Silicon Valley Area Guide

Mountain View Culture and History

South Bay San Jose Culture and History

Mountain View is named for its wonderful views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. From its small beginnings, it has grown into a family oriented suburb with city-wide free Wi-Fi, a pedestrian- friendly downtown, and a population of over 70,000 people. The city borders on Moffett Federal Airfield and the San Francisco Bay. A vibrant and active downtown offers restaurants, shops, theater, sidewalk cafes, and a civic center to residents Housing There are still tree-lined streets with single-family homes that vary in style, from single story ranch to Tudor. Mountain View also has an abundance of upscale apartments, as well as older communities and town home/condominium complexes. Activities Mountain View’s vibrant downtown offers: + The Annual Mountain View Art and Wine Festival + Mountain View Farmers’ Market + Computer History Museum + Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts + Stevens Creek Trail + Castro Street for nightlife, dining, and shopping Schooling Mountain View Whisman School District provides primary education to the public in grades K-8, while the Mountain View Los Altos High School District oversees multiple high schools in Mountain View and some of the surrounding areas, such as Los Altos. The special education program serves students with learning and other disabilities through a variety of accommodations.

Rated the safest metropolitan city in the United States, San Jose is quite safe to walk by foot throughout the city. The city emits a hip lifestyle, as young professionals continue to flock to its streets. Housing T here are a number of high-rise apartment buildings, condominiums, and townhouses, especially in the downtown area. Homes in San Jose range in style but Craftsman single- story homes and Spanish mission style homes with clean lines and stucco walls are very popular. Activities If the mountains, beach, or San Jose’s 200 parks and 60+ miles of scenic trails don’t suit your fancy, then check out: + San Jose Museum of Art + Tech Museum of Innovation + Westfield Valley Fair + San Pedro Square Market + The San Jose art festivals throughout summer months Schooling San Jose Unified School District oversees public education for grades K-8 in the city. While it has its own school district, San Jose also provides highly-rated school systems in the surrounding neighborhoods. For instance, southeast of the city is Evergreen, which has an excellent school system.

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