About Sunnyvale, CA
Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County; it is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley, it lies at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, near San Jose. Major attractions include gardens, cultural events, theme parks, and vineyards. Sunnyvale boasts a Mediterranean climate with mild, moist winters and warm, very dry summers, making recreational/outdoor pursuits a worthwhile prospect nearly year-round.
Among the biggest companies in Sunnyvale are AMD, YAHOO Inc. and many defense/aerospace companies. The biggest schools here are Cogswell Polytechnic College and Kushner Electroplating School. Good places to visit when you are in Sunnyvale are the Portuguese Historical Museum and NASA Ames Research Center. Famous persons from Sunnyvale include Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple Inc.), Francie Larrieu Smith (Olympic runner), and Brian Boitano (Olympic figure skater).
Featured Sunnyvale business: California Wine Hikes guided wine country hiking and walking tours, established 2005.
