San Jose, pay raises

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 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'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 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.
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 proposes ‘pay for performance' raise model for city leaders
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled a “pay for performance” proposal on Monday that asks voters to support tying city leaders’ future pay raises to specific city goals. This proposal would apply to himself,
Community mourns passing of downtown San Jose visionary Frank Taylor
San Jose leaders are mourning the death of Frank Taylor, the former head of the city’s redevelopment agency and one of the ...
San Jose leaders push to crack down on 'vanlords' exploting the unhoused
San Jose city leaders say "vanlords" are illegally renting substandard RVs to the unhoused, letting them live in poor ...
San José mayor proposes jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter
Mayor Matt Mahan's proposal to jail people if they reject three offers of shelter is the latest salvo in an anti-encampment ...
San Jose Mayor Mahan proposes jail for homeless persons repeatedly refusing interim housing
People experiencing homelessness in San Jose who refuse offers of interim shelter will face arrest under a proposal unveiled ...
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San Jose mayor proposes criminalizing homeless refusal of shelter, aims to order treatment
(The Center Square) – San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it ... That’s more than the city’s average GDP per capita. Leaders of nonprofits that receive growing homelessness funding ...