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
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, 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 Jos ...
. The district has one of the largest concentrations of
high tech
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company headquarters and campuses in
Silicon Valley
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.
History

The Rincon de los Esteros district of San Jose has its origins in the old
Rancho Rincón de los Esteros, a Mexican-era
rancho granted to local
Californio
Californios (singular Californio) are Californians of Spaniards, Spanish descent, especially those descended from settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries before California was annexed by the United States. California's Spanish language in C ...
ranchero
Ignacio Alviso 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 (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Valle de Santa Clara'') is a geologic trough in Northern California that extends south–southeast from San Francisco to Hollister, California, Hollister. The longitudinal valley is bordered ...
prior to the high-tech industrial boom of
Silicon Valley
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.
In 1974, the
government of San Jose 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, 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
High technology (high tech or high-tech), also known as advanced technology (advanced tech) or exotechnology, is technology that is at the state of the art, cutting edge: the highest form of technology available. It can be defined as either the ...
hubs in
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley ...
.
Over 81,000 people work in the district. One in five residents in the district have a
STEM
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* Stem group
* Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Stem or STEM can also refer to:
Language and writing
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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, 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 F ...
(US 101) and the
Nimitz Freeway Nimitz may refer to:
People
* Chester W. Nimitz (1885–1966), fleet admiral of the United States Navy
* Chester Nimitz Jr. (1915–2002), an American officer and submarine commander
* Jack Nimitz (1930–2009), American musician
Named for Fle ...
(I-880), which separate Rincon from
Rincon South. 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 University of Silicon Valley
The University of Silicon Valley (USV) is a private for-profit university 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 firs ...
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 and the Coyote Creek Trail.
Parks in the area include:
* Moitozo Park
* Riverview Park
* River Oaks Park
*Vista Montaña Park
* Iris Chang Park
References
External links
City of San Jose: What do Companies in North San Jose Have in Common?
{{Neighborhoods of San Jose
Neighborhoods in San Jose, California