A former San Jose Redevelopment Agency business officer and chief of staff for a number of elected officials, Donald Rocha is a San Jose City Councilmember for District 9. He was elected to the council in November 2010. Before joining the council, Rocha served as a School Board Member in the Cambrian School District in addition to working at the state and city levels of government.
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Ash Kalra is a San Jose City Councilmember for District 2. He was elected to the council in November 2008. Before joining the council, Kalra worked as an attorney for the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office representing indigent clients in Drug Court.
Born in Vietnam, Madison Nguyen came to the US in the early 1980s and is a San Jose City Councilmember for District 7. She was elected to the council in September 2005. Before joining the council, Nguyen was elected to the Franklin-McKinley Board of Education in 2002, becoming the first Vietnamese-American woman elected to that public office in California.
Pierluigi Oliverio writes a weekly column for San Jose Inside and is a city councilmember for San Jose’s District 6. He was elected to the council in June 2007. Before joining the council, Oliverio worked in the semiconductor and software industry for 15 years.
Born in Taiwan, Kansen Chu came to the US in 1976 and is a city councilmember for San Jose’s District 4. He was elected to the council in June 2007 and re-elected without opposition in 2008. Before joining the council, Chu was a member of the Berryessa Union School Board for five years.
The lone San Jose councilmember who identifies himself as a Republican, Pete Constant represents District 1. He was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Before joining the council, Constant worked as a police officer for 14 years and ran his a photography studio.
Celebrate the stars and stripes all weekend long in the South Bay area.
Microsoft is expanding its presence in Silicon Valley. The company has just signed a lease on a 237,000 sq.-foot space in Moffet Towers, Sunnyvale, at the intersection of Highways 101 and 237.
This year’s San Jose Jazz Festival is more eclectic than ever.
Most people would never guess that Hellyer County Park, flanked by one of the busiest highways in the state and a typical suburban development, contains accommodations and hidden wilderness treasures within walking distance of the parking lot.
