Evergreen, San Jose on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in San Diego, California. Evergreen is located on the far eastern edge of Santa Clara Valley with the Diablo Range bordering the area to the east. The area is served by Evergreen Elementary School District and East Side Union High School District. Evergreen Valley High School and Silver Creek High School are the primary comprehensive high schools to serve Evergreen. Evergreen Valley College is located near the eastern edge of Evergreen. Evergreen area is served by two libraries as part of San Jose Public Library System: the Evergreen Branch Library
San Jose Convention Center moved into McCabe Hall in 1990. In 1991, the San Jose Convention Center was renamed the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in honor of the former mayor. In its early years, the new convention center failed to meet attendance and revenue expectations. By 2002, many Silicon Valley businesses were choosing the much larger Moscone Center in San Francisco over the San Jose Convention Center due to the latter's limited space. A ballot measure to finance an expansion via a hotel tax failed to reach the required two-thirds majority to pass. In June 2005, Team San Jose built the South Hall,