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San Jose mayor wants pay raises tied to performance
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said he wants to see measurable improvements in homelessness and public safety before doling out pay raises for top city officials.
San Jose mayor floats ‘pay for performance’ model for city workers
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has proposed a new “pay for performance” model that ties pay raises to work accomplishments, aiming to address the city’s biggest challenges. The proposal, unveiled ahead of the mayor’s annual budget report,
SJ mayor pushes to link city official pay raises to performances
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the initiative isn't about automatic cost of living raises public sector employees get, but the raises they could get beyond that.
San Jose mayor’s budget plan targets homelessness
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has long said he wants elected officials and city leaders to be accountable for eliminating homelessness and improving public safety. That's the centerpiece of his latest 2025-26 budget message.
San Jose mayor introduces 'Pay for Performance' work model
"Pay for Performance" is the new model proposed by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan ties raises to work accomplishments. As KRON4's Stephanie Rothman reports, the goal is cracking down on the city's biggest problems.
San Jose mayor proposes ‘pay for performance' raise model for city leaders
To increase government efficiency, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a “pay for performance” raise model for city leaders, including himself.
San Jose mayor wants to tie city leaders’ pay raises to outcomes
San Jose’s top city leaders could be denied pay raises if they don’t deliver services sufficiently — a possible first for a major U.S. city — under a plan being announced Monday by Mayor Matt Mahan. Mahan will ask the City Council in his budget message later this month to place a measure outlining the proposal on the 2026 ballot.
San Jose mayor proposes criminalizing homeless refusal of shelter, aims to order treatment
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using ...
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SJ Mayor Mahan Says Despite Sluggish Economy, City Can Reduce Homelessness and Be Safer, Cleaner
Last year’s initial budget projection featured an estimated $53 million shortfall. The new budget projection unveiled by ...
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San Jose Mayor Proposes Penalties for Homeless Residents Who Refuse Shelter
Mayor Matt Mahan said too many people are dying on the streets. His proposal would push people into services after they ...
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San Jose’s mayor has unveiled a “pay for performance” proposal that will ask the voters to support tying future merit raises ...
San Jose wants YOU to build your AI startup downtown
I moderated a panel today with Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan about how governments can use technology to build the future of smart, thriving, sustainable cities. While Mahan ...