Elected Officials
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Alameda City Council
Dormant manual-QA Alameda City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Albany City Council
Dormant manual-QA Albany City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Atherton City Council
Dormant admin-only Atherton City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Belmont City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Belmont.
Leaders in DB: 5
Berkeley City Council
Dormant manual-QA Berkeley City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 9
Brisbane City Council
Dormant admin-only Brisbane City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Burlingame City Council
Dormant admin-only Burlingame City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Campbell City Council
Campbell • Leadership
Leaders in DB: 5
City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of San Jose.
Leaders in DB: 11
Colma City Council
Dormant admin-only Colma City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Cupertino City Council
The Cupertino City Council operates under a council-manager form of government, with five elected members serving four-year terms. The council selects a Mayor and Vice Mayor annually at a special meeting each December, with consecutive terms prohibited for these leadership roles. This system blends elected officials' policy-making with professional City management to represent residents and guide Cupertino's development.
Leaders in DB: 5
Daly City City Council
Dormant admin-only Daly City City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Dublin City Council
Dormant manual-QA Dublin City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
East Palo Alto City Council
Dormant admin-only East Palo Alto City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Emeryville City Council
Dormant manual-QA Emeryville City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Foster City City Council
Foster City • Legislative
Leaders in DB: 5
Fremont City Council
Dormant manual-QA Fremont City Council IQM2 source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Gilroy City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Gilroy.
Leaders in DB: 7
Half Moon Bay City Council
Dormant admin-only Half Moon Bay City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Hayward City Council
Dormant manual-QA Hayward City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Hillsborough City Council
Hillsborough • Legislative
Leaders in DB: 5
Livermore City Council
Dormant manual-QA Livermore City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Los Altos City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Los Altos.
Leaders in DB: 4
Los Altos Hills City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the Town of Los Altos Hills.
Leaders in DB: 5
Los Gatos City Council
Los Gatos • Leadership
Leaders in DB: 5
Los Gatos Town Council
The primary elected legislative body for the Town of Los Gatos.
Leaders in DB: 0
Menlo Park City Council
Dormant admin-only Menlo Park City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Millbrae City Council
Dormant admin-only Millbrae City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Milpitas City Council
Milpitas was incorporated on January 26, 1954. As a general law city, Milpitas derives
its authority from and is subject to the California Constitution and the general laws of the
State of California.
The City Council is the policy and lawmaking body of the City. State and local laws
define the powers and responsibilities of the City Council.
The City has a Council-Manager form of government in which the elected City Council
sets policy direction and the City Manager implements Council policy, manages day-to-
day operations and provides professional recommendations to support the Council on
policy decisions. Although the Council and City Manager operate in all four dimensions
of the governance process: mission, policy, administration and management, the
Council’s focus is on the mission and policy while the City Manager’s focus is on
administration and management. Clarity of roles are informed by this Handbook and
Municipal Code provisions that provide the overall framework for the governance
relationship.
Leaders in DB: 5
Monte Sereno City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Monte Sereno.
Leaders in DB: 5
Morgan Hill City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Morgan Hill.
Leaders in DB: 6
Mountain View City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Mountain View.
Leaders in DB: 7
Newark City Council
Dormant manual-QA Newark City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Oakland City Council
Dormant admin-only Oakland City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 9
Pacifica City Council
Dormant admin-only Pacifica City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Palo Alto City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Palo Alto.
Leaders in DB: 7
Piedmont City Council
Dormant manual-QA Piedmont City Council source-ingest scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Pleasanton City Council
Dormant manual-QA Pleasanton City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Portola Valley Town Council
Manual QA-visible Portola Valley Town Council source.
Leaders in DB: 5
San Carlos City Council
Dormant admin-only San Carlos City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
San Leandro City Council
Dormant manual-QA San Leandro City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Santa Clara City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Santa Clara.
