16185 Los Gatos Blvd., Ste 205 Los Gatos, CA 95032 www.canyonsnow.com April 2, 2026 VIA EMAIL Mayor Matt Mahan and San José City Council Toni Taber, City Clerk 200 E. Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95113 Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council, I am a recent, former employee of the City of San José, who served as Community Relations Director
to
Councilmember
Bien
Doan
in
the
District
7 office
for
a
total
of
one
year
and
five
months
from
October
2024
to
March
2026.
Prior
to
serving
on
Councilmember
Doan’s
staff,
I
was
Community
Relations
Director
for
Councilmember
Dev
Davis
from
July
2018
to
October
2024.
On
March
9,
2026,
I
commenced
a
position
at
Canyon
Snow
Consulting,
LLC
as
a
Community
Relations
Associate.
I am requesting a waiver of the remaining eleven months of my Revolving Door Prohibitions policy
under
Chapter
12.10.070,
that
concludes
in
March
2027,
so
that
I
can
work
with
City
Departments,
Staff
and
the
City’s
Elected
Officials
on
behalf
of
LS
Power
on
issues
that
relate
to
city
matters,
including
supporting
the
City’s
climate
goals.
LS
Power
is
working
to
make
our
power
supply
more
reliable
to
support
local
homes
and
businesses
in
our
City.
According
to
the
policy
under
Chapter
12.10.070,
the
City
Council
may
waive
the
Revolving
Door
Ordinance’s
two-year
prohibition,
“if
the
council
or
board
finds
a
waiver
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
or
agency.”
I believe that the aforementioned work is consistent with a waiver and would allow me to support
the
city
and
the
residents
of
San
José
in
my
current
capacity
as
the
Community
Relations
Associate
for
Canyon
Snow
Consulting,
LLC.
Thank you for your time and consideration. All my best, Diana Alanis