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  Mountain View, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain View is a city located in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California, USA.
Mountain View is located at the north end of California Highway 85, where it meets US Highway 101.
Mountain View is bounded to the northwest by Palo Alto, to the southwest by Los Altos, to the southeast by Sunnyvale, and to the northeast by the San Francisco Bay.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mountain_View,_Santa_Clara_County,_California   (777 words)

  
 Early History Essay -- Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Santa Clara Valley was created by the sudden growth of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Diablo Mountain Range, during the later Cenozoic era.
Hence, Santa Clara Valley is a structural valley, created by mountain building, as opposed to an erosional valley, or one which has undergone the wearing away of the earth's surface by natural agents.
Santa Clara County was linked to the world by the railroads, and despite a rapid population growth since 1850, the county retained her natural beauty.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/history.htm   (2145 words)

  
 Mountain View, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The city is called that way because it has a view of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Google headquarters (the Googleplex), the Mozilla Foundation, Microsoft MSN/Hotmail divisions, and NASA Ames Research Center are just few of the high tech institutions that are located in Mountain View.
The historic Huff House (http://davisfields.com/huff/), built by the first postmaster of Mountain View in 1929, is located on Diericx Drive.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mountain_View,_California   (792 words)

  
 ArcNews Spring 2004 Issue -- Santa Clara County, California, Develops a Regional Crime Analysis Tool
In Santa Clara County, California, the District Attorney's Office is working with the Chiefs of Police Association, local law enforcement agencies, and numerous other agencies to reduce violent crime and ensure a safe community environment for county residents.
As a result, the county worked with ESRI and The Omega Group to design a system that relies on a standardized coding scheme, is built on a centralized database that uses the Internet, and allows law enforcement officers to analyze crimes that occur across jurisdictional boundaries.
In another view, analysts can select a combination of geographic attributes in a particular jurisdiction to identify where crime incidents have occurred in an area (e.g., to show the number of crimes within a given radius of a school or park).
www.esri.com /news/arcnews/spring04articles/santa-clara.html   (828 words)

  
 Introduction-Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The early Spanish-Mexican colonial history of Santa Clara County is represented by the 1837 Jose Maria Alviso Adobe, while the first mining operation in California, New Almaden, reflects the draw of the Gold Rush.
The prosperity of the agricultural industry was fostered by the arrival of the railroad, and the county still has several historic train stations such as the Santa Clara Depot, the oldest operating railroad depot in California.
The California wine industry had an early start in Santa Clara County, fostered by European immigrants, at places such as the Picchetti Brothers Winery and Paul Masson's Mountain Winery, where every summer thousands of music lovers gather for the Music in the Vineyards Concerts.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/intro.htm   (796 words)

  
 Relocating and Moving to Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mountain View boasts Shoreline Park, a 644-acre recreational area, featuring abundant trails through the bay lands, an 18 hole golf course, and a lake great for aquatic activities.
Mountain View is a resident and business friendly city in the southern Bay Region.
Mountain View is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 10 miles north of San Jose and 34 miles south of San Francisco.
www.relocateto.ca /california/SantaClara/Mountain%20View.html   (427 words)

  
 San Francisco, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The City and County of San Francisco (estimated population 799,263) is the fourth-largest city in the state of California, United States, in terms of population.
All of the county not in the city limits was split off to form San Mateo County in 1856.
Other California cities have enacted similar outdoor smoking bans (though not as far-reaching), but San Francisco's new anti-smoking policy is significant considering the city's size and cultural influence on the rest of the state and the nation.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/San-Francisco,-California.htm   (7033 words)

  
 Mountain View - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain View is the name of some places in the United States of America:
Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California - near Martinez, California
Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California - in the Silicon Valley
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mountain_View   (108 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - CTS Printex, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California
The California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), San Francisco Bay Region (Region 2), is the lead agency regulating the CTS Printex cleanup under a formal agreement with the EPA.
This is especially of concern since California has been experiencing a severe drought the past five years and residents are increasingly turning to private wells to supplement rationed water allotment.
This cancer incidence information may ultimately be useful in a future cancer investigation study, but by itself it should be viewed carefully since historical background cancer rates for the region are unavailable, and data collection during the first year of cancer registries' operation usually results in underreporting (13).
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/ctsprintex/cts_p1.html   (6537 words)

