A few weeks ago, I came home, and my wife, Sylvia, said something I could hardly believe.
She looked at me and said, “I feel our state needs you.” Because she believes I can help our children, help San Jose, help California.
If you know Sylvia—you have to listen carefully when she speaks.
So I decided to run for governor of California—because we can do better.
I know we can, because we’ve proven it in San Jose.
After a decade of development, we’ve reduced homelessness by nearly a third. Last year, we were named the safest major city in America for the first time in over 20 years. We’re the only city to have a 100% homicide clearance rate for nearly four consecutive years. And we’re addressing housing affordability with urgency and honesty—we’ve freed up thousands of homes in the past few years.
We need to defend our rights, our freedoms, and our neighborhoods. We need to use every tool available to protect our democracy.
One tool is the law. Another tool is what we’ve accomplished. We must have both.
That’s how we’re revitalizing California.
We can't just oppose something. We need to support something—a government that can prove itself again that it can solve the problems of working people.
Before we ask Californians to give more, we have a responsibility to show them that their government can do better.
So I'm running to refocus government on people's lives. To equip cities with the tools they need to succeed. To prove that the best weapon against division is tangible results.
And to prove that California can function again—for everyone.
That's why I'm running.
And that's the future Sylvia and I are fighting for.
