San Jose, California San Jose, California San Jose (; Spanish for 'Saint Joseph'; ), officially the City of San José, is an economic, cultural and political center of Silicon Valley, and the largest city in Northern California (both in population and area). With an estimated 2017 population of 1,035,317, it is the third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego) and the tenth-most populous in United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley, on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara
San Jose City Council her first two-year term as Vice Mayor, conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor. District 1: Represented by Chappie Jones and covers West San Jose, San Jose, California. District 2: Represented by Sergio Jimenez and covers South San Jose including the Edenvale (San Jose) area and the Coyote Valley. District 3: Represented by Raul Peralez and covers Downtown San Jose and the San Jose International Airport. District 4: Represented by Lan Diep and covers North San Jose including Berryessa, San Jose, California and Alviso, San Jose, California. District 5: Represented by Magdalena Carrasco which is East San Jose