Evergreen, San Jose on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in San Diego, California. Evergreen is located on the far eastern edge of Santa Clara Valley with the Diablo Range bordering the area to the east. The area is served by Evergreen Elementary School District and East Side Union High School District. Evergreen Valley High School and Silver Creek High School are the primary comprehensive high schools to serve Evergreen. Evergreen Valley College is located near the eastern edge of Evergreen. Evergreen area is served by two libraries as part of San Jose Public Library System: the Evergreen Branch Library
Mayor of San Jose a runoff election. All elected mayors of San Jose have been members of the Democratic Party. The first elected mayor was Ron James and the first female mayor was Janet Gray Hayes. Many mayors of San Jose have either served in other public offices or been influential in the private sector following their tenures. Norman Y. Mineta subsequently became a congressman, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Secretary of Transportation. After his terms, Tom McEnery has served on the Board of Directors of the San Jose Sharks and founded the Irish Innovation Center and Silicon Valley Global, two downtown-based groups