"The 43-year-old Democrat said he decided to run after growing frustrated with what he described as business as usual in Sacramento and a field of candidates he said has failed to offer a bold, solutions-driven vision for the state. I know that California can do better, Mahan said in an interview. We've proven in San Jose that when we focus on the most important things and hold ourselves accountable for delivering results, we can really make progress for our residents. That's the spirit we need in Sacramento."
"Over the last two months, Mahan has hosted six of the candidates in San Jose, taking them on tours of the city's interim housing communities as he looked for a candidate willing to prioritize faster, more pragmatic responses to homelessness. After those meetings, he said, he concluded that none were offering the approach he was seeking. As the only current mayor of a big city in the race, Mahan said he's closer to the issues than most."
Matt Mahan, the 43-year-old mayor of San Jose, announced a run for governor of California less than six months before the June primary. He cited frustration with business as usual in Sacramento and argued the current field lacks a bold, solutions-driven vision. Mahan emphasized a pragmatic, results-focused approach, pointing to his back-to-basics agenda that he credits with clearing blight, reducing unsheltered homelessness and improving safety in San Jose. He hosted six candidates to evaluate homelessness approaches and concluded none matched his priorities. A self-described moderate Democrat, he has criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom on crime and homelessness.
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