Practical Priorities for California
Andrew Yang Podcast
Andrew Yang & Audacy
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this episode of The Andrew Yang Podcast, Andrew sits down with San Jose Mayor and California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan to discuss the biggest challenges facing California, from housing affordability and homelessness to public safety and education. Mahan shares why he entered the race, arguing that California doesn’t have a resource problem, but a governance and accountability problem, despite massive increases in state spending. Drawing on his experience leading San Jose, he explains how focusing on a few clear priorities, using data to guide decisions, and holding government accountable for results can deliver real improvements for residents and help unlock California’s enormous potential.
Have a question for Andrew? Drop it in the comments section below or send us a text or voice memo to mailbag@andrewyang.com!
Watch the full episode here
----
Follow Andrew Yang: Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok | Website | X Check out Matt Mahan's Campaign here
----
Get 50% off Factor at Factor Meals
Get an extra 3 months free at Express VPN
Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at Helix Sleep | Use code: helixpartner20
Get $30 off your first two (2) orders at Wonder | Use code: ANDREW104
----
Subscribe to the Andrew Yang Podcast: Apple | Spotify
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs. |
| 0:04.8 | Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand, |
| 0:12.4 | marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time. |
| 0:17.4 | From startups to scaleups, online, in person, and on the go. Shopify is made for |
| 0:22.8 | entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. |
| 0:30.6 | This week on the Andrew Yang podcast. If I have more dollars to invest, I'm going to put it into the strategies or the inputs that are going to yield the outcome. |
| 0:42.2 | And there's just not enough of that strategic focus and accountability in government. |
| 0:47.0 | It really just gets allocated based on which interest groups are the most organized. |
| 0:50.5 | Really, we've got to be accountable for actually implementing the policies and |
| 0:54.3 | practices and culture that will yield better results because it's not like we have a |
| 0:59.9 | resource problem in California. We have a we have a governance challenging. |
| 1:09.0 | It is my pleasure to welcome to the podcast for the very first time. |
| 1:17.5 | The mayor of the great city of San Jose, California, and current candidate or governor |
| 1:23.5 | of the Golden State, Matt Mayhan. |
| 1:26.1 | Welcome, Matt. |
| 1:27.2 | Thank you, Andrew. It's great to see you. Oh, my gosh. So you jumped into this race for governor. |
| 1:32.9 | I have many friends who were super pumped about it. I'm pumped about it. So what made you jump in? |
| 1:40.6 | Because I dare say it seemed like you saw there was a need and then strode forward to fill it. |
| 1:48.7 | Like this didn't strike me as like something that had been in the works for a million years |
| 1:53.1 | or anything like that. |
| 1:54.4 | No, you're absolutely right. |
| 1:55.5 | I mean, look, I jumped in four weeks ago because there was this huge hole in the field. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Andrew Yang & Audacy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Andrew Yang & Audacy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.