Santa Clara, CA
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About Santa Clara
- • Steve Nash, two-time NBA MVP, attended Santa Clara University.
- • The first commercially successful video game, Pong, was created by Atari in Santa Clara.
- • The establishment of Mission Santa Clara de Asís brought prominence to the area.
- • Santa Clara is home to an official sister city in Coimbra, Portugal.
- • The end of Prune production in the 1940's changed the economy.
- • Named in 1777 for Saint Clare of Assisi, it was incorporated in 1852.
- • Home to over 128,000 residents, it is slightly smaller than Berkeley.
- • At 75 feet above sea level, the terrain is relatively flat.
- • Technology is the dominant industry, employing a large percentage of residents.
- • A feeling of fast-paced innovation with a hint of suburban tranquility permeates the air.
- • The San Francisco 49ers play at Levi's Stadium, located in Santa Clara.
- • Santa Clara University's men's soccer team won the NCAA championship in 1989.