The city is governed by a five-member City Council, with one of the five council members serving as Mayor for one year in a rotation among the other council members. Council members serve a four-year elected term, all running at-large. As of 2019 the council is composed of Mayor Richard Garbarino, Vice Mayor Mark Addiego, Councilmember Karyl Matsumoto, Councilmember Mark Nagales, and Councilmember Flor Nicolas. The City Manager is Mike Futrell. In 2020, James Coleman defeated an 18-year incumbent to become the youngest and first openly LGBTQ member of the city council.