San Jose, California Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Name == San Jose is named after {{langnf|es|el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe|the Town of [[Saint Joseph]] of [[Guadalupe River (California)|Guadalupe]]}}, the city's predecessor, which was eventually located in the area of what is now the [[Plaza de César Chávez]]. In the 19th century, print publications used the spelling "San José" for both the city and its eponymous [[Civil township|township]].<ref>{{cite map|title=Bird's eye view of the city of San José, Cal.|first1=W. Vallance|last1=Gray|first2=C.|last2=Gifford|location=San Jose, California|publisher=George H. Hare|date=1869|url={{fullurle:File:Bird's eye view of the city of San José, Cal. LOC 75693107.jpg}}|via=Wikimedia Commons}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=History of Santa Clara County, California|editor-first=J. P.|editor-last=Monro-Fraser|publisher=Alley, Bowen & Company|date=August 1881|page=344|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5_Vwe-eHfqsC&pg=PA317|via=Google Books|quote=On Saturday, December 15, 1849, the first Legislature of the State met in San José.|access-date=September 7, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423094456/https://books.google.com/books?id=5_Vwe-eHfqsC&pg=PA317|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 11, 1943, the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] ruled that the city's name should be spelled "San Jose" based on local usage and the formal incorporated name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decision 44-136|publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names|location=Washington, D.C.|date=December 11, 1943|access-date=August 28, 2021|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=28576|archive-date=August 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829005259/https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=28576|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1960s and 1970s, some residents and officials advocated for returning to the original spelling of "San José", with the [[acute accent]] on the "e", to acknowledge the city's Mexican origin and [[Mexican Americans|Mexican-American]] population. On June 2, 1969, the city [[Flag of San Jose, California|adopted a flag]] designed by historian Clyde Arbuckle that prominently featured the inscription "SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Purcell |first1=John M. |last2=Croft |first2=James A. |last3=Monahan |first3=Rich |title=American City Flags |publisher=[[North American Vexillological Association]] |pages=320–321 |url=http://nava.org/digital-library/raven/Raven_v09-10_2002-2003_p297-341_S.pdf#page=24 |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829005923/https://nava.org/digital-library/raven/Raven_v09-10_2002-2003_p297-341_S.pdf#page=24 |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 16, 1970, [[San Jose State College]] officially adopted "San José" as the city's name, including in the college's own name.<ref>{{cite web|title=S70-12 Acute Accent (é) Placed on the 'E' of San Jose in All Written Communication|publisher=San Jose State College|date=June 16, 1970|access-date=August 28, 2021|url=https://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S70-12.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924083808/https://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S70-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 20, 1974, the [[San Jose City Council]] approved a proposal by Catherine Linquist to rename the city "San José"<ref>{{cite news|title=An Accent Mark|agency=United Press International|publisher=[[Napa Valley Register]]|location=Napa, California|date=August 21, 1974|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84323283/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=August 29, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423094454/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84323283/the-napa-valley-register/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=San Jose Council Orders An Accent|first=Jimmie|last=Jones|work=[[Vallejo Times Herald]]|date=August 23, 1974|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84323529/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=August 29, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423094454/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84323529/vallejo-times-herald/|url-status=live}}</ref> but reversed itself a week later under pressure from residents concerned with the cost of changing typewriters, documents, and signs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Salute reversed|agency=Associated Press|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=August 30, 1974|page=A6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84323360/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=August 29, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423094455/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84323360/the-courier-journal/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 3, 1979, the city council once again adopted "San José" as the spelling of the city name on the city seal, official stationery, office titles and department names.<ref>City of San Jose – Memorandum, Use of the Official City Seal and the Bicentennial Logo, April 5, 1979 (on file at the San Jose City Clerk's Office)</ref> As late as 2010, the 1965 city charter stated the name of the [[municipal corporation]] as ''City of San Jose'', without the accent mark,<ref>{{cite book|title=City Charter: In Effect May 4, 1965, as Amended|publisher=City of San Jose|date=1964|page=1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4-AAAAIAAJ|via=Google Books|access-date=September 6, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423094455/https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4-AAAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=City Charter in effect May, 1965, amended through February 1, 2010|publisher=City of San Jose|orig-date=1965|date=February 1, 2010|access-date=September 6, 2021|at=section 100|url=http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/charter.asp#Art1|archive-date=September 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906235014/http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/charter.asp#Art1|url-status=live}}</ref> but later editions have added the accent mark.<ref name="City Charter 2021">{{cite book |title=City Charter, Adopted in 1965 and as Amended by Voters through February 2021 |publisher=City of San José |orig-date=1965 |date=February 2021 |at=section 100 |url=https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/13907/637532449706900000 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811204112/https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/13907/637532449706900000 |url-status=live }}</ref> By convention, the spelling ''San José'' is only used when the name is spelled in mixed upper- and lowercase letters, but not when the name is spelled only in uppercase letters, as on the city logo. The accent reflects the Spanish version of the name, and the dropping of accents in all-capital writing was once typical in Spanish. While San José is commonly spelled both with and without the acute accent over the "e", the city's official guidelines indicate that it should be spelled with the accent most of the time and sets forth narrow exceptions, such as when the spelling is in URLs, when the name appears in all-capital letters, when the name is used on social media sites where the diacritical mark does not render properly, and where San Jose is part of the proper name of another organization or business, such as [[San Jose Chamber of Commerce]], that has chosen not to use the accent-marked name.<ref>{{cite book |title=City of San José Style Guide |publisher=City of San José |date=July 2000 |access-date=February 5, 2017 |page=21 |url=https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40634#page=21|format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203063924/http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40634#page=21 |archive-date=February 3, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Council Memo Format Guidelines |publisher=San José Public Works Department |date=August 2016 |access-date=February 5, 2017 |page=15 |url=https://cpms.sanjoseca.gov/CPMSDocLib/Online_docs/pw_forms/Council%20memo%20guidelines%20August%202016.pdf#page=15|format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229135304/https://cpms.sanjoseca.gov/CPMSDocLib/Online_docs/pw_forms/Council%20memo%20guidelines%20August%202016.pdf#page=15 |archive-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanjoseca.gov/ |title=San Jose CA, Official website |access-date=February 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723231321/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/ |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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