STATE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA

Mayor Emily Lo was elected to the Saratoga City Council in 2010 and reelected in 2014 while she was serving as Mayor. Mayor Lo has served on various boards and commissions, including the Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Authority, Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission, Cities Association of Santa Clara County, Saratoga High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association, the Saratoga-Monte Sereno Foundation and the Hakone Foundation. Mayor Lo, who has run her own promotional products business for more than 10 years, also served as President of the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce from 2009 to 2010.   

Mayor Lo was born and raised in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of Hong Kong, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science. She and her family moved to the United States in 1989. The family then lived in Japan for 3 ½ years before permanently relocating to Saratoga in 1995. She has two children who graduated from Saratoga High School.