Santa Clara

Santa Clara is a city of 130,000 at Silicon Valley's geographic center — home to the 49ers, birthplace of Intel, and founded in 1777 as California's first Spanish civil settlement. Governed by a seven-member at-large Council with its own major municipal utility, Silicon Valley Power.

CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around Santa Clara so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.

Gary Ferraris has announced his candidacy for Santa Clara mayor, as reported by sfexaminer.com. This news comes amid ongoing concerns about the city’s mental health services budget crisis, which is part of broader fiscal challenges facing local government programs. Ferraris’s campaign enters a context where residents are attentive to leadership addressing these budget and service issues.

Separately, the Santa Clara City Council had meetings earlier this summer, though no new meetings are scheduled soon. Residents should watch the upcoming Measure A Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee meeting on September 11, which will cover housing and major funding decisions affecting the county, including Santa Clara. Also relevant is the September 15 Board of Directors meeting for regional matters. Transit remains a key local topic with multiple Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board meetings planned, focusing on transit issues that impact Santa Clara residents.

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