Leaders in DB: 0
Santa Clara City Council
The City of Santa Clara was incorporated in 1852, adopted the City Charter in 1951 and operates as a Council/Manager form of government.
Leaders in DB: 7
Saratoga City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Saratoga.
Leaders in DB: 5
South San Francisco City Council
Dormant admin-only South San Francisco City Council source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Sunnyvale City Council
Sunnyvale • Leadership
Leaders in DB: 7
Woodside Town Council
Woodside Town Council leadership body.
Leaders in DB: 5
Airport Commission
San Jose • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda Planning Board
Dormant manual-QA Alameda Planning Board source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Albany Planning & Zoning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Albany Planning & Zoning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 0
Appeals Hearing Board
San Jose • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Berkeley Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Berkeley Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 0
Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices (BFCPP)
San Jose • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
City Council Closed Session
San Jose • Council
Leaders in DB: 0
Civil Service Commission
San Jose • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Climate Advisory Commission
San Jose • Board Or Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Community & Economic Development Committee (CED)
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Council Assistant's Agenda Review
San Jose • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Dublin Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Dublin Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 6
Emeryville Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Emeryville Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Fremont Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Fremont Planning Commission IQM2 source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Hayward Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Hayward Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Historic Landmarks Commission
San Jose • Board Or Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Housing and Community Development Commission
San Jose • Board Or Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Library and Education Commission
San Jose • Board Or Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Livermore Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Livermore Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Measure T Community Oversight Committee
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Miscellaneous Agendas
San Jose • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
Newark Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Newark Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
Housing, land use, economic development, homelessness-adjacent services, and business policy.
Leaders in DB: 0
Oakland Finance & Management Committee
Budget/fiscal oversight, contracts, labor, administration, and departmental spending.
Leaders in DB: 0
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee
Parks, libraries, youth, culture, human services, and community quality of life.
Leaders in DB: 0
Oakland Planning Commission
Dormant admin-only Oakland Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 6
Oakland Public Safety Committee
Policing, violence prevention, fire/emergency response, and community safety.
Leaders in DB: 0
Oakland Public Works & Transportation Committee
Streets, traffic safety, infrastructure, public works, transportation, and resilience.
Leaders in DB: 0
Ped Advisory
San Jose • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
Piedmont Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Piedmont Planning Commission source-ingest scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 6
Planning Commission
Dormant admin-only San Jose Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 11
Pleasanton Planning Commission
Dormant manual-QA Pleasanton Planning Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 0
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS)
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Salary Setting Commission
San Jose • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
San Jose Unified School District
The Board of Education has five members who are elected by trustee area, one student board member and one alternate student board member who are appointed each year by the Board of Education. Seats for odd-numbered trustee areas are elected during presidential election years. Seats for even-numbered trustee areas are elected during gubernatorial election years.
Leaders in DB: 6
San Jose Unified School District Board of Education
The elected governing board for San Jose Unified School District.
Leaders in DB: 5
San Leandro Planning Commission / Board of Zoning Adjustments
Dormant manual-QA San Leandro Planning Commission / BZA source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 0
San Mateo Planning Commission
Planning Commission meeting source for City of San Mateo land-use and development decisions.
Leaders in DB: 4
Santa Clara Planning Commission
The Planning Commission reviews land use, development, and planning matters for the City of Santa Clara.
Leaders in DB: 0
Small Business Advisory Task Force
San Jose • Taskforce
Leaders in DB: 0
Smart City Advisory Board
San Jose • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Transportation and Environment Committee (T&E)
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Treatment Plant Advisory Committee
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
VEBA Advisory Committee
San Jose • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Internal preparation Alameda County Board of Supervisors source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 5
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco • Legislative
Leaders in DB: 12
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
The primary elected legislative body for San Mateo County.
Leaders in DB: 5
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
The primary elected legislative body for Santa Clara County.
