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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.

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聖克拉拉市財政部榮獲傑出預算演示獎： 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.

矽谷電力被評為智慧能源供應商：矽谷電力公司因在能源效率、分散式發電和環保舉措方面表現出的承諾和熟練程度而獲得了美國公共電力協會(APPA) 頒發的智能能源供應商(SEP) 稱號，這些舉措支持提供安全、可靠、低成本的以及永續的電力服務。

2021 年美國公共工程協會年度環境/公園類計畫獎：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.

加州市政資訊系統協會 (MISAC) 頒發的 2021 年資訊科技實務卓越獎：MISAC 獎項旨在表彰該市在創造性和高效利用當地政府資源方面所採取的資訊技術實踐。該獎項表明該市在預算和戰略規劃、採購、營運和人員配置、客戶滿意度、互聯網、專案管理、專業發展和培訓、災難準備和恢復、政策和程序、安全和 GIS。