San Jose installs new license plate reader in East San Jose to curb crime
Mayor Matt Mahan lent an extra pair of hands to put some of the first screws in a new automatic license plate reader camera at the intersection of King Road …
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Mahan pulls in over $750k, sailing into near certain re-election for S.J. mayor
With a moderate stance on housing and homelessness, Mayor Matt Mahan will likely sail into re-election as he faces no serious competitors vying for his seat in the March primary, …
BART San Jose plans should remain, but revision “should be on the table”
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is leaving little room open for any changes to the region’s largest-ever transportation proposal, despite a call last week by his predecessor, a longtime champion …
Cindy Chavez won’t run for San Jose mayor in 2024
South Bay labor icon Cindy Chavez will not run for San Jose’s top political seat next year, removing one of the major obstacles for the city’s sitting mayor to win …
New public safety, homelessness data unveiled
As San Jose nears one year into Mayor Matt Mahan’s tenure — are his major campaign promises going anywhere? A new trove of data focused specifically on public safety, blight, …
San Jose mayor blasts Pink Poodle strip club firefighter probe
In his first public remarks since the release of the investigative report on the infamous incident involving the San Jose firefighters who dropped off a bikini-clad woman at the Pink …
New San Jose law would ban homeless encampments and RVs near schools
Standing in front of a dozen tarp-covered RVs along Education Park Drive in East San Jose, Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmember Peter Ortiz proposed new rules on Thursday to prohibit …
2024 San Jose mayoral and council races will be one for the record books
In just the past 13 months, San Jose’s political machinery has seen two major upheavals: Voters approved changing the year in which the mayor is elected. And two councilmembers were appointed …