Leaders in DB: 5
AC Transit Board of Directors
Internal preparation AC Transit Board source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
AC Transit Body 180
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 192
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 194
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 195
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 196
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 198
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 213
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Body 215
Alameda County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
AC Transit Parcel Tax Fiscal Oversight Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC)
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Airport Land Use Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Airports Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Board of Supervisors Planning Meeting
Alameda County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Health Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County PAL Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Procurement and Contracting Policy Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Public Protection Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Social Services Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Technical Advisory Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Transportation and Planning Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda County Unincorporated Services Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Audit Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Commission
Dormant admin-only Alameda CTC Commission source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Finance and Administration Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Independent Watchdog Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Paratransit Advisory and Planning Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Paratransit Program Plan Review Subcommittee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Paratransit Technical Advisory Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Planning, Policy and Legislation Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Alameda CTC Programs and Projects Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Animal Advisory Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Assessment Appeals
Santa Clara County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
Bay Area Rapid Transit - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Behavioral Health Board
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
Alameda County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Board of Plumbing Examiners
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Budget and Appropriations Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Budget and Finance Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Child Abuse Prevention Council
Santa Clara County • Council
Leaders in DB: 0
Children, Seniors, and Families Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Citizens' Advisory Commission on Elections
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Alameda - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Berkeley - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Berkeley - City of Emeryville / AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Emeryville - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Fremont - City of Newark / AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Hayward - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of Oakland - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
City of San Leandro - AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Commission on the Status of Women
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Community Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Community Corrections Partnership
Santa Clara County • Body
Leaders in DB: 0
County of Santa Clara Defined Contribution Plans Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
County Treasury Oversight Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Deferred Compensation Plan Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Domestic Violence Council
Santa Clara County • Council
Leaders in DB: 0
East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Policy Steering Committee
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Fairgrounds Management Corporation Board of Directors
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Finance and Government Operations Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Financing Corporation Board of Directors
Alameda County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
General Manager's Access Committee (GMAC)
Alameda County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Government Audit and Oversight Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Health Advisory Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Historical Heritage Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
HIV Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Hsinchu, Taiwan Sister-County Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Human Rights Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Human Trafficking Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
I-680 Sunol Smart Carpool Lane JPA
Alameda County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Integrated Pest Management Technical Advisory Group
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Joint City School Select Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
Santa Clara County • Council
Leaders in DB: 0
Land Use and Transportation Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Los Altos Hills County Fire District Board of Commissioners
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy, Sister-County Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Parks and Recreation Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Parks Commission
San Mateo County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Personnel Board
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Public Safety and Justice Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Race and Health Disparities Community Board
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Redevelopment Dissolution Countywide Oversight Board of Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Roads Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Rules Committee
San Francisco • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors
Dormant admin-only SFMTA Board source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 8
San Francisco Planning Commission
Controlled manual QA source for San Francisco Planning Commission.
Leaders in DB: 6
San Martin Planning Advisory Committee
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
San Mateo County Transportation Authority Board
Dormant admin-only SMCTA Board source scaffolding.
Leaders in DB: 7
Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council
Santa Clara County • Council
Leaders in DB: 0
Santa Clara County Tobacco Securitization Corporation Board of Directors
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Senior Care Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Silicon Valley Tobacco Securitization Authority Board of Directors
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Stanford Community Resource Group
Santa Clara County • Committee
Leaders in DB: 0
Sustainability Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Ukraine Citizen Diplomacy Commission
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
Valley Water Board
The elected board governing Valley Water.
Leaders in DB: 7
Vehicle Accident Review Board
Santa Clara County • Board
Leaders in DB: 0
Veterans Commission of the County of Santa Clara
Santa Clara County • Commission
Leaders in DB: 0
VTA Board
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board. Mixed representation is modeled as false for now.
Leaders in DB: 0
Youth Task Force
Santa Clara County • Taskforce
Leaders in DB: 0
State & Federal
The primary elected lower legislative chamber for the State of California.
Leaders in DB: 35
Leader coverage updates as meeting and leadership data refreshes.