Murali Srinivasan
CA · Member, Sunnyvale City Council, District 3
Sunnyvale City Council member since 2023 and a former software engineer and tech executive with master's degrees from Virginia Tech and Stanford. His priorities are giving residents more say in development decisions and climate action.
Where Murali Srinivasan stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
Voted no on banning artificial turf on city property, which failed 2-4. He seconded the motion to delay the decision until a city turf study was done; it passed 4-2.
August 27, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on a proposal to bar artificial turf in new city parks and remove it from the Ortega Park plans. It failed 2-4.
October 24, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted no on a $407,430 contract with HomeFirst for case management and shelter beds for homeless residents. It failed 3-4.
September 26, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for the city to support Proposition 34, a state measure limiting how some health providers spend drug-sale revenue; it failed 3-3. Also voted for the city to support Proposition 36, which allows felony charges and longer sentences for some drug and theft crimes; it passed 4-2.
September 24, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted no on raising the moving aid landlords must pay tenants in no-fault evictions to three months of rent. It passed 5-2.
February 25, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to update the city's rules for approving housing on certain sites without a public hearing (by-right approval), as part of its 2023-2031 housing plan. It passed 7-0.
March 19, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on raising the housing fee on new office and research buildings to $11.50 per square foot for the first 25,000 square feet and $23 after that; it failed 2-5. At the same meeting, voted no on dropping a lobbying-platform line urging the state to avoid housing laws that remove local control; that failed 3-4.
January 24, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Cast the only no vote on changing the downtown plan for Block 20 to allow more homes and office space. It passed 5-1.
January 10, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted no on a $407,430 contract with HomeFirst for case management and shelter beds for homeless residents. It failed 3-4.
September 26, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Moved a smaller Hollenbeck Avenue bike lane plan that removed parking on one side only; it failed 2-5. He then cast the only no vote on removing parking on both sides for buffered bike lanes.
December 2, 2025
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to drop a proposed law to protect service workers' jobs when building service contractors change. The motion failed 2-3.
September 30, 2025
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to approve an updated city statement on values and public service that affirms the city's commitment to serving its diverse community. It passed 6-0.
January 14, 2025
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to adopt Sunnyvale's Economic Development Strategic Plan. It passed 7-0.
February 27, 2024
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Was selected by the City Council, 7-0, to serve a one-year term as Sunnyvale vice mayor.
January 9, 2024
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on exempting Lockheed Martin from the Moffett Park plan's rule to set aside space for small businesses and startups. It passed 4-3.
July 11, 2023
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Won the Sunnyvale City Council District 3 seat after the race ended in a tie through two recounts. The winner was chosen by drawing lots.
January 3, 2023
Source: sanjosespotlight.com
Past race Murali Srinivasan ran in:
- Member, City Council, District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Sunnyvale city, California · incumbent