By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer Matt Mahan, the current mayor of San Jose, is a candidate in California’s 2026 race for governor. Raised in the agricultural town of Watsonville on the Central Coast, Mahan says his working-class upbringing shaped his views on opportunity and public service. Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of …
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