North San Jose Innovation District the City of Santa Clara to the west, Berryessa neighborhood to the east, and Japantown to the south. There are also an abundance of bike and walk/run paths in the area, including: Coyote Creek Trail and the Guadalupe River Trail. North San Jose Innovation District The North San Jose Innovation District is a northern district of San Jose, California. The area is home to numerous headquarters and campuses of high tech companies and is one of the most important innovation hubs for Silicon Valley. The North San Jose Innovation District is an important high tech hub in Silicon Valley. Over
Almaden Valley, San Jose Almaden Valley, San Jose Almaden Valley, or simply Almaden is a valley and primarily upper middle class residential neighborhood of San Jose, California, in South San Jose. It is named after the New Almaden Quicksilver Mines, which were named after the mercury mine in (old) Almadén, Spain, and produced mercury that was used to process ore during the Gold Rush. Like its Spanish namesake, California's Almaden had a number of quicksilver mines. The mercury was used during gold extraction in the California Gold Rush, but the mines were closed in 1975 and have been converted into Almaden Quicksilver County Park.