Mayor — City of Milpitas

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Jose S. Esteves, Mayor, City of Milpitas(2002-2008, 2010-2016)

Mayor Jose Esteves has served for many years as a volunteer and leader in various civic, non-profit, community, church and business organizations before becoming involved in public service in the City of Milpitas. A ‘Milpitas Citizen of the Year’ awardee, a Character awardee, excellence in public service awardee, and many more, he has kept his involvement with various associations keeping him in direct connections with various groups of people and citizens and making himself accessible and accountable.

In the City of Milpitas, he has focused on building structures for the future like the new Milpitas Library which was completed, on budget and on schedule, during his mayoral term, a new Senior Center, the Milpitas downtown development, and others. He has strongly advocated for ethics in public service, open government, fiscal responsibility and full City services. The current financial rating of Milpitas is AAA even with many uncertainties in our economy. Under his leadership, Milpitas was ranked by Money Magazine last October 2014 as Best Place to Live in Northern CA. He ensures that diversity is embraced in Milpitas in its true sense: respect for and involvement of each and every citizen regardless of their origin or stature.

Mayor Esteves was elected number one to the Milpitas City Council in 1998 and has won six mayoral elections with landslide victories. He garnered 73% plus in his mayoral election last November, 2012. Jose has always campaigned for excellence in public service, accomplishments, competence, character, innovation and support for people and not for any special interest group. He is running again for Milpitas Mayor this November 2018 election.

Jose is not a professional politician and is known and admired for his integrity, his fiscal responsibility, his accessibility, and his commitment to listening and communicating.  Jose has Civil and Industrial Bachelor Degrees in Engineering and an MBA. He has taken Communications Academy at UCLA Anderson School of Business and finished Leadership in the 21^st Century at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University.  He was voted Milpitas’ “Best Elected Official” in 2003-2008, yearly, and again in the years 2011-2016, yearly, while serving as Mayor. He was also voted as Milpitas’ 2016 Best Government Employee.

City of Milpitas was ranked ‘Best Place to Live’ in the Bay Area (29^th in the whole USA) by Money Magazine in 10/14 and ‘11^th Best Place to Raise a Family’ in CA by another survey in 2015. Milpitas is currently one of the fastest growing cities in California.

Jose and Susan are the proud parents of Irene, a university instructor; they have lived in Milpitas for over 35 years. 

In public and community service, people and business interests come first. I am here to contribute and give to our community.Excellence in performance should be the goal, accompanied by a strong character. People's needs must be addressed soonest at best possible cost. Accomplishments year after year must be significantly benefiting all residents. Performance must be based on integrity, openness, transparency and commitment. City services and operation must be perform with focused determination to promote the following and much more:

Quality Education                                       Affordable Housing

Public Safety                                                Family Values

Traffic Control                                             Ethical Behavior/Professionalism

Economic Development/Jobs                    Fiscal Responsibility

Exceptional City Services                            Sustainable Green Environment

Sound City Development                            Cultural Sensitivity

City core services must be first and foremost in city performances serving families, children, adults, seniors, all ethnicities, and businesses.

For 49 years, Bob Nuñez has dedicated his life to public service, a journey derived from a desire to inspire effective change through collaboration and decisive action.

He now aims to lead his community as Mayor toward a higher quality of life for all residents, with a particular focus on affordable housing, the environment, economic development, education, and public safety.

Bob has a track record of building consensus and forging partnerships, achieved in part through his widespread community involvement. Although retired from education, he continues to regularly attend parent-teacher association meetings and serves extensively with county-wide commissions, nonprofit boards and social justice organizations. These posts currently include co-chair of the La Raza Roundtable de California, vice president of the San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP.

One of his most significant contributions is the establishment in 2012 of the Nuñez Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 which gives foster and at-risk youth the skills to succeed through community programs and internships.