What do you think about the City of Santa Clara today? What Do You Think About Santa Clara Today?Δ Newsletter IntroductionThe deadline for submitting this form is September 24, 2026. If you submit after that date, we may not be able to include your answers in our first set of results, to be issued September 30, 2026. We will include your answers in updated results. Background From 2006-2008, Santa Clara surveyed residents about the City's direction, City pride, government ethics and public trust, among many other questions. The Purpose of This Survey We're interested in how, if at all, opinions have changed about direction, pride, ethics, and public trust. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions. Your answers are anonymous. That means your answers will be separated from any identifying information and pooled with other answers. What to expect: Takes 5 minutes Required questions are marked with an asterisk (*) at the end of the question Your responses are anonymous and will be pooled with others Please submit one response per person. Who can participate: People who live or work in the City of Santa Clara. The survey follows immediately after this introduction. Just use your cursor to select your answer. Type in your answers on the optional questions. After you finish the survey, press "Submit" to submit your survey responses. The deadline for this survey is September 24, 2026 at midnight. Please mention this survey and this website to your friends and neighbors. Thank you very much. Section 1: Your Experience with the City of Santa Clara1A. Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall feeling? (Mark one circle) The City of Santa Clara is generally going in the right direction. The City of Santa Clara is generally going in the wrong direction 1B. (Optional) What is your main reason for your answer about the City's general direction (Q1A)?2A. How proud, if at all, are you to tell people you live in the City of Santa Clara? (Click on one circle.) Not At All proud Not Very Proud Somewhat Proud Very Proud2B. (Optional) What is your main reason for your answer about City pride (Q2A)? Section 2: Your Opinions About Ethical Behavior 3A: In general, how would you rate the ETHICAL BEHAVIOR of each of the government groups or individuals below? (Mark one answer on each of the six-point scales below. 1 ="Poor" and 6 ="Excellent" with 2 through 5 in between. NOTE: Remember 1="Poor" and 6="Excellent." "Don't know" is also a possible answer.)123456Don't knowa. FEDERAL Government Officials in Washington, DCb. STATE Government Officials in Sacramentoc. Santa Clara COUNTY Government Officialsd. Santa Clara CITY COUNCILe. Santa Clara CITY MANAGERf. Santa Clara CITY ATTORNEYg. Santa Clara CITY STADIUM AUTHORITY3B. (Optional) Please explain any of your answers to Q3A that you wish. Type the letter (a,b,c) then your explanation for that answer.SECTION 3: Your Opinions About Public Trust4A: In general, how much do you TRUST each of the following groups or individuals to serve the best interests of the people who elected them? (Mark one answer on each of the six-point scales (a, b, c...) below. 1 ="Not at all" and 6 ="Completely" with 2 through 5 in between. "Don't know" is also a possible answer.)123456Don't knowa. FEDERAL Government Officials in Washington, DCb. STATE Government Officials in Sacramentoc. Santa Clara COUNTY Government Officialsd. Santa Clara CITY COUNCILe. Santa Clara CITY MANAGERf. Santa Clara CITY ATTORNEYg. Santa Clara CITY STADIUM AUTHORITY4B. (Optional) Please explain any of your answers to Q4A that you wish. Type the letter (a,b,c) then your explanation for that answer.SECTION 4. Finally, A Few Questions About You5A. Do you live, work, or both in the City of Santa Clara? (Check one) a. Live b. Work c. Both live and work in the City d. I don't live or work in Santa Clara5B. If you live in the City of Santa Clara, do you own your home, rent, or rent to own? (Check one circle.) Own home Rent home Rent to own Prefer not to say I do not live in Santa Clara5C. If you live in the City of Santa Clara, what voting district do you live in? (Note that the District Representative is listed next to the numbered district.) (Check one circle.) District 1 (Albert Gonzalez) District 2 (Raj Chahal) District 3 (Karen Hardy) District 4 (Kevin Park) District 5 (Suds Jain) District 6 (Kelly Cox) Don't Know Don't live in Santa Clara5D. What is your race or ethnicity? (Please select all that apply. Note: These last two questions are the new way the 2030 Census will ask about race and ethnicity.) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Middle Eastern or North African Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White Prefer not to answer.5E. How many years have you been associated with the City of Santa Clara in any capacity? (Please type in the number of years.)5F.. (Optional:) If you'd like to share more detail about your background (for example: Mexican, Chinese, Lebanese, Filipino, Korean, Salvadoran, Vietnamese, Egyptian, Japanese, Cuban, Indian, etc.), please write it here:Thank you very much for filling out this survey. We will publish our findings on September 5, 2026. Submit Survey
