San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan hosted several gubernatorial candidates at a tiny home site Friday, in the hopes of showcasing the city’s approach to slash homelessness through building temporary housing — and to get their buy in.

During a tour of the city’s newest tiny home village at Cherry Avenue, Mahan said he’s looking for the next California governor to share his outlook in reducing unsheltered homelessness, addressing addiction and reducing crime — but he has yet to find the right candidate.

“I want a candidate who’s a bold change agent, who on public safety, on homelessness, on addiction and mental illness, is going to get back to basics and be far more pragmatic than we’ve been,” Mahan said. “I want to find, and have not yet found (someone). But it’s still early, and I’m getting to kn

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