WHEN SAN JOSE MAYOR Matt Mahan announced his run for California governor in January, the news divided residents. Longtime supporters cheered on Mahan’s bid to elevate his centrist brand of politics into the statewide policy conversation. But the decision to seek higher office before reaching the halfway mark in his four-year term also drew sharp criticism.
Even now with the campaign over — Mahan conceded shortly after polls closed Tuesday — the four-month foray into statewide politics remains as polarizing as ever in San Jose, suggesting the local political fallout may have just begun.
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