For New Students and Visitors:
CITY OF SUNNYVALE Sunnyvale is a great community with many opportunities for students. The downtown area along Mary Street offers a wide variety of restaurants and shops. Nearby is the Sunnyvale Town Center (currently under construction) with Macy's and Target. throughout the summer Sunnyvale hosts a downtown "street fair" each Wednesday with live music and a farmers' market.
LOCAL HOTELS
Sheraton Sunnyvale (next door to Cogswell)
1100 North Mathilda, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408-745-6000
FAX 408-734-8276
Vagabond Inn (4 minutes from Cogswell)
816 Ahwanee Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94086
408-734-4607
FAX 408-734-1675
Sundowner Inn (4 minutes from Cogswell)
504 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale CA 94089
408-734-9900
Staybridge Suites (4 minutes from Cogswell)
900 Hamlin Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408-745-1515
HOSPITALS Columbia Good Samaritan Hospital?
http://www.goodsamsj.org/ 2425 Samaritan Drive
San Jose, CA 95124
408 559-2011
El Camino Hospital
http://www.elcaminohospital.org/ 2500 Grant Road
Mountain View, CA 94040
650 940-7000
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
http://www.kponline.org/ 900 Kiely Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95051
408 236-6400
Camino Medical Group, Urgent Care Center
http://www.caminomedicalgroup.com/ click on Clinics, then Sunnyvale
201 Old San Francisco Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408 730-4300
O'Connor Hospital
http://www.chwbay.org/ 2105 Forest Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
408 947-2500
Regional Medical Center of San Jose?
http://www.regionalmedicalsanjose.com/ 225 North Jackson Avenue
San Jose, CA 95116
408 259-5000
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
http://www.scvmed.org/ 751 South Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
408 885-5000
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION It is possible to use public transportation to commute to Cogswell from most points in the Bay Area. Below are descriptions of the most convenient local mass transit systems and alternative means of transportation:
Amtrak
http://www.amtrak.com/ Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART )
http://www.bart.org/ This is the Bay Area's subway/elevated train system that serves many points in the East Bay, San Francisco, and Daly City. BART connects with Santa Clara County Transit at the Fremont station. (510) 441-2278, (800) 872-7245
Bicycle Paths
Maps and Information Available
Traffic Engineering Division
Public Works Department
(408)730-7415
CalTrain
http://www.caltrain.com/ Southern Pacific Railway's CalTrain operates daily commuter service between San Jose and San Francisco. Coming to Cogswell from San Francisco, the most convenient form of public transportation is a combination of CalTrain and a Santa Clara County Transit bus.
(800) 660-4287
Car Pooling
http://www.rides.org CalTrans Rides for Bay Area Commuters?
800 755-7665
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
http://www.vta.org/ This is Santa Clara County's main transportation system. It can take you within a quarter mile of any area in the county. The County Transit system includes regular buses, express buses, and Dial-a-Ride, which serves outlying areas of the county. Lines 20, 26 and 54 (commute time only) run nearest the College. Bus schedules are available in the Student Life Office.
(408) 321-2300.
Bus Passes
408 730-7394
UTILITIES
CALIFORNIA STATE ID If you do not have a California drivers license, a California State ID will make it much easier for you to cash checks. Call the Department of Motor Vehicles at (800)777-0133 in Santa Clara for more information. Or visit the DMV web site at
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl_info.htm#idcard. CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you move or change your mailing address, a "Change of Address" card should be filed with the Post Office or on-line at
www.usps.gov. Be sure to also notify the Registrar?s Office in order to ensure prompt delivery from the College. International students must also notify the INS of address changes.
EMERGENCY HOUSING Sunnyvale Community Services
810 West McKinley Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408 738-4321
9 am-12 and 1-5pm, Mon.-Fri.?
Referrals for Food, Shelter, Medical Aid, Language Bank, and Information
LEGAL SERVICES The Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County provides legal services to low income people. There is no fee for its services. The Society provides counsel in the areas of family, housing, health, consumer, administrative, and employment law. They also provide an attorney referral service. The Society can be reached at (408) 998-5200.
The University of Santa Clara Law School runs a Law Clinic during the academic year. Law students provide basic information on domestic and landlord-tenant issues. Call them at (408) 984-4290.
If you are having a disagreement with someone and need the help of an impartial third party skilled at negotiating and mediation, call Santa Clara County's Neighborhood Mediation Service. The Service can provide trained mediators to assist with disputes between families, roommates, neighbors, landlords and tenants, workers and employers, and others. The service is free. Phone (408) 299-3953.
POSTAL INFORMATION United States Postal Service
http://www.usps.gov/? 800 275-8777
Sunnyvale Main Office
580 North Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408 732-4262
Encinal Station
526 West Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Plaza Station
141 South Taaffe Street
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
LIBRARY DRIVER'S LICENSE/VEHICLE REGISTRATION Department of Motor Vehicles
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/ Santa Clara DMV
3665 Flora Vista Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051
800-777-0133
EMERGENCIES
In an emergency situation, dial 911.
Road and Highway Conditions (800) 427-7623
Time (408) 767-8900
Weather (415) 936-1212
HOTLINES Alcohol Hotline (800)729-6686
California AIDS Hotline (800)367-2437
CIGNA Behavioral Health (888)371-1125
Drug Hotline (Sunnyvale) (408)245-3784
Emergency Psychiatric
Services (24-Hour) (408)885-6100
Rape Crisis Hotline (24-Hour) (408)287-3000
Shelter Hotline (24-Hour) (800)774-3583
