| The
City of Santa Clara California is in
the center of Silicon Valley. It is located in southern
tip of San Francisco Bay, approximately 45 miles south
of San Francisco. The City of Santa Clara is known as
“The Mission City,” It city incorporated
in 1852. It is comprised of 19.3 square miles. Santa
Clara offers tree-lined neighborhoods to over 107,000
residents and thriving commercial and industrial centers.
It is an ideal location for individuals, families, and
businesses.
Santa Clara is a Charter City with a Council/Manager
form of government. It has an outstanding public safety
record that includes some of the fastest emergency response
times in the state. Santa Clara is the home of Santa
Clara University, the State’s oldest institution
of higher learning. Also residing within the City of
Santa Clara are Mission College, Paramount’s Great
America theme park, Santa Clara Convention Center, Triton
Museum of Art, Intel Museum, the headquarters and practice
fields of the world champion 49ers football team, and
Westfield Shopping Town at Valley Fair.
The City of Santa Clara is not your typical Bay Area
city. Voted one of ten All-America Cities in the New
Millennium by the National Civic League, Santa Clara
has a “High Tech, Human Touch, H2” ™
approach to serving the community’s needs. It
offers the lowest combined utility costs in the nine
Bay Area counties, with savings of 30 to 40% on electricity
alone. Santa Clara is consistently rated one of the
most affordable cities in the nation for business. From
historic homes to high tech industry and theme park
thrill rides, the City of Santa Clara has it all.
Megan’s
Law – The City of Santa Clara Police Department
provides information on high risk sex offenders who
reside in the City of Santa Clara to the pubic online.
The information is provided to enhance public safety
and protection. |