We are thankful to the 15 members of the Redistricting Commission and our community for working on this once in a decade opportunity to improve our representation and give residents a stronger connection with the County of Santa Clara. Click HERE to visit the Redistricting website for a full breakdown of the changes. 

For District 3 we will see two major changes. Sunnyvale will become unified into one district, District 3, and District 3 will no longer be representing the Rosemary Gardens, East Foothills, and Evergreen neighborhoods of San José. Evergreen will stay united as a community in District 1. Rosemary Gardens and the East Foothills are now in District 2. District 3 is also now the County’s majority AAPI district.

The new lines will be formally implemented on January 13, 2022. We look forward to connecting to new families in Santa Clara County, and will stay connected and committed to every resident of Santa Clara County.

At the December 7th meeting, my colleagues unanimously supported my referral to pursue efforts by the County for a collaborative motel program for our unhoused neighbors that includes wrap-around support services. My referral develops an interim housing program using vacant motel rooms to shelter the unhoused. As we mark my first year of service as your Supervisor, finding shelter and housing for our neighbors without a home continues to be a top priority. Earlier this year we found success with our motel program for the residents at Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale. I know we can build upon this strategy of utilizing vacant motel rooms combined with wrap-around services to get people back on track. This program will also help stimulate our hospitality industry that was hit hard by the pandemic.

At the December 7th meeting, I also joined my colleague Supervisor Ellenberg on a referral to create a Small Business Resiliency Grant Program. We look forward to this program’s activation in 2022.

December 14th was our final regular meeting of the year. We took a big step to further protect and preserve Coyote Valley. Coyote Valley is a unique area at the nexus of our natural environment and our agricultural history. Our actions help us be a resilient community in the future and help to decrease our direct impact on the climate.