San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan hosts governor candidate Republican Steve Hilton as he mulls his own bid for higher office

The road to the Governor’s Office continues to run through San Jose, as Mayor Matt Mahan — who is seriously considering his own bid — hosted yet another candidate while pressing Sacramento leaders to take a more aggressive approach to California’s homelessness crisis.

Steve Hilton, 56, a former Fox News host and one of the leading Republicans in the race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, joined the Democratic mayor Tuesday morning for a tour of the Guadalupe Interim Housing Community...