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Elected Officials for Milpitas: Santa Clara County, California, & US Milpitas City Government City Council Web Site Milpitas City Hall 455 East Calaveras Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 408-586-3000 Fax: 408-586-3056 Note: The documents below have both been removed from the City website. Ask WHY? [10/31/05] Code of Ethics The City of Milpitas has adopted this Code of Ethics to foster public trust and public confidence by promoting and maintaining the highest standards of conduct. The people of Milpitas expect all elected and appointed officials, candidates for public office, City management, and Senior Staff to follow this Code and to practice its six core values. Behavioral Standards Code of ethics adopted in Milpitas on how candidates, elected and appointed officials and City management are expected to treat each other and present themselves truthfully through their actions and words. Milpitas Mayor: Jose Esteves 825 Canada Milpitas, CA 95035 Home Tel: 408-263-1153 email: jesteves@ci.milpitas.ca.gov Council Members: Office Address: City Hall Business Msg: 408-586-3026 Business Fax: 408-263-6541 Armando Gomez Vice Mayor 1487 Yosemite Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 408-942-1110 Email: agomez@ci.milpitas.ca.gov Debbie Giordano Councilmember 1916 Grand Teton Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone: (408) 586-3032 (messages) Fax: (408) 586-3056 Contact Tel: (408) 836-0477 Email: dgiordano@ci.milpitas.ca.gov Robert Livengood Councilmember 519 Folsom Circle Milpitas, CA 95035 Home Tel: 408-262-8761 Email: rlivengood@ci.milpitas.ca.gov Althea Polanski Councilmember 2083 Mesa Verde Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone: 408-263-9034 Fax: 408-942-1834 Email: polanski2002@attbi.com Milpitas Unified School District Governing Board Michael Mendizabal President of Governing Board First elected: 1998 Present term ends: 2006 2225 Edsel Drive Milpitas, Ca 95035 408-262-3626 MikeMendizabal@hotmail.com William Foulk Vice President of the Board First elected: 1990 Present term ends: 2006 P.O. Box 361917 Milpitas, Ca 95035 408-262-7616 bfoulk@mindspring.com Marsha Grilli First elected: 1994 Present term ends: 2006 1182 Pescadero Milpitas, Ca 95035 408-946-8337 Marshag101@msn.com Carmen Montano Member of the Governing Board First elected: 2000 Present term ends: 2008 369 Summerfield Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 956-0559 carmontano@earthlink.com Barbara Santos Member of the Governing Board Appointed: 2003 Term expires: 2008 3091 Calaveras Road Milpitas, CA 95035 408-262-1090 bsantos@musd.org Return to top of page Santa Clara County Santa Clara County Supervisor representing Milpitas Peter McHugh District Three County of Santa Clara, District Three Office of the Board of Supervisors County Government Center, East Wing 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95110 Phone: 408-299-2323 Fax: 408-298-8460   E-mail: primo.mchugh@bos.co.scl.ca.us Return to top of page State of California Officials Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Contact the Governor State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633 Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi State Capitol, Room 1114 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-445-8994 Fax: 916-323-4998 Secretary of State Deborah Bowen Contact Information 1500 11th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-653-7244 Fax: 916-653-4620 Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D) Contact Information 1300 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-445-9555 Fax: 916-324-5205 Treasurer Bill Lockyer (D) webAdmin@treasurer.ca.gov 915 Capitol Mall, Room 110 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-653-2995 Fax: 916-653 3125 Controller John Chiang Contact Information 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1850 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-445-3028 Fax: 916-445-6379 Public Instruction Superintendent Jack O'Connell Contact Information - None online 1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-657-2451 Fax: 916-657-4975 Department of Insurance Steve Poizner Contact Information 300 Capitol Mall, 15th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 916-492-3500 Fax: 916-445-5280 Board of Equalization Betty Yee, Chair 450 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-445-6464 State Senator representing Milpitas Senator Ellen Corbett (D) Contact Form Capitol Address State Capitol Room 3086 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 (916) 651-4010 District Address (As of Tues. Feb 20, 2007) 1057 MacArthur Blvd San Leandro, CA State Assembly Member representing Milpitas State Assemblymember Alberto Torrico, District 20 (D) Assemblymember.Torrico@assembly.ca.gov Local Office: 39510 Paseo Padre Parkway Suite 360 Fremont, CA 94538 (510) 440-9030 Sacramento Office: State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 (916) 319-2020 Return to top of page United States Federal Government Officials U.S. Congressional Representatives representing Milpitas Representative Michael Honda, 15th District Contact Information mike.honda@mail.house.gov Local Office: The Honorable Michael Honda 1999 South Bascom Ave Suite 815 Campbell, CA 95008 Phone: (408) 558-8085 Fax: (408) 558-8086 Washington: The Honorable Michael Honda 1713 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2631 Fax: (202) 225-2699 Representative Zoe Lofgren, 16th District zoegram@lofgren.house.gov Local Office: 635 North 1st Street, Suite B San Jose, CA 95112 408-271-8700 Fax: 408-271-8713 Office hours 9 AM - 6 PM M-F Washington: 318 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-3072 Fax: 202-225-3336 U.S. Senators Representing California Senator Barbara Boxer senator@boxer.senate.gov Contact Senator Boxer [form] Local Office: 1700 Montgomery St. Ste. 240 San Francisco, CA 94111 415-403-0100 Fax: 415-956-6701 Washington: 112 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Constitution Ave 2nd St. N.E. Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3553 Fax: 202-228-3789 Senator Dianne Feinstein senator@feinstein.senate.gov Contact Senator Feinstein [form] Local Office: 1700 Montgomery St., Ste. 305 San Francisco, CA 94111 415-249-4777 Washington: United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-3841 Fax: 202-228-3954   The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 202-456-1414 Fax: 202-456-2883 President, George Bush president@whitehouse.gov Laura Bush first.lady@whitehouse.gov Vice President Dick Cheney: vice.president@whitehouse.gov Lynne Cheney mrs.cheney@whitehouse.gov U.S. Supreme Court Alito, Samuel Anthony Jr. Breyer, Stephen Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Kennedy, Anthony M. Roberts, John G. Scalia, Antonin Souter, David Hackett Stevens, John Paul Thomas, Clarence Where to send coments Substantive questions should be directed, in writing, to the Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC 20543. Return to top of page To bookmark this page, right click (PC) or click and hold (Mac) here then choose Add Bookmark for Netscape or choose Add to Favorites for Internet Explorer.

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