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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.

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

ACME Building Maintenance Delivers custodial and building maintenance services. Includes services, training and employment. www.acmeco.com

Alviso.org Local news and directory of community organizations. www.alviso.org

ABAG.org: Alviso Town and Slough Photos and descriptions of the town and the Alviso Slough Trail. www.abag.ca.gov/../../vtour/map3/access/BTAlviso/Btalviso1.htm

Pin High Golf Club An associate club of the Northern California Golf Association, plays tournaments from January through October. Tournament schedule, membership information, and leader board. www.pinhighgolfclub.org

Cihuatl Tiaui Newsletter for local group of "young women moving forward." www.concentric.net/~Atcoy/newsletter

Galedrige Construction Company Asphalt maintenance and engineering company describes services and equipment. www.galedrigeconstruction.com

North Valley Oil Used oil hauler serves the San Francisco Bay Area. www.northvalleyoil.com

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

Santa Visits Alviso Nonprofit organization brings Christmas to local youth and encourages reading. Includes photos of marsh. www.alvisosanta.com

Mayne Elementary School Provides bilingual education in multi-age classrooms. www.scu.k12.ca.us/mayne/index.html

Alviso and Drawbridge Photos of the marsh. www.dproulx.org/Alviso

Ghost town: Alviso Brief history, plus photos of older buildings and the Bayside Cannery Mural. www.ghosttown.info/ca/alviso

The Forgotten Community of Alviso, CA Channel 7 news report on the future of the village. abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/assignment7/042203_assign7_alviso.html

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

Alviso Residents Fight Proposed Housing Development Silicon Valley Business Journal details locals' battle with Cisco to maintain the community's small-town feel. www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/06/28/daily24.html

Hungry Developers Head for Alviso Looking for land, developers move into the village. From Silicon Valley Business Journal. sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1997/09/08/story1.html

San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory Programs, bird walks, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities. www.sfbbo.org

Environmental Education Center Schedule of events at the education center of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. www.watershedwatch.net/EEC_Schedule.htm

A Mural of Alviso's Past and Present Details and photos of the mural on the wall of the Bayside Canning Company. www.cachis.com/alviso/murals/bayside

Watchin' the Tidelands Roll Away Village faces invasion of high-tech developments with dismay. From Metroactive. www.metroactive.com/../metro/08.20.98/cover/alviso-9833.html

Cisco, KB Home Cancel Plans for Single Family Homes Plans to build 700 homes on a half-developed Cisco campus are scrapped. sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/12/06/story5.html

South Bay Asbestos Area Describes location, asbestos contamination, and site investigation activities for Superfund site also known as "Alviso Dumping Areas." www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/nar931.htm

Alviso Master Plan Map showing planned future development. www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/gp/PDF/Alviso_2004.pdf