The election last November brought many new and returning faces to our local city councils. Starting in December, these cities swore in their new council in their reorganization meetings. Depending on the structure of the city’s charter, this may also bring a change in city leadership positions such as mayor and vice mayor. Here’s a quick summary of each of the changes of select cities:
San Jose
Sworn-in: Matt Mahan (re-elected Mayor), Pamela Campos (D2), David Cohen (re-elected D4), Michael Muchany (D6), Domingo Candelas (D8), George Casey (D10)
Leadership: Mayor directly elected, Pam Foley (Vice-Mayor)
Campbell
Sworn in: Terry Hines (elected D1), Sergio Lopez (re-elected D2)
Leadership: Sergio Lopez (Mayor), Dan Furtado (Vice-Mayor)
Cupertino
Sworn in: Kitty Moore (re-elected), Ray Wang
Leadership: Liang Chao (Mayor), Kitty Moore (Vice-Mayor)
Gilroy
Sworn in: Greg Bozzo (Mayor), Zach Hilton (re-elected), Terence Fugazzi, Kelly Ramirez
Leadership: Mayor directly elected, Carol Marques (Mayor Pro Tempore)
Los Altos
Sworn in: Sally Meadows (re-elected), Jonathan Weingberg (re-elected), Larry Lang
Leadership: Pete Dailey (Mayor), Neysa Fligor (Vice-Mayor)
Los Altos Hills
Sworn in: Stanley Mok (re-elected), Linda Swan (re-elected), Rajiv Bhateja
Leadership: Kavita Tankha (Mayor), Rajiv Bhateja (Vice-Mayor)
Milpitas
Sworn in: Carmen Montano (re-elected Mayor), Evelyn Chua (re-elected), William Lam
Leadership: Mayor directly elected, Garry Barbadillo (Vice-Mayor)
Morgan Hill
Sworn in: Mark Turner (re-elected Mayor), Miriam Vega, Soraida Iwanaga
Leadership: Mayor directly elected, Marilyn Librers (Mayor Pro Tem)
Mountain View
Sworn in: Pat Showalter (re-elected), Emily Ann Ramos, Chris Clark, John McAlister
Leadership: Ellen Kamei (Mayor), Emily Ann Ramos (Vice Mayor)
Palo Alto
Sworn in: Greer Stone (re-elected), George Lu, Pat Burt (re-elected), Keith Reckdahl
Leadership: Ed Lauring (Mayor), Vicki Veenker (Vice Mayor)
Santa Clara
Sworn in: Albert Gonzalez (D1), Kevin Park (re-elected D4), Suds Jain (re-elected D5), Kelly Cox (D6)
Leadership: Mayor directly elected, Kelly Cox (Vice Mayor)
Sunnyvale
Sworn in: Larry Klein (re-elected Mayor), Alysa Ciscneros (re-elected D2), Charlsie Chang (D4), Eileen Le (D6)
Leadership: Mayor directly elected, Linda Sell (Vice-Mayor)
Los Gatos
Sworn in: Matthew Hudes (re-elected), Maria Ristow (re-elected)
Leadership: Mathew Hudes (Mayor), Rob Moore (Vice Mayor)
Monte Sereno
Sworn-in: Bryan Mekechuk (re-elected), Lisa Shannon (re-elected)
Leadership: Burton Craig (Mayor), Javed I. Ellahie (Vice Mayor)
Santa Clara County
Sworn in: Betty Duong, Otto Lee (re-elected), Margaret Abe-Koga
Leadership: Otto Lee (President), Sylvia Arenas (Vice President)
Our staff were able to attend many of these reorganization meetings. Local governments have a big impact on addressing our housing crisis. We look forward to partnering with these leaders to bring policies that produce and preserve housing as well as protect tenants.