Longtime San Jose mayoral chief of staff leaves for new role - San Jose Spotlight

"Reed has been a central figure in City Hall politics for more than a decade, having served as chief of staff for Mahan and his predecessor, Sam Liccardo. Now, Reed is set to lead a 501c4 political organization known as Back to Basics, which aims to build a statewide coalition in support of Mahan's policy agenda focused on cost of living issues, housing, homelessness and public safety."

""There's never been a more urgent need to extend San Jose's recent successes throughout the Bay Area and to all of California, and I believe I'm in a unique position to provide real value to this worthy effort," Reed told San José Spotlight. "We've got an A-plus team in the mayor's office, myself excluded, and we need to start scaling that capacity outside the office.""

Jim Reed, who served as mayoral chief of staff for Matt Mahan and predecessor Sam Liccardo for 11 years, will leave the mayor's office in early January to lead Back to Basics, a 501(c)(4) political organization. Back to Basics aims to build a statewide coalition supporting Mahan's policy agenda on cost-of-living, housing, homelessness, and public safety. Reed said extending San Jose's recent successes across the Bay Area and California is urgent and that he can provide value to the effort. Reed also led fundraising efforts, including a 2022 committee that raised $1.5 million largely supporting Mahan's campaign.

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