San Jose is putting a hometown contender in the governor’s race. Just don’t expect the city’s political elite — or most people across the state — to recognize him. With the support of several Black community leaders, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