The Sunnyvale City Council ushered in a new era with the swearing-in of incumbent Mayor Larry Klein and new members, while also acknowledging the pressing issues facing the city.
The council chambers inside the new Sunnyvale City Hall weren’t quite ready to host meetings yet on Monday, April 3, when the city held a ribbon-cutting at the new building, which abuts the old city hall on Olive Avenue. Construction of the new city hall started in December 2020. The Sunnyvale City Council welcomed new and familiar faces Tuesday, as incumbent Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein began his second term with Councilmember Linda Sell serving as vice mayor.
While Sunnyvale residents vote directly for their next mayor and participate in a district-based election system for electing councilmembers, the vice mayor position is decided every year by the council. Sell succeeds Councilmember Murali Srinivasan, who will continue to serve on the council until 2026. Councilmember Alysa Cisneros also returns as the District 2 representative, while newcomers Charlsie Chang of District 4 and Eileen Le of District 6 round out the six-person council. Cisneros, who first joined the council in 2020, won against former Councilmember Jim Davis to secure her spot, while Chang proceeds Russ Melton and Le replaces Omar Din. The new council will navigate the city through its ambitious plans to become an environmental leader and a well-known hub for regional transportation and affordable housing projects. City leaders will also have to grapple with a city and region-wide demand for more affordable housing and an increase in homelessness in Sunnyvale and other Santa Clara County cities. At the new council’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Klein thanked voters for their “trust and faith” in allowing him a second term. Klein was first selected by the council in 2019 to lead the city. He then became Sunnyvale’s first mayor to be elected from an at-large election the following year, when the city adopted the new voting system.Klein ran against Melton in the recent elections, and won with 72% of the voteS
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