian Museum
- Discovery Museum
- Happy Hollow
- Caltrain station
http://www.caltrain.com/