Silicon Valley education leader pays legal fees with campaign funds
May 13, 2021
The Santa Clara County Board of Education is pictured in this file photo. Photo by David Alexander.
After dropping a lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Joseph Di Salvo had one last thing to wrap up: legal fees, which he paid off with campaign funds.
According to Di Salvo’s latest campaign statement covering Oct. 18 to Dec. 31, 2020, he owes $4,885 to law firm Berliner & Cohen, which represented him when he sued the district in August after being censured in a split vote in July. He eventually dropped the suit in September.Di Salvo Form 460 Page 17 of 23