San Jose official opposes extending water board term limits
Originally Published by the San Jose Spotlight. A San Jose councilmember is calling out a local water board for putting a costly and “misleading” measure before voters. Councilmember Matt Mahan plans to introduce a resolution at City Council next week to oppose Valley Water’s ballot measure, which would allow members to serve four consecutive four-year terms […]
New Poll Shows Your Work is Paying Off – As Matt Becomes One of Two Frontrunners in the Race for Mayor
All your hard work is paying off! A new public opinion survey from one of America’s leading pollsters show Matt is now one of the two front-runners in the race for Mayor, ten points ahead of his nearest rival for the run-off election. As you may know, the top two finishers in the June primary […]
SJ Spotlight: San Jose mayoral candidate Matt Mahan leads pack on fundraising
Councilmember Matt Mahan leads the way, raising $504,000 from roughly 1,000 donors during the first 23 days of San Jose’s fundraising period. Mahan, a tech entrepreneur who announced his mayoral campaign a little over a year after being elected to the City Council, credits his early fundraising success to peer-to-peer organizing. “The most promising sign of support […]
SJ Spotlight: Collins: What will the next San Jose mayor do to remedy homelessness and the housing crisis?
Newest San Jose mayoral candidate wants to start ‘a revolution of common sense’
By: Maggie Angst San Jose councilmember Matt Mahan announced Saturday that he is officially jumping into the race to become the city’s next mayor, running on a platform that he described as “a revolution of common sense.” In announcing his campaign, Mahan — a rookie politician who joined the council at the beginning of the year — […]
Opinion: Why Santa Clara County employee bonuses are a misuse of public funds
Money could have been better spent on housing homeless or reducing hunger Originally published by the Mercury News. By Matt Mahan. Last week — amidst unprecedented local need to feed families going hungry, house those sleeping on our streets and recover from crippling school and small business closures — the Santa Clara County Board of […]
Matt Mahan Launches His Mayoral Campaign with a Revolution of Common Sense
For Immediate Release San Jose, CA – Business leader and San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan announced today that he is running to become San Jose’s next Mayor to bring about a revolution of common sense and make sure our government is working as hard as we do. Mahan is a longtime San Jose resident […]
Smart Growth San Jose: There is a better way than the four-plex plan.
Council member proposes 5,000 prefab tiny homes to help end San Jose’s homeless crisis
By Wesley Severson Communities consisting of tiny houses to help get people off the streets is not a new concept. It’s been done already in Silicon Valley on a smaller scale but now District 10 Councilmember Matt Mahan has a plan that would drastically ratchet up the idea across the city. According to San Jose Spotlight, Mahan […]
San Jose councilmember proposes prefab housing for homeless
By: Lloyd Alaban San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan has a solution to help end homelessness: Prefabricated homes on public land. That’s the proposal the District 10 councilmember will bring before the city’s Rules Committee on Wednesday. He hopes San Jose and Santa Clara County can identify sites to build prefabricated units, or housing that can be assembled quickly off-site while a foundation […]
