East San Jose 1911. The 1910 US Census recorded a population of 1,661. Before World War II, East San Jose was a small section of San Jose located on the east banks of the Guadalupe River and west of today's U.S. Route 101. After World War II, the area saw rapid development, along with much of the Santa Clara Valley. East San Jose East San Jose (or East Valley or The Eastside) is the eastern San Jose, California in Silicon Valley, comprising several neighborhoods and including a former city of that name. The area is bounded roughly by Berryessa Rd to the north,
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