Sam Liccardo served two terms as Mayor of San José, the Bay Area’s largest city. Liccardo’s innovative efforts to confront homelessness include pioneering the conversion of motels to housing in 2016, four years prior to California adopting it as a statewide model. He piloted the development of quick-build prefabricated housing communities that were constructed at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional apartments, helping thousands come off the streets. In the year since he completed his two terms serving San José’s one million residents as mayor, Liccardo has taught several classes at Stanford University focusing on urban solutions to homelessness, violent crime, and climate change. He also worked with a diverse group of stakeholders to launch and lead the “FAIR California” coalition, battling PG&E rate hikes and pushing for greater accountability of spending ratepayer money.