The web of influence wielded by the owners of San Jose’s primary recycling company — now under an FBI microscope — includes Silicon Valley’s former mayor turned congressional candidate. California Waste Solutions, the company at the center of an FBI raid last week that included company executives and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, gave $10,000 in 2022 to a PAC started by Sam Liccardo and his former chief of staff Jim Reed to elect business-friendly politicos like Mayor Matt Mahan. Liccardo, who served as the city’s mayor until 2022, is now running for Congressional District 16 to replace retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo. Campaign…
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