Santa Clara County

Assessment Demographic Profile Santa Clara County has a growing diverse population regarding age, race, language, cultures, and sexual orientation. There are 1,874,526 residents, with 26.6% are ages 0 to 19, 29.4% are between 20 to 39 years old, 28.3% are between 40 to 59 years old, and 15.7% are 60 years of age and older; specifically, 11% of the total population is seniors aged 65 and over (California Department of Finance, 2014). At present, Santa Clara County has the second fastest growing population

The definition of finance is rather complex but Merriam Webster seems to provide the most comprehensive explanation, stating, “the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment” (Merriam Webster). The management of revenues is essentially the core of what separates the jobs of finance majors, compared to other business-related majors such as accounting and economics. While accountants

heart of Santa Clara Valley. While in the midst a famous gold rush in Klondike, Canada, many men need sled dogs to get around on the snow. Buck does not realize the great fear that he is in while living during this time. Manuel, a gardener on the estate that Buck lives on, gambles Buck to another man and loses. Buck begins his tortured adventure to his new owner over many days without food or water. Before Buck was gambled off, he lived a easy and luxurious life on Judge Miller’s estate in Santa Clara

and stands as a hub of economic activity with the headquarters of most of the global tech companies calling it home. Silicon Valley extends to cover the whole of Santa Clara Valley covering the lower part of the San Francisco Peninsula and the southern region of the East Bay. With that, Santa Clara County, Alameda County and San Mateo County are all considered as wholesomely making up what is known as Silicon Valley. In terms of economic pathways, San Jose is described as the capital of Silicon Valley

Information Technology Workers in Santa Clara County This community assessment attempts to identify pressing health issues faced by Information Technology workers in the Santa Clara county. The first section focusses on the social assessment of Santa Clara county residents including IT professionals and the subsequent section delineates the health issues concerning the priority population. Qualitative and quantitative data from several sources including Santa Clara county department public records, newspaper

Water consumption behavior of Santa Clara County households amidst the drought Group 4 Michelle Galione Alexandra Iten Carwin Liang Jeanne Quach BUS 200W-01 Introduction The state of California has been undergoing continuous severe droughts, with 2013 being California’s driest year ever (USGS, 2014). On August 1, 2014, Santa Clara local reservoirs contained only 69% of the historical 20-year average water levels. The drought presents short-term issues such as decreases in hydropower

Introduction The Earth is a huge planet this is covered by 70 percent water. Astonishingly, from the 70 percent of the worlds water the human population can only use 1 percent because the rest of it is salt water, frozen, or in some way unattainable (Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2016). Humans have found many different ways to obtain this 1 percent of fresh water they need, but the techniques vary depending on location. In San Jose, California the fresh water is obtained through 3 major sources: groundwater

Introduction The Earth is a huge planet this is covered by 70 percent water. Astonishingly from this 70 percent the human population can only use 1 percent of the world’s water the rest of it is salt water, frozen, or in some way unattainable (Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2016). Humans have found many different ways to obtain this 1 percent of fresh water they need, but the techniques vary depending on location. In San Jose, California we obtain our water from 3 major sources: groundwater,

The west side of the Valley was developed first and was almost entirely built out by the end of the 1960s, during the Blitz. The southeast, for the most part, was not developed until 10-20 years later, after the Blitz. Hence the following stories are not contradictory. After the Blitzkrieg, development in the Valley became comparatively sporadic as the next story describes. Around 1958, the California Highway Department did planning that showed a new [West-side] freeway that was to connect

Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County 1. What was the legal issue in this case? What did the Supreme Court decide? Why? The issue being considered was if the Transportation Agency violated the Civil Rights of Johnson (a male employee) by selecting Joyce (a female employee) for a promotion when gender was a contributing factor in the selection process. The review board recommended Johnson for the position but Joyce was awarded the position by the selecting official as part of