California Congressional District 16

California Congressional District 16 is one of the 52 California districts of the US House of Representatives, using the Proposition 50 map for 2026 as taken from the Census 2026 congressional district layer. Part of California.

Current Representative: Sam Liccardo (Democrat), who is also the unofficial leader in the Nov 3, 2026 election; the margin is 55.8%. The result is unofficial and not yet certified.

Places in this district: Menlo Park (about 24%), Palo Alto, San Jose (about 19%). Shares of a place are by area, not population, and are approximate; matching is not an address lookup (use https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative for a specific address). Places listed are only the cities tracked here.

Towns: top issues and upcoming meetings

Top 5 open issues in each town and its town meetings in the next 2 weeks.

Town3	Top 5 issues	Upcoming meetings (2 weeks)
Menlo Park	600 Block Plaza configuration or closure Climate Action Plan Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Progress Report Coleman Avenue bike lane protection Library accomplishments communication plan AB 382 school zone speed limits
Palo Alto	AT&T Tier 2 Wireless Facilities in Public Right-of-Way Electric Grid Modernization Revenue Bonds Public Art Commission Appointments Stormwater Management Oversight Committee Appointments Housing Element Program 3.9A Commercial Development Incentives	2026-11-16 - City Council 2026-11-17 - Climate Action & Sustainability Committee Special Meeting 2026-11-17 - Finance Committee 2026-11-19 - Public Art Commission
San Jose	City Employee Labor Agreements Closed Session Litigation Matters El Nino Local Emergency Detention Facility Moratorium Final Appropriations Ratification Ordinance	2026-11-17 - City Council Closed Session Meeting 2026-11-17 - City Council

Common issues across these towns

Common issues that appear in the Issues of two or more towns in this district.

Common issue1	Towns	Where	Issues
Flock and License Plate Readers	2	Menlo Park, Palo Alto	2