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Escalating sign spat riles San Jose District 9 candidates
Campaign signs go missing in just about every election cycle in San Jose — and accusations begin to swirl of theft and sabotage. Usually, the sign takers go to great lengths to hide their identities. But in the ongoing race for the District 9 City Council seat, the man behind a rash of sign disappearances... The post Escalating sign spat riles San Jose District 9 candidates appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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Campaign signs go missing in just about every election cycle in San Jose — and accusations begin to swirl of theft and sabotage. Usually, the sign takers go to great lengths to hide their identities. But in the ongoing race for the District 9 City Council seat, the man behind a rash of sign disappearances... The post Escalating sign spat riles San Jose District 9 candidates appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Escalating sign spat riles San Jose District 9 candidates, Campaign signs go missing in just about every election cycle in San Jose — and accusations begin to swirl of theft and sabotage. Usually, the sign takers go to great lengths to hide their identities. But in the ongoing race for the District 9 City Council seat, the man behind a rash of sign disappearances… The post Escalating sign spat riles San Jose District 9 candidates appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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