East San Jose (or the East Side; less commonly the East Valley) is the name for several neighborhoods east of downtown San Jose, California. These neighborhoods include: Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ...

• King and Story
• Alum Rock, California
• East Foothills, California
• Little Portugal

The intersection of King and Story serves as an important marker for the center of a neighborhood in East San Jose. ... Alum Rock is a census-designated place and neighborhood of San Jose, California. ... East Foothills is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Santa Clara County, California. ...

Demographics

East San Jose's residents are predominantly Mexican American and also includes Vietnamese, Cambodians, Samoans, and Filipinos, respectively in order of size. A neighborhood around Alum Rock and King has a small pocket of immigrants from Portugal. This section of East San Jose includes a plaza known as Little Portugal.

Crime

East San Jose is a working-class community and is the least wealthiest in the Santa Clara Valley. Even though it is not the richest community, East San Jose's demographics are similar to those of Hayward's. East San Jose's crime has risen over the years, and is known as a somewhat ghetto neighborhood patrolled by street gangs. King and Story has traditionally been the most notorious neighborhood in all of East San Jose, but other lesser-known areas in East San Jose also have similar crime rates. The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ... The intersection of King and Story serves as an important marker for the center of a neighborhood in East San Jose. ...

However, it is important to point out that, in comparison with other working-class Latino neighborhoods across California, East San Jose is in fact much safer and in fact more affluent than other places such as Fresno, Los Angeles, and Oakland. East San Jose is often thought of as an undesirable region because most other parts of San Jose consist of very affluent neighborhoods that have household incomes well above the national median. San Jose's most dangerous neighboorhoods are indeed to be found within this area, though, and consist of: Avalani (near McKee and King), Poco Way (near King and Story, which put up 10% of the city's crime one year), McKee and Capitol, Berryessa and Capitol, Story and Capitol, Santee Drive and Carnelian Drive. There are mostly Norteno gangs in East San Jose, but the Crips are CWA and ATC (A-Town crips) ATC is not really a real gang but are made up of teenagers that have family members that are Crips. Blood gangs like CBC (CRAZY BROTHER CLAN) are to be found near 700 Blk Eastside San Jose, but they are also found north of Stockton and also on the westside of Stockton. Some can be found near a high school named Yerba Buena. There common enemies are the Crips and the Mexican gangs. The Surenos are to be found near Poco Way. King And Story have very aggressive norteno gangs by the bridge going to the other side of 680 the street is Lyons drive. They had drive-bys in the 90s, though collateral damage is rare. CPL (capitol park locos) is a dangerous norteno gang in east san jose. Kollmar drive is a low wealth apartment area with lots of gang violence. The most dangerous neighborhoods are Monte Alban Apartments (VMA). These apartments are known throughout East San Jose and are very territorial. Carnelian Drive (C Town) These apartments consist of two Crip gangs: LCF (Lil Crip Family) and CWA (Crips/Cambodian With Attitude) These two gangs do not get along. And from there on is McQueston and Tamie Lee Drive which are Sureno gangs that consist of VTG, VTL, VPLs. The Asian Gangs of East San Jose before and still are feared by the community. One of the oldest Asian Gangs, VN (Viet Nation) once a massive gang formerly known for drug trafficking, gambling, and robberies, several murders had died out over the past decade. And thus the new generation of Asian gangs have risen up. The Asian gangs in Eastside San Jose also take a big part in the gang community such as LVG (Little Vietnamese Gang) and A-dub (Asian Warriors). SF (Strictly Family) an Asian gang known for their intriguing music. Assassinations to enemies often face machetes. These Vietnamese gangs run the streets and do not show mercy to their victims. Vietnamese is known for slicing up enemies in numerous crimes. From many rumors there is somewhat confusion of whether or not LVG is going to take over 3rd generation A-dub, and rename it LAW (Little Asian Warriors).

History

East San Jose was also the name of a small former city that sat to the east of San Jose, which was annexed by the City of San Jose in 1911.

Before World War II, East San Jose was a small section of San Jose located on the east banks of the Guadalupe River and west of today's U.S. Highway 101. After World War II, when cities all over California started to face massive suburban development, new housing developments were constructed all over the Santa Clara Valley. The housing developments that were built east of downtown were at first ethnically mixed and included whites, Chinese, African Americans, and Mexican Americans. In the 1970s and 1980s, the region became mainly populated by Mexican Americans as Hispanic immigrants moved into the area. East San Jose is now considered a large region of San Jose that includes many smaller areas. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Guadalupe River is the name of several rivers in the world. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (often just U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

It is also the location of one of the few Portuguese National Churches (i.e., Roman-Catholic) in the area: The Cincos Sagres, or "Five Wounds", an ornate cathedral in the classical Gothic Portuguese style, located immediately next to Highway 101 on Santa Clara St.