Sunnyvale, California

Sunnyvale is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 131,760.

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Santa Clara County - California - Silicon Valley - 2000

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The city is bordered by the San Francisco Bay to the north, Mountain View to the west, Santa Clara to the east, and Cupertino to the south. It lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101.

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San Francisco Bay - Mountain View - Santa Clara - Cupertino - El Camino Real - Highway 101

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Sunnyvale is headquarters to several high-tech companies such as AMD, Sandisk, and Yahoo!. Honeywell and Lockheed Martin also have offices in Sunnyvale.

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AMD - Sandisk - Yahoo! - Honeywell - Lockheed Martin

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Sunnyvale is also the home to Onizuka Air Force Station, the only active military base in the San Francisco Bay Area. The base - which is named after Ellison Onizuka - is the United States armed forces primary artificial satellite control facility.

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Onizuka Air Force Station - San Francisco Bay Area - Ellison Onizuka - United States armed forces - Artificial satellite

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Sunnyvale is one of the few U.S. cities to have a single unified Department of Public Safety where all personnel are trained as firefighters and police officers and can respond to emergencies in either capacity.

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Department of Public Safety - Firefighter - Police officer

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