Berryessa, San Jose Berryessa, San Jose The Berryessa District or North Valley in the North San Jose region of San Jose, California is located in the northeast portion of the city, between Coyote Creek and the Diablo Range foothills. The name comes from a member of the prominent Basque–Spanish Berreyesa family: Nicolas Berreyesa, a Californio settler who was granted Rancho Milpitas in 1834. The name North Valley is sometimes used by locals to refer to Berryessa. Informal use of the term sometimes also includes parts of Milpitas and Alviso to mean the northern portion of the Santa Clara Valley. In the late 19th
Mayor of San Jose that fund and house Silicon Valley startups. The following is a list of statewide or federal public offices held by mayors before or after their term(s). Elmer E. Chase was the first mayor who was not the city's chief executive; the city moved to a council-manager government corresponding to his election. Chase and all following mayors are simply the president of the city council. Mayor of San Jose The Mayor of San Jose is executive of the Government of San Jose. The mayor presides over the San Jose City Council, which is composed of 11 voting members, including the mayor.