San Jose, California University, San Francisco State University, California State University, East Bay, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University pump thousands of engineering and computer science graduates into the local economy every year. San Jose residents produce more U.S. patents than any other city. On October 15, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office opened a satellite office in San Jose to serve Silicon Valley and the Western United States. Thirty-five percent of all venture capital funds in the U.S. are invested in San Jose and Silicon Valley companies. By April 2018, Google was in the process of planning the "biggest tech
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