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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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.

Chuck Reed

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Building the Foundation for Our Future

2010 Community Breakfast & State of the City Address.

Thursday, February 18, 2010
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
San José McEnery Convention Center
150 West San Carlos St, San José, CA 95113

The City of San José’s Annual Community Breakfast will feature Mayor Reed’s State of the City address. The event will also recognize Outstanding Citizens from each City Council District and present exemplary city employees with the Pride of San José award.

Registration Deadline Extended until Feb. 11!
Visit our Upcoming Events page for complete registration information.

View the 2010 Community Breakfast Invitation External Link

 

Mayor Reed's Policy Memo on Retirement Board Governance. Read Mayor Reed's recommendations for ensuring the long-term health and success of the city's retirement systems. >>>learn more PDF

Mayor Reed's Memo on the City's Economic Developement Strategy. Learn about Mayor Reed's recommendations for the 2010-2015 update of the City's Economic Developement Strategy. >>>learn more PDF

Governors Schwarzenegger, Governor Rendell (D-PA) and Mayor Reed call for a renwed investment in America's Infrastructure. On February 3, Governors Schwarzenegger and Rendell joined Mayor Reed at the San José-Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plan to highlight the need to make broad investments in our nation’s drinking water infrastructure and waste water treatment plants. >>>learn more PDF
Click here to view the photos
Visit the Governor's site to view footage of the event External Link

Mayor Reed, Councilmembers Propose Incentives to Spark Economic Development and Job Creation. “With the city’s unemployment rate at 12.5 percent and nation suffering from the worst recession since the Great Depression, we must act boldly to encourage investment in San José,” said Mayor Reed.

>>>Read the press release PDF
>>>Read the entire policy memo PDF

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