San Jose, California Francisco Bay. Santa Clara Valley is the population center of the Bay Area and, like the hub and spokes of a wheel, surrounding communities emanate outwards from the valley. This growth, in part, has shaped the greater Bay Area as it is today in terms of geographic population distribution and the trend of suburbanization away from the valley. There are four distinct valleys in the city of San Jose: Almaden Valley, situated on the southwest fringe of the city; Evergreen Valley to the southeast, which is hilly all throughout its interior; Santa Clara Valley, which includes the flat, main urban
San Jose City Council Center on The Alameda near San Jose Diridon station; and the major shopping centers at Santana Row and Westfield Valley Fair (near Interstate 8880, and Winchester and Stevens Creek Boulevards). District 7: Represented by Tam Nguyen and covers South of Downtown San Jose from 280 to Capital Expressway, including the Oak Hill Cemetery and Memorial Park; Kelley Park and Happy Hollow Zoo; and the Coyote Creek/Los Lagos Golf Course area. District 8: Represented by Sylvia Arenas and covers Evergreen, San Jose, California. District 9: Represented by Donald Rocha and covers southern Willow Glen, San Jose, California to northern Almaden, and