City · Environment
Climate Advisory Commission
Status being verified
City of San José · San José, California
The Climate Advisory Commission advises and makes recommendations to the City Council and City Manager on the City's climate work, focusing on the Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030 and on climate adaptation.
Who currently sits on it
11 listed
- Bekele, Mani
Member · Youth - Devincenzi, William
Member · District 8 - Garfunkel, Glen
Member · Climate Science - Marquez, Lucia
Member · District 5 - Michaud, Eric
Member · District 3 - Nelson, Karen
Member · Community-Based Organization - Nguyen Vaeth, Christine
Member · District 2 - Niemeyer, Victor
Member · Power Planning - Remaker, Phillip
Chair · Business - Savio Dsouza, Macwin
Member · Climate Science - Wakabayashi, Ryo
Vice Chair · District 4
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Advise the City Council and City Manager on climate policy
- Make recommendations on the Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030
- Advise on climate adaptation efforts
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- City Council (per the City Clerk's boards and commissions page, most positions are appointed by the City Council); the Council directed formation of the commission on May 2, 2023
- Who is eligible
- Per the City Clerk's boards and commissions page, applicants should live within the City limits of San José and cannot be City employees
- Residency required
- Yes
- Term
- Maximum 8 years
- Meets
- Six times a year
- Time commitment
- Not stated by the agency
- Compensation
- Not stated by the agency
- Status
- Status being verified
- Official notice
- sanjoseca.gov →
- Apply
- sanjoseca.gov →
- Official membership roster
- sanjoseca.gov →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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