WEBVTT - City of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Talks Tech Industry

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<v Speaker 1>The Mayor of San Jose, Matt Man, and good morning,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to Bloomberg Technology. Mayor, Mayheon and your city,

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<v Speaker 1>San Jose is just so closely and intimately linked to

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<v Speaker 1>the technology industry as well. You come at this, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess from the political perspective, but why do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that the technology industry is an important voice in backing

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<v Speaker 1>your preferred candidate.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, before I was mayor of San Jose, which is

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<v Speaker 2>the capital of Silicon Valley with nearly one million residents,

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<v Speaker 2>really the hometown for tech's workforce and home to many

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<v Speaker 2>leading technology companies like Adobe, Zoom, Cisco, Paipal, and on

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<v Speaker 2>and on.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in the tech sector myself.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I first met Kamala Harris about a decade

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<v Speaker 2>ago at Airbnb, which was just down the street from

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<v Speaker 2>a startup that I was involved in founding and leading.

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<v Speaker 3>And I was very impressed with her.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, she came in sharing her work on public safety,

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<v Speaker 2>which continues to be top of mind for all of us,

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<v Speaker 2>and she has great experience there. But she also engaged

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<v Speaker 2>with a number of us who were tech entrepreneurs and

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<v Speaker 2>founders around innovation topics. She understood the importance of having

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<v Speaker 2>a diverse workforce and supporting immigration, intellectual property and the

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of infrastructure investments that we need in common sense

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<v Speaker 2>approach to regulations.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, really excited that she's the top of

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<v Speaker 3>the ticket.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, Men, local issues. You know, our guests in that

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<v Speaker 1>SoundBite and challenge just now reflect on Kamala Harris being

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<v Speaker 1>from the Bay and outside of technology there are issues

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<v Speaker 1>actually statewide. But the clearing of encampments are encampments sweeps

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<v Speaker 1>for example, following the Scotis Grants past decision. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting case study. How do you feel that that issue

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<v Speaker 1>will be addressed by the Harris campaign and how central

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<v Speaker 1>is an issue do you think it will be in

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<v Speaker 1>a presidential election at large?

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I want a partner in the White House who

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<v Speaker 2>is not going to use Silicon Valley or California more broadly,

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<v Speaker 2>merely as a punching bag. I want a partner who

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<v Speaker 2>is pragmatic, who understands our region, who's going to help

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<v Speaker 2>us deal with the very real challenges we face. You

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned homelessness, which is an area where we are getting

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<v Speaker 2>more pragmatic. San Jose saw fifteen percent reduction last year.

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<v Speaker 2>We need a partner in Washington who's going to help

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<v Speaker 2>fund innovative solutions.

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<v Speaker 3>Same goes for public safety.

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<v Speaker 2>That's an area where I appreciate that Kamala Harris has

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<v Speaker 2>been a pragmatic centrist and I think the right approaches.

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<v Speaker 1>May and man man, I just jump in and ask,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, from the Trump Vance perspective, the messaging of

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<v Speaker 1>that campaign is that Kamala Harris has been responsible for

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<v Speaker 1>what they see as being big issues with Bay Area

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<v Speaker 1>in California cities. Your city is under the microscope to

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<v Speaker 1>that extent. Are you worried about that message resonating from

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<v Speaker 1>the Trump Vans campaign?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm not, because I think Kama Harris has a

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<v Speaker 2>record that stands on its own, and she can speak

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<v Speaker 2>to her policy positions, which it's you know, it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of ironic. She gets attacked from both sides for being

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<v Speaker 2>too tough on crime or being associated with what some

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<v Speaker 2>perceive as California's crime problem. I think she's right down

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<v Speaker 2>the middle, and that's exactly where I am. Somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>understands or has to be consequences for committing crime, but

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<v Speaker 2>we also should invest in rehabilitation and support those with

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<v Speaker 2>addiction and helping them get treatment. So I think She's

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<v Speaker 2>got the right pragmatic approach, and we need that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of partner in Washington as we navigate some very real

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<v Speaker 2>challenges that are state faces.

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<v Speaker 1>In San Jose, Mayor Matt Mahn