Bill Witte doubles his bet on Matt Mahan

"The Related California chairman emeritus donated another $10,000 to Mahan's California governor campaign. Witte has doled out $20,000 on his latest choice for governor. (He gave to Antonio Villaraigosa before Mahan's entry). A representative for Witte did not respond to a request for comment. Mahan is rolling in Los Angeles real estate money. He has collected more than a million dollars via Rick Caruso and thousands of dollars from Angela Aman, Jordan Kaplan, Victor Coleman, Jason Oppenheim, D. Michael Van Konynenburg and more."

"But the San Jose mayor is generally polling in the single digits, which has been the case since his late-entry in a very crowded race (though a recent poll he commissioned put him at 10 percent). In back-to-back debates, it's become clear that Mahan is almost too normal. It's hard for him to have standout moments. But, he fields questions skillfully, keeps calm in contentious moments, repeatedly reminds watchers he is mayor of the third largest city and takes jabs at his rivals like everyone else."

"Can we afford to let it die? Well, first, none of the candidates the mayor and councilwoman denied it was dying. Second, their answers were more of the same. Bringing city workers back to their desk more than three days a week, keeping businesses from fleeing, making it clean and safe was Raman's answer. Pratt just stressed how unsafe downtown is and said Raman doesn't care about safety whereas Bass at least pretends to care. Bass said we can't afford to let it die among other platitudes."

William Witte donated another $10,000 to Matt Mahan’s California governor campaign, bringing Witte’s latest total to $20,000 for his current choice for governor. Mahan has raised more than a million dollars through Rick Caruso and thousands more from several other donors, including Angela Aman, Jordan Kaplan, Victor Coleman, Jason Oppenheim, and D. Michael Van Konynenburg. Despite this fundraising, Mahan generally polls in the single digits, a pattern that has continued since his late entry into a crowded race, though a poll he commissioned showed him at 10 percent. In debates, Mahan is described as calm and skilled but lacking standout moments, repeatedly emphasizing his role as mayor of the third largest city and attacking rivals. Downtown Los Angeles questions about whether it can be allowed to decline were met with familiar proposals focused on cleanliness, safety, and keeping businesses from leaving.

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