Watsonville native takes reins as mayor of Northern California's largest city
Matt Mahan, who grew up in Watsonville, began his tenure as San Jose's mayor this week. —photo by Greg Ramar SAN JOSE—Watsonville native Matt Mahan...
Matt Mahan, who grew up in Watsonville, began his tenure as San Jose's mayor this week. —photo by Greg Ramar SAN JOSE—Watsonville native Matt Mahan has been sworn in as mayor of Northern California's largest city. The Harvard-educated 40-year-old businessman turned politician grew up on the outskirts of Watsonville in the 1980s and '90s, just off Amesti Road near Pinto Lake. His mother taught at a Catholic school in Salinas, and his father was a letter carrier in Pebble Beach. 'I remember waking up at the crack of dawn, and farm workers were already out there working,' Mahan said.