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Congressman Mike Honda, 15th District of California

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Washington, DC
1713 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2631
Fax: (202) 225-2699

District Office
1999 South Bascom Ave
Suite 815
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: (408) 558-8085
Fax: (408) 558-8086

Toll Free District Phone:
(888) 643-4715

General Information

County of Santa Clara Profile

Community Population (2008): 1,731,281
 
Latitude: 37:14:56 N 
Longitude: 121:50:20 W 
Land Area (2000): 1,312 square miles

Quality of Life Indicators

Community's Per Capita Personal Income (2005): $51,112 (4th highest in state)

Median Household Income (2007): $84,360 (2nd highest in state) 

Median Value for Owner-Occupied Housing (2007): $758,100,400 

Median Gross Rent (2007): $1,244 

Area Temperature:  During the fall and winter months, the temperature ranges from 55-77 degrees Fahrenheit while the summer months see warm dry weather that ranges from 65-82 degrees Fahrenheit. The regional climate is Mediterranean and remains temperate all year round due to the area's geography and proximity to the Pacific Ocean.  .

Annual Average Rainfall:  The county's average rainfall is 15 inches in San Jose to 40 inches in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Major Industries: Manufacturing, professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management, educational, health, and social services.

Top 25 Employers

  1. Cisco Systems Inc.
  2. Stanford University
  3. Hewlett-Packard, Co.
  4. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
  5. IBM Corp.
  6. Intel Corp.
  7. New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.
  8. Applied Materials Inc.
  9. Google Inc.
  10. Agilent Technologies, Inc.
  11. SBC California
  12. National Semiconductor Corp.
  13. Maxtor Corp.
  14. Adobe Systems Inc.
  15. Electronic Arts Inc.
  16. Nvidia Corp.
  17. Santa Clara University
  18. El Camino Hospital
  19. LSI Logic Corp.
  20. Pacific Maintenance
  21. SRI International
  22. Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
  23. VeriSign Inc.
  24. Broadcom Corp.

Recreation Amenities

Parks and Parkland: The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department was founded in 1956 and since its inception has grown from four parks to a 50,000-acre system including 28 parks and encompassing a variety of urban and rural recreational amenities.

County provides miles of challenging trails for equestrian and mountain biking uses.

Sports and Recreation: San Jose is home to teams for professional soccer, minor league baseball, and the San Jose Sharks, the only professional ice hockey team in Northern California. Other local sports teams include the San Jose Earthquakes, San Jose Sabercats, San Jose CyberRays, and the San Jose Giants. Numerous public and private golf courses are located throughout the County.

Cultural Amenities

Our District has a rich cultural life, with abundant art performances, including opera, symphonies, musical theatre, repertory theatre, concerts, and children's musical theatre. Concerts are frequently held at venues such as the HP Center, Mountain Winery, and Villa Montalvo. Both children and adults will enjoy our many local theme parks and venues. Business travelers will find full service conference, seminar and hotel facilities. Here are a few of our most well loved attractions.