City Councilman is the best person to ensure that the city takes a fiscally responsible path.
The political hit pieces dominating the closing days of the San Jose mayor’s race are a sad commentary on the state of South Bay politics.
The most important role San Jose’s mayor plays is setting the city’s priorities through the budget process. That is especially challenging in San Jose. The city may be in the heart of Silicon Valley, but it also has the lowest jobs-to-housing ratio of any major city in the nation, severely limiting tax revenues.
Mahan wants to revamp how San Jose does its budgeting. He has a firm grasp on the city’s finances. He would use a zero-based-budget approach to determine how the city could most efficiently spend its money.
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