City of SantaClara
WHEREAS, October 5-11, 2025 is Public Power Week, a week-long celebration of Silicon Valley Power’s year-round service to the City of Santa Clara; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clara place s a high value on local choice over community services and therefore have chosen to operate a community -owned, not-for- profit electric utility and, as customers and owners of our electric utility, have a direct say in utility operations and pol icies; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Power provides our homes, businesses, schools, and social service and local government agencies with reliable, efficient, and safe electricity employing sound business practices designed to ensure the best possible service at not -for-profit rates; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Power is a valuable community asset that contributes to the well -being of local citizens through energy efficiency, customer service, environmental protection, economic development, and safety awareness; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Power is a dependable and trustworthy institution whose local operation provides many consumer protections and continues to make our community a better place to live and work, and contributes to protecting the global environment .
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GILLMOR, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, and on behalf of the City of Santa Clara, do hereby proclaim October 5 – 11, 2025 as
PUBLIC POWER WEEK
in the City of Santa Clara and recognizes that Silicon Valley Power will continue to work to bring low -cost, safe, reliable, and sustainable electricity to community homes and businesses just as it has since 1896, the year when the utility was created to serve all the citizens of Santa Clara.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Santa Clara, California, this 7th day of October 2025
LISA M. GILLMOR
MAYOR, CITY OF SANTA CLARA
KELLY G. COX
VICE MAYOR, DISTRICT 6
ALBERT GONZALEZ
COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 1
RAJ CHAHAL
COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 2
KAREN HARDY
COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 3
KEVIN PARK
COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 4
SUDS JAIN
COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 5
Proclamation