Center for the electronics and high-tech (see also high-tech) industries. (See Silicon Valley.)
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Levels of coronavirus in the wastewater in San José and Palo Alto are considered “high,” the Santa Clara County Public Health Department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Cisco’s layoffs in California impacted workers in its San José, Milpitas and San Francisco offices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A San José State University spokesperson said it was unable to comment on an ongoing personnel matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
For centuries, the San José lay lost on the ocean floor.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Ernie and Samantha Solis both grew up in the San Jose area and lived in the city for the early years of their two sons’ lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The lawsuit -- filed in a federal court in San Jose, California -- paints a picture of an aggressive effort by OpenAI to poach Apple employees and extract confidential information to build its own device.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
In March, San Francisco regained its title as the most expensive city for homebuyers in the US, overtaking rival San Jose 50 miles to the south in the heart of traditional Silicon Valley.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Interest has been high in PG&E territory because it serves the San Francisco Bay area, where California’s projected data center buildout is concentrated around San Jose, now that Santa Clara has reached capacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
She yanked him off balance and tossed him several blocks down the Calle San Jose, to the general consternation of several dozen more cats.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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