  
 Mountain View Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Santa Clara County, California
The scenic community of Mountain View is located 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco.
Mountain View is home to approximately 75,000 residents as well as numerous national and international corporations.
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art facility that offers a comprehensive performing arts program for a culturally diverse community.
www.mountain-view-real-estate-for-sale.com   (737 words)

  
 Sunnyvale Real Estate Homes for Sale in Santa Clara County California Realtor AGENTNAME
Welcome to Sunnyvale, CA Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County, about 10 miles west of San Jose and 50 miles south of San Francisco, on the San Francisco Peninsula between California State Highways 101 and 280 and their connector, California State Highways 85 in the
Sunnyvale, California has long been recognized as one of the best managed cities in the nation and in 1993 was acclaimed by the White House as a model for effective government at all levels.
If you are looking for California listings, home buying, homes and condos and townhomes, newer or older residential homes for sale in Sunnyvale, or other surrounding areas in Santa Clara County, California, AGENTNAME can help you out.
www.sunnyvale-real-estate.com   (1071 words)

  
 MOUNTAIN VIEW, SANTA CLARA COUNTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mountain View is a city located in Santa Clara County, California.
Mountain View is located at 37°23'34" North, 122°4'55" West (37.392640, -122.082023)
Mountain View is located at the north end of Highway 85, where it meets Highway 101.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/MOUNTAIN+VIEW,+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY   (610 words)

  
 Paul Masson Mountain Winery, Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The view is still as stunning as when Paul Masson, a Burgundian born in 1859, cleared the hilltop to plant his vineyards here in 1901.
Masson came to California in 1878 where he met Charles Lefranc, one of a number of French immigrants who had expanded the viticulture introduced into the Santa Clara Valley by the Catholic mission fathers.
While in California, Masson took a number of business courses at the College of the Pacific in San Jose, and in 1880 returned to France to work in the wine industry there.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/mas.htm   (483 words)

  
 Los Altos Hills Real Estate Homes for Sale Santa Clara County California Realtor A Top Realtor
An additional 5.8 square miles of unincorporated land adjacent to the Town's boundaries have been designated by the County of Santa Clara as being within Los Altos Hills' "sphere of influence," and may be subject to Town guidelines or annexation.
California was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850.
If you are looking for California listings, home buying, homes and condos and townhomes, newer or older residential homes for sale in Los Altos Hills, or other surrounding areas in Santa Clara County, California, A Top Realtor can help you out.
www.losaltoshillsrealestate.net   (2071 words)

  
 Mountain View --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The desire to stand on a high vantage point and have an unobstructed view of the surrounding area seems to be a basic drive for many individuals.
The rugged mountains are separated by deep valleys and notches (passes)—for example, Franconia Notch, in northern Grafton County.
The breathtaking views and the rare species of wildlife are the main attractions of these limestone mountains.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054045   (863 words)

  
 Auto Dealers in Santa Clara County, California
Santa Cruz Mountains in the south of the county.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 35.40% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $74,335, and the median income for a family is $81,717.
www.localbusinesscards.com /state/california/county/santaclara/santaclaradealers.html   (1360 words)

  
 Mountain View Real Estate Agents, Mountain View Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Mountain View
Located in Santa Clara County on the San Francisco Peninsula, Mountain View is one of the major cities in the Silicon Valley.
Mountain View is a city bursting with things to see and places to go.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Mountain View real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Mountain View home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Mountain View real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/CA/mountain_view.html   (694 words)

  
 Steve Jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He is also regarded as a pioneer in computing for seeing the commercial potential of the GUI and mouse in a Xerox PARC demonstration and leading Apple Computer to unleash the successful and very influential Apple Macintosh.
Born to Joanne Simpson and an Egyptian Arab father (name unknown) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Steven Paul was adopted soon after birth by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California.
In the autumn of 1974, Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings of the "Homebrew Computer Club" with Stephen Wozniak.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/st/steve_jobs.html   (1028 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Mountain View, California (CA) (Santa Clara County) - (city) - Facts and Information
67,460), Santa Clara co., W Calif., suburb 8 mi/12.9 km WNW of downtown San Jose, and 31 mi/50 km SSE of San Francisco, on San Francisco Bay; 37°24'N 122°05'W. Located in an area that grew rapidly in 1960s-1970s, Mountain View is a major part of the Silicon Valley industrial complex.
Drained by Stevens Creek; Stevens Creek Reservoir to S; Santa Clara Mts.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/M/M11323-mountain-view.html   (215 words)

  
 Bay Area Hiker: Shoreline at Mountain View   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Santa Clara VTA services Shoreline's western edge via buses 47, 104, and 520.
The Bay Trail ties together Mountain View's Shoreline with Palo Alto's Baylands, and when new segments are completed the trail will reach Sunnyvale's Baylands.
On a clear day, you'll have sweeping views west to the Santa Cruz Mountains, and east to Mission Peak and the surrounding hills.
www.bahiker.com /southbayhikes/shoreline.html   (1040 words)

  
 Gilroy Real Estate Homes for Sale in Santa Clara County California Realtor AGENTNAME
Gilroy, a growing community with a population of about 40,153 representing over 2 percent of Santa Clara County, is the center of a rural area of about 45,000.
Visitors are welcome to view the "Field of Dreams" - a 6 acre planting of experimental bedding plants in the summer or visit the one-acre courtyard garden and koi pond during the year.
If you are looking for California listings, home buying, homes and condos and townhomes, newer or older residential homes for sale in Gilroy, or other surrounding areas in Santa Clara County, California, AGENTNAME can help you out.
www.gilroy-real-estate.com   (1591 words)

  
 Campbell Real Estate of houses and Homes For Sale Santa Clara county, California
The city of Campbell is an historic Northern California community where tradition and progress combine to provide residents with an excellent quality of life.
Centrally located in the southwest portion of Santa Clara County adjacent to Los Gatos, Saratoga and San Jose, this community has achieved a balance between economic growth, cost of living and quality of life through careful planning.
If it is newer or older California residential real estate for sale in Campbell, and Palo Alto in Santa Clara County you can be sure we have what you are looking for.
www.campbell-real-estate-and-homes.com   (691 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Moffett Naval Air Station (a/k/a Moffett Federal Airfield), Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California
MFA is located within the Santa Clara Valley groundwater basin, a large, northwest-trending valley which is bordered by the Santa Cruz Mountains on the west and the Diablo Range on the east.
Drinking water for the towns of Mountain View and Sunnyvale is primarily obtained from surface water sources (Iwamura, 1998).
ATSDR evaluated the likelihood for children living on-base or in the Mountain View and Sunnyvale communities to be exposed to base contaminants at levels of health concern.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/moffett/mof_p1.html   (7023 words)

  
 San Francisco - Information, Maps, Facts, What to do, Links, and much more.
The City and County of San Francisco (population 776,773), the fourth-largest city in the state of California, United States, is a consolidated city-county situated at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that forms San Francisco Bay
San Francisco is both a city and a county, and is the only one of California's 58 counties to possess that unique status.
BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is the regional transit system, which connects San Francisco with the East Bay and the San Mateo County, California communities on the San Francisco Peninsula.
www.forwardingsite.com /places/san-francisco.html   (3171 words)

  
 Steve Jobs Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Born to Joanne Simpson and a Syrian father, Abdulfattah ("John") Jandali, a political science professor, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Steven Paul was adopted soon after birth by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California.
In the autumn of 1974, Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings of the "Homebrew Computer Club" with Steve Wozniak.
Although Jobs lived in the mansion for ten years, reportedly in an almost unfurnished state, and let Bill Clinton use it in 1998 while his daughter was studying nearby, the mansion was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Steve_Jobs   (2883 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Santa Clara County, Calif.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in San Jose,
California state assembly 7th District, 1877-78; died in office 1878.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/CA/SC.html   (782 words)

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