He is active in the charitable and nonprofit community, currently serving on the Board of the The United Way of the Bay Area and as Chair of the Board of HomeBase, a non-profit, public policy law firm that works with communities to develop effective and humane responses to homelessness. Jim enjoys yoga and lives in Oakland with his wife, who has assisted for the Yoga for People with Disabilities and Special Needs and Yoga for People Living with Cancer classes. They have an adult son and daughter.