Rincon de los Esteros, also known as Innovation Triangle, the Golden Triangle, the Innovation District, or simply as Rincon, is a vast district of
San Jose, California, making up a significant portion of
North San Jose
North San Jose (abbreviated as NSJ) is the northern region of the city of San Jose, California. North San Jose is made up of numerous neighborhoods grouped into three districts: Alviso, Berryessa, and Rincon / Golden Triangle. North San Jose ...
. The district has one of the largest concentrations of
high tech company headquarters and campuses in
Silicon Valley.
History
The Rincon de los Esteros district of San Jose has its origins in the old
Rancho Rincón de los Esteros
Rancho or Ranchos may refer to:
Settlements and communities
*Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad
* Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California
**List of California Ranchos
*Ranchos, Buenos A ...
, a Mexican-era
rancho granted to local
Californio
Californio (plural Californios) is a term used to designate a Hispanic Californians, Hispanic Californian, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries. California's Spanish language, Spanish-s ...
ranchero
Ignacio Alviso
Juan Ignacio Alviso (1772–1848) was a Californio ranchero and soldier. He is the namesake of Alviso, a neighborhood of the city of San Jose, California.
Biography
Born in San Miguel de Horcasitas in what is now the Mexican state of Sonora, thre ...
by Governor
Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1838. The rancho would later come into the possession of the
Berryessa family of California, a prominent Californio family in the Bay Area.
For much of the 19th and early 20th century, most of Rincon was occupied by orchards and fruit farms, like much of the rest of
Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a geologic trough in Northern California that extends 90 miles (145 km) south–southeast from San Francisco to Hollister. The longitudinal valley is bordered on the west by the Santa Cruz Mountains and on the ea ...
prior to the high-tech industrial boom of
Silicon Valley.
In 1974, the
government of San Jose
The government of San Jose, officially the City of San José, operates as a charter city within California law under the ''San José City Charter''. The elected government of the city, which operates as a council–manager government, is composed ...
instituted the Rincon de los Esteros Redevelopment Plan, to develop the Rincon de los Esteros district into a major tech hub for Silicon Valley.
In 1998, the city established a specific plan for
Rincon South
Rincon South is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose. Rincon South is a major employment hub for Silicon Valley businesses, and is home to numerous high tech companies.
History
The area takes its name from being t ...
, which has since been a separate neighborhood from the rest of Rincon.
Economy
Rincon is also known as Innovation Triangle and is one of the most important
high tech hubs in
Silicon Valley.
Over 81,000 people work in the district. One in five residents in the district have a
STEM degree.
Companies
Companies that have their main headquarters, regional headquarters, or other offices in the district:
Geography
Though Rincon makes up much of the land of the former
Rancho Rincón de los Esteros
Rancho or Ranchos may refer to:
Settlements and communities
*Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad
* Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California
**List of California Ranchos
*Ranchos, Buenos A ...
, its borders are different from those of the old rancho. Rincon's northern boundary is formed by the
South Bay Freeway (CA 237), which separates Rincon from
Alviso. Rincon's southern border is made up by the confluence of the
Bayshore Freeway
The Bayshore Freeway is a part of U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It runs along the west shore of the San Francisco Bay, connecting San Jose with San Francisco. Within the city of San Fra ...
(US 101) and the
Nimitz Freeway (I-880), which separate Rincon from
Rincon South
Rincon South is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose. Rincon South is a major employment hub for Silicon Valley businesses, and is home to numerous high tech companies.
History
The area takes its name from being t ...
. Its eastern boundary is formed by
Coyote Creek, which separates it from
Berryessa and
Milpitas. Its western boundary is formed by the
Guadalupe River, which separates it from
Santa Clara.
City of San José - Rincon de los Esteros EIR Update 2004
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Education
Much of Rincon is served by the Santa Clara Unified School District
The Santa Clara Unified School District is a school district in Silicon Valley, serving three cities in Santa Clara County, California: Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Jose. Santa Clara USD operates sixteen elementary schools (K-5), three midd ...
.
The University of Silicon Valley
The University of Silicon Valley (USV) is a private university in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1887 as Cogswell Technical School, and later known as Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was the first technical training ins ...
is located within the district.
Parks and plazas
There are also an abundance of bike and walk/run paths in the area, including the Guadalupe River Trail
The Guadalupe River Trail is an pedestrian and bicycle path in the city of San Jose, California. The path runs along the banks of the Guadalupe River. The trail is currently composed of two discontinuous segments: a short segment along the Upp ...
and the Coyote Creek Trail.
Parks in the area include:
* Moitozo Park
* Riverview Park
* River Oaks Park
*Vista Montaña Park
*Iris Chang
Iris Shun-Ru Chang (March 28, 1968November 9, 2004) was a Chinese American journalist, author of historical books and political activist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, '' The Rape of Nanking'', and ...
Park
References
External links
City of San Jose: What do Companies in North San Jose Have in Common?
Neighborhoods in San Jose, California
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