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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.

获奖情况

圣克拉拉市财政局荣获 "杰出预算编制奖"： 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.

硅谷电力公司被评为智能能源供应商：硅谷电力公司获得了美国公共电力协会（APPA）颁发的智能能源供应商（SEP）称号，以表彰其在能效、分布式发电和环保措施方面的承诺和能力，这些措施支持了提供安全、可靠、低成本和可持续电力服务的目标。

2021 年美国公共工程协会环境/公园类年度项目奖：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.

加州市政信息系统协会 (MISAC) 颁发的 2021 年度信息技术卓越实践奖：MISAC 奖旨在表彰该市在实施信息技术实践中，创造性地高效利用地方政府资源的卓越表现。该奖项标志着该市在预算和战略规划、采购、运营和人员配备、客户满意度、互联网、项目管理、专业发展和培训、灾难准备和恢复、政策和程序、安全以及地理信息系统等以技术为重点的领域达到或超过了 MISAC 的标准。