San Jose interim housing site for homeless to double in size
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan plans to double the size of the city’s oldest emergency interim housing site, but it will come at a high cost to taxpayers — $30 million. …
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan pushes anti-displacement tenant protection
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is throwing his support behind a proposed ordinance to help low-income tenants in San Jose stay in their neighborhoods. This week, the mayor and community …
San Jose: City Council election results
While San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan may have won a clear victory in last Tuesday’s election, the results for the City Council races weren’t so immediately clear. A week later, …
San Jose Mayor Mahan releases FY25 budget priorities
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has made ending street homelessness one of his major priorities — but getting there will be expensive, and it will likely come at the cost …
VTA approves East San Jose light rail extension
More than two decades in the making, the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension got a unanimous stamp of approval from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on …
San Jose City Council race could give Mahan key allies
This year’s San Jose City Council elections could tip the scales of power in the city away from labor union allies and toward more business-friendly politicians. Mayor Matt Mahan is …
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan deserves full four-year term
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. San Jose is recovering from the pandemic better than many other urban areas. Nevertheless, the city’s population has declined, office …
Mahan pulls in over $750k, sailing into near certain re-election for S.J. mayor
With a moderate stance on housing and homelessness, Mayor Matt Mahan will likely sail into re-election as he faces no serious competitors vying for his seat in the March primary, …
Cindy Chavez won’t run for San Jose mayor in 2024
South Bay labor icon Cindy Chavez will not run for San Jose’s top political seat next year, removing a major obstacle to the re-election bid of Mayor Matt Mahan. “San …