Southieinnc
Do Your Job!
This is the stupidest shit I have ever read. By no measurable that people actually use is Silicon Valley or Santa Clara specifically even remotely close to being considered Southern California. I was born and raised in NoCal, 20 minutes from Santa Clara and now reside in Los Angeles. Santa Clara is NOT considered Southern California and you need to get your sanity re-calibrated, if possible.
Ok, so I jerked your chain a little bit. Sorry.
Cali is home to me. Since we call San Luis Obispo "Central California", I consider anything south of Santa Maria (roughly) home. The actual geographical center is what, Gilroy? Santa Clara is much closer to Northern California than it is to the center of Southern California.