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Until she won a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2022, Sylvia Arenas represented San Jose’s District 8, which encompasses parts of East San José and Evergreen. She’s a longtime local, along with her husband and two children. “District 8 is a great place to start a business and raise a family, with stellar local schools around. I am incredibly excited to be serving such a wonderful area,” Arenas says. On the council, Arenas gravitates to issues that affect the everyday lives of San José women and families. “One of my greatest accomplishments was my launch of the City San José’s Family Friendly Initiative, which is working to increase access to early education, after-school programs, safe housing, family-friendly public facilities, and paid family leave.”
Alma mater: University of San Francisco (master’s degree)
Other offices held: Evergreen Elementary School District Board of Trustees
Committee, board and commission assignments
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee (vice chair)
Transportation & Environment Committee
Ad-Hoc Committee for Development Services
Habitat Conservation Agency Governing Board
Habitat Conservation Agency Implementation Board
VTA Downtown/East Valley Policy Advisory Board
Appeals Hearing Board (liaison)
Schools City Collaborative
SJ/SC Treatment Plant Advisory Committee (alternate)
Recycled Water Policy Advisory Committee
Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation (alternate)
San Jose residents want a neighborhood improvement initiative to restart after it sunsetted last June due to lack of funding.
Latino members of the San Jose City Council are calling for more funding for undocumented immigrant protections as the incoming presidential administration threatens to ramp up deportations.
If no candidate receives a majority on April 8, the top two candidates will run against each other in a special runoff election on June 24. The winner will serve the remainder of the term through 2026.
Housing and business developers in San Jose avoid building public improvements by paying fees to the city, but this often leads to infrastructure projects slowing to a crawl.
