Sam Liccardo is in his final year as San Jose’s mayor and he has passed a first-in-the-country ordinance on an issue he cares fervently about – gun control. The ordinance, which requires gun owners to carry liability insurance, comes a year after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose. Mayor Liccardo joins Forum to talk about the new ordinance and other issues important to San Jose residents such as how the city is addressing its homeless and housing crises, a new spike in traffic fatalities, a proposal to allow non citizens to vote in local elections and San Jose’s status as tofu capital of America. And we’ll take your questions for the mayor.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Gun Control, Housing and His Last Year in the Mayor’s Office
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Sam Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose (Photo: Courtesy Sam Liccardo)
Guests:
Sam Liccardo, mayor, San Jose
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