Directory of Alviso Resources

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Located at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, Alviso was an independent city from its incorporation in 1852 until it was annexed by San Jose in 1968. Established as a steamship port, its prosperity waned with the establishment of railroads in the 1860s.

Resources in This Category

• Alviso

  http://www.preservation.org/districts/alviso.html
  Brief history and photos.

• Alviso Residents Fight Proposed Housing Development

  http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/06/28/daily24.html
  Silicon Valley Business Journal details locals' battle with Cisco to maintain the community's small-town feel.

• Cisco, KB Home Cancel Plans for Single Family Homes

  http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/12/06/story5.html
  Plans to build 700 homes on a half-developed Cisco campus are scrapped.

• Community of Alviso

  http://www.alviso.com/
  Local news, information, and guide to local business and organizations. Includes draft text of the Alviso Master Plan.

• Elusive Alviso

  http://www.sanjose.com/underbelly/unbelly/Alviso/alviso1.html
  From the Soft Underbelly of San Jose, a series of photoessays on the mysteries and marvels of Alviso.

• Hungry Developers Head for Alviso

  http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1997/09/08/story1.html
  Looking for land, developers move into the village. From Silicon Valley Business Journal.

• Mayne Elementary School

  http://mayne.schoolloop.com/
  Provides bilingual education in multi-age classrooms.

• North Valley Oil

  http://www.northvalleyoil.com/
  Used oil hauler serves the San Francisco Bay Area.

• San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

  http://www.sfbbo.org/
  Programs, bird walks, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities.

• Santa Visits Alviso

  http://www.alvisosanta.com/
  Nonprofit organization brings Christmas to local youth and encourages reading. Includes photos of marsh.

• Watchin' the Tidelands Roll Away

  http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.20.98/cover/alviso-9833.html
  Village faces invasion of high-tech developments with dismay. From Metroactive.

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