[1] The homes in Rancho Rinconada were originally low-cost, single-story houses built in the 1950s by builders Stern & Price.

It became a community located in the heart of the high-tech industry explosion and surrounded by tech growth and highly educated white collar workers.

As the tech industry drew more Asian engineers and managers whose culture emphasizes education, Cupertino became a highly desirable area for them.

Though not a part of the City of Cupertino, Rancho gave a low-cost avenue for families to get their children into one of the best school systems.

ft. Near the end of the 1990s, a portion of the neighborhood bordering San Jose along Lawrence Expressway was annexed by the city, and contractors then began construction on large, executive-style homes.

[5] In March 1999, the residents of the unincorporated part of Rancho Rinconada voted to be annexed to Cupertino, with the promise of more restrictive property development procedures and improved services to the neighborhood.

Later that month, the Cupertino City Council voted into law a bill that required neighborhood comment and reduced the percentage of a lot that could be covered by a building.

[6] The "irrational exuberance" at the dawn of the new millennium brought another paradigm shift in the remodeling and construction of homes in the Rancho Rinconada neighborhood.