"San Jose restaurateur David Mulvehill is one of Mayor Matt Mahan's biggest fans, crediting him with doing more by a long shot to corral crime, homelessness and blight and make his staff and customers all feel safer than he's seen in decades. So when Mahan announced Thursday he was running for governor, he had mixed feelings. You're kind of happy and sad at the same time, Mulvehill said."
"There's no telling yet whether Mahan, a moderate Democrat in his third year as mayor, will break out from the crowded group of candidates all vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. His candidacy, however, is not only shining a spotlight on this relatively unknown mayor, who has a limited national profile despite leading California's third largest city, but on the South Bay city that has long struggled to distinguish itself as well."
Matt Mahan announced a run for governor. He is a moderate Democrat in his third year as San Jose mayor. His record includes shutting down the Columbus Park homeless encampment and restoring the city's reputation as one of the safest big cities. He established an online dashboard to track housing and homelessness goals, proposed tying pay raises for politicians and department heads to measurable progress, and implemented a policy allowing police to arrest homeless people after three refusals of shelter. Local business owners praised reductions in crime and blight but warned of a potential downtown leadership vacuum.
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