Sunnyvale City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026
Murali Srinivasan
Candidate for City Council District 3 (incumbent)
Murali Srinivasan, the incumbent, is running for Sunnyvale City Council District 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 3 councilmember and technology executive who says he has led four startups. Chairs the Valley Water Commission and Silicon Valley Clean Energy's Finance and Administration Committee.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Engineer/Entrepreneur
- Endorsed by
- Mayor Larry Klein, Vice Mayor Richard Mehlinger, Councilmember Linda Sell, Rep. Ro Khanna, Assemblymembers Alex Lee and Patrick Ahrens, and Supervisor Otto Lee, among others Murali Srinivasan campaign site
- Campaign website
- www.murali4sunnyvale.com
Where Murali Srinivasan stands: positions on the record
Tenant protections2 sourced positions
Moved to introduce an ordinance raising relocation assistance for no-fault evictions to three months; the motion failed for lack of a second (May 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · May 5, 2026
Voted no on directing staff to draft an ordinance raising relocation assistance for no-fault evictions to three months of rent (passed 5-2, February 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Feb 25, 2025
Streets and bike lanes1 sourced position
Moved an option removing parking on the east side of Hollenbeck Avenue for Class II bike lanes (failed 2-5), then voted no on removing parking on both sides (passed 6-1, December 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Dec 2, 2025
License plate cameras1 sourced position
Voted to keep the city's Flock license plate readers with added oversight and to reevaluate vendor options before the 2027 contract renewal (passed 7-0, April 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Apr 21, 2026
Worker protections1 sourced position
Moved not to adopt a service worker retention ordinance (failed 2-3), then voted to have staff draft one (passed 5-0, September 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Sep 30, 2025
Homelessness and RVs3 sourced positions
Voted to have staff develop interim housing at the Fair Oaks site, an RV buyback program and permitted RV parking on designated streets (passed 6-0, April 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Apr 21, 2026
As quoted by San José Spotlight
Said at the April 2026 meeting that no single program solves vehicle homelessness and that something is needed sooner than the one-to-two-year timeline for interim housing.
“There is no single solution. That’s my observation,”
Own statementSan José Spotlight
Voted for an ordinance tightening the 72-hour street parking rule and banning renting out vehicles for people to live in (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Jun 2, 2026
Priorities1 sourced position
Candidate statement of qualifications
Says he will continue promoting transparency, data-driven decisions, responsible fiscal management and resident engagement.
“I will continue promoting transparency, data-driven decision-making, responsible fiscal management, and greater resident engagement.”
Own statementCandidate Statements of Qualifications (City of Sunnyvale) · Aug 7, 2026
What Murali Srinivasan said vs. how Murali Srinivasan voted
Homelessness and RVs
In their words
Said at the April 2026 meeting that no single program solves vehicle homelessness and that something is needed sooner than the one-to-two-year timeline for interim housing.
As quoted by San José Spotlight ·San José Spotlight
On the record
Voted to have staff develop interim housing at the Fair Oaks site, an RV buyback program and permitted RV parking on designated streets (passed 6-0, April 2026).
Apr 21, 2026 ·City Council minutes · Apr 21, 2026
Voted for an ordinance tightening the 72-hour street parking rule and banning renting out vehicles for people to live in (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Jun 2, 2026 ·City Council minutes · Jun 2, 2026
Also running for City Council District 3
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