| Founded in 1777,
San Jose
is the site of the oldest civil settlement in California.
San Jose was incorporated on March 27, 1850. It was
California’s first incorporated city and site
of the first state capital. It is comprised of 177.7
square miles. San José is approximately 45 minutes
south of San Francisco and 90 minutes north of Monterey.
San Jose is the third largest city in California and
the 11th largest city in the nation.
Northern California in general and San José
in particular have a world-renowned quality of life.
The City of San José has the nation's best public
safety record of any metropolitan area, a marvelous
ethnic diversity and a beautiful climate. The San Jose
Metropolitan Area ranks first in the nation in median
household effective buying income among all metropolitan
areas. San Jose has the lowest
crime rate of any major city in the U.S. with populations
greater than 500,000. San José is a great place
to live, work and play.
San José is the Gateway to the Bay Area. Rich
in history and cultural diversity, San Jose is recognized
as a city of innovation and entrepreneurial success.
More than six million people visit San José each
year. Recently named the third Most Fun City in America
by Cranium Inc., San José offers world-class
cultural arts, nightlife and professional sports (including
the NHL's San Jose Sharks), theme
parks, shopping, nationally recognized hotels and
restaurants. San Jose is also the home of San Jose State
University.
San Jose ranked first among large metropolitan areas
as a world class manufacturing community based on manufacturing
strength and the high productivity of area workers.
San Jose metropolitan area continues to have the highest
productivity level of any region in the U.S. San Jose
leads the nation in the number of high-tech companies.
The education level of the San Jose metropolitan area
workforce is one of the highest in the U.S. 67 percent
of the workforce has some college education and 40 percent
have earned a college degree. San Jose is known as the
“Capital of Silicon Valley.” Fortune magazine
has called San Jose "the epicenter of information
technology."
Megan’s
Law – The City of San Jose Police Department
makes the Megan’s Law web application database
available at the police department or any of the San
Jose community centers. The web application database
is available in Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish,
Tagalog and Vietnamese. Also available on line is a
list of high risk sex offenders located in San Jose
and surrounding San Jose areas.
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