Maybe some hope, but as far as I can tell municipal government in Silicon Valley is still the domain of the most provincial and short-sighted people in the area.
Occasionally you get lucky and get someone like Bloomberg heading up your municipal government, but even with prestigious gigs like that (the mayor of New York is arguably a more important person than most Governors) quality people are still few and far between.
I wonder if transparency into operations might help solve some of this. Being able to see that a local principal or superintendent is doing great things might attract more prestige within the community, or nationally, vs. "oh, he's another superintendent of schools in a small town". So maybe data tools could help.
Occasionally you get lucky and get someone like Bloomberg heading up your municipal government, but even with prestigious gigs like that (the mayor of New York is arguably a more important person than most Governors) quality people are still few and far between.