Davis Vanguard11dOpinion
Guest Commentary: San Jose’s Mass Incarceration Mayor and His War against the Poor
The first time I saw Matt Mahan’s name was on a lawn sign during his run for the mayor of San Jose. It had his name above the ...
ABC7 San Francisco17d
San Jose mayor pushes to link city official pay raises to performances
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Earning pay raises by accomplishing key goals, that's San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's new proposal for top city officials in San Jose. Mahan announced it Monday ahead of his ...
Mercury News10d
Santa Clara County leaders slam Mayor Matt Mahan’s plan to cite and arrest homeless residents: ‘Ineffective and a distraction’
As San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan looks to institute a new policy that would allow police to cite and arrest homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter, Santa Clara County leaders are pushing back ...
The Victoria Advocate17d
San Jose mayor proposes criminalizing homeless refusal of shelter, aims to order treatment
(The Center Square) - San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using the court system to push service-resistant ...
Los Angeles Times22d
San José mayor proposes jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter
San José Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled an initiative Thursday that ... Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who in recent years has tacked right on homelessness, applauded the Supreme Court ruling and in July ...