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Santa Clara was given its name from the Mission Santa Clara de Asis, one of the many missions that the Spanish created during their rule in California. Although the mission was founded in 1777, the city was not officially incorporated until 1852, about two years after California received statehood. The city is part of the San Jose metropolitan area which is contiguous with the San Francisco metropolitan area, making Santa Clara a component of one of the most heavily populated areas in the United States.
Santa Clara is located in the center of the Silicon Valley, northwest of San Jose, and 50 minutes southeast of San Francisco. The city is a past winner of the National Civic League’s coveted “All-America City Award”. In addition, the community is home to five Fortune 1000 business headquarters. Headquarters and practice facility for the San Francisco 49ers. Other nearby professional sports team includes NHL’s San José Sharks, MLB’s San Francisco Giants, and NBA’s Golden State Warriors
The Santa Clara Swim Club, with more athletes inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame than any club in the world, has developed 46 Olympians, 34 of them medalists. They have earned 51 Olympic gold medals, 17 Olympic silver medals and 11 Olympic bronze medals. These Olympians include Mark Spitz, Pablo Morales, Claudia Kolb, Don Schollander, Keena Rothhammer, Tom Wilkens and many more outstanding swimmers
What historians believe was the “first true road” in California, The Alameda between Santa Clara and San Jose, was designated by the White House Millennium Council as one of the 50 Community Millennium Trails in California.
पुरस्कार
सांता क्लारा शहर के वित्त विभाग को विशिष्ट बजट प्रस्तुति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया: The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as: a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, a communications device.
सिलिकॉन वैली पावर को स्मार्ट ऊर्जा प्रदाता के रूप में मान्यता मिली:सिलिकॉन वैली पावर ने ऊर्जा दक्षता, वितरित उत्पादन और पर्यावरणीय पहलों के प्रति प्रतिबद्धता और दक्षता प्रदर्शित करने के लिए अमेरिकन पब्लिक पावर एसोसिएशन (एपीपीए) से स्मार्ट ऊर्जा प्रदाता (एसईपी) पदनाम प्राप्त किया, जो सुरक्षित, विश्वसनीय, कम लागत वाली और टिकाऊ विद्युत सेवा प्रदान करने के लक्ष्य का समर्थन करता है।
पर्यावरण / पार्क श्रेणी के लिए 2021 अमेरिकन पब्लिक वर्क्स एसोसिएशन प्रोजेक्ट ऑफ द ईयर अवार्ड:The Reed & Grant Sports Park Project was awarded with the Project of the Year Award for the Environment/Parks (>$25M) Category from the American Public Works Association Silicon Valley Chapter.
कैलिफोर्निया नगर सूचना प्रणाली संघ (MISAC) से सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी प्रथाओं में उत्कृष्टता के लिए 2021 पुरस्कार:MISAC पुरस्कार शहर को सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी प्रथाओं को लागू करने के लिए मान्यता देता है जो स्थानीय सरकारी संसाधनों के रचनात्मक और कुशल उपयोग में उत्कृष्टता रखते हैं। यह पुरस्कार दर्शाता है कि शहर ने बजट और रणनीतिक योजना, खरीद, संचालन और स्टाफिंग, ग्राहक संतुष्टि, इंटरनेट, परियोजना प्रबंधन, व्यावसायिक विकास और प्रशिक्षण, आपदा तैयारी और पुनर्प्राप्ति, नीतियों और प्रक्रियाओं, सुरक्षा और जीआईएस के प्रौद्योगिकी-केंद्रित क्षेत्रों में MISAC मानकों को पूरा किया है या उनसे आगे निकल गया है।