Anthony Silva

On March 5, 2017 Silva was arrested at San Francisco International Airport. He is charged with grand theft, embezzlement, profiteering, misappropriation of public funds and money laundering related to his running of a local non-profit kids' club.

Silva ran for re-election in 2016 but lost to Michael Tubbs, who received 70.4 percent of the vote.

On August 4, 2016 Silva was arrested for providing alcohol to underage boys and recording them playing strip poker. Silva used to be President and Chief Executive Officer for the Stockton Kids Club, formerly known as the Boys & Girls Club of Stockton, a position he held for six years. The Club lost its official charter, which resulted in the name change, due to Silva's financial negligence. His official biography on the city's website states that "Mayor Silva has a passion for helping youth and, as a result, he sits on many local non-profit Board of Directors..."

On November 16, 2015, Silva gave God the key to the city of Stockton.

In December 2015 Silva announced a development plan for Stockton. The plan would build on the city's waterfront and create an airport. The plan also included the establishment of an ordinance prohibiting sagging, a fashion trend.

On February 23, 2015 a 13-year-old boy was killed with a gun that was later found to have been registered to Silva. Silva said that the gun was stolen but that he had not yet reported the theft.

On May 15, 2014 Silva slept in a cardboard box outside to draw attention to the problem of homelessness.

Silva was elected mayor in the Stockton's 2012 mayoral election, unseating incumbent mayor Ann Johnston.

Anthony Silva (born 1974, in Stockton, California) is an American politician who served as the 78th mayor of Stockton, California from 2013 until 2017. He is also a member of the San Joaquin County Central Committee of the Republican Party.