Silicon Valley Mayor Joins California Governor Race Amid Crowded Field

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat and frequent critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom, announced a late entry into California’s crowded gubernatorial race, arguing for pragmatic solutions to homelessness and drug addiction and accusing rivals of fixating on Trump rather than state issues. With strong Silicon Valley ties and a history of taking a tough stance on quality-of-life issues, Mahan enters a field that already includes prominent Democrats like Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell, Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra and Antonio Villaraigosa, and will need to quickly raise substantial funds to compete.