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Mayor Reed's Green Vision
	Since 2007, Mayor Reed’s pioneering Green Vision has served a road map for making San José the global center of clean tech innovation and environmental sustainability.
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Public Safety
	Mayor Reed has consistently made public safety a top priority, working to ensure that San José remains one of the safest big cities in the country.
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Honesty and Open Government
	From day one, Mayor Reed has led the charge to build a new culture of integrity, transparency and public trust in City Hall.
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Education
	Mayor Reed has worked hand-in-hand with local schools to ensure that our children receive a quality education and are equipped to lead our community in the future.
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Fiscal Responsibility & Balanced Budgets
	By preaching fiscal responsibility, Mayor Reed has worked to preserve core city services when faced with chronic budget deficits.
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Welcome to San José – the Capital of Silicon Valley and the Innovation Center of the World

The people of San José and Silicon Valley have changed the world. The innovations that have come out of our collective efforts over the past few decades have helped raise the living standards for hundreds of millions of people around the world. We are at the epicenter of the transformation of society from the industrial age to the information age and into the knowledge age. What we do here is important and it must continue.

San José must remain the Capital of Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley must remain the innovation center of the world. The best days of San José and the best days of Silicon Valley are ahead of us.

There are many things that San José must do to make that happen, such as being the best place in the world to start and grow a business and making sure our driving industries stay here and grow here.

San José is the tenth largest city in the nation and the third largest city in California – a state that alone would be the world’s eighth largest economy – but our role in the world is more than just economic development and technological innovation.

San José will be a beacon of peace and prosperity to show the world what can happen when people from around the world come together and focus on what they have in common rather than on their differences. In a world full of ethnic and religious hatred and violence we have a chance to show the world a better way of life. We can do it and we will do it.

Mayor Chuck Reed


Top News

Fiscal Challenges Facing Cities: Implications for Economic Recovery

Mayor Reed meets with White House officials, speaks at Brookings Institution
SAN JOSE, NOVEMBER 19 – Mayor Chuck Reed is featured in an event sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the National Leage of Cities titled “Fiscal Challenges Facing Cities: Implications for Economic Recovery.” This forum focuses on the deepening fiscal challenges many cities face, the adjustments that will be required in 2010 budgets, and the and the tough choices on city services and payrolls that may drag down national jobs numbers and economic recovery.

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• City Coucil Presents Commendation to Adobe Co-Founders. On December 1, Mayor Reed will present a commendation to the co-founders of Adobe Systems Incorporated, Dr. Charles Geschke and Dr. John Warnock, for their long history of innovation and philanthropic leadership. >>>read more

• Statement on San José’s Ranking as the Safest Big City in California, 4th in the Nation. On November 24, Mayor Reed released a statement regarding San José is again rated as having the fourth lowest crime rate in the nation and lowest in California among cities with more than 500,000 in population. >>>read more

• Redevelopment Agency Budget Message. On November 20, Mayor Reed released his Budget Message for the FY 2009-2010 Redevelopment Agency Capital and Operating Budget and 2010-2015 Capital Improevment Program. >>>read more

• 2009 Biennial Ethics Review. On December 8, the City Council will consider the Mayor's 2009 Biennial Ethics Review proposal. The 8 recommendations cover important topics ranging from council conflicts of interest to closing lobbyist loopholes. >>>read more

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