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San Jose mayor’s bid for CA governor fizzles out
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s bid for governor appears to be stalling. An outside committee set up to support Mahan’s campaign, Deliver for Mahan, has filed papers to shut down while another, California Back to Basics, has refunded a $1 million donation from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, as first reported by the Mercury News. “It’s... The post San Jose mayor’s bid for CA governor fizzles out appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, San Jose mayor’s bid for CA governor fizzles out, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s bid for governor appears to be stalling. An outside committee set up to support Mahan’s campaign, Deliver for Mahan, has filed papers to shut down while another, California Back to Basics, has refunded a $1 million donation from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, as first reported by the Mercury News. “It’s… The post San Jose mayor’s bid for CA governor fizzles out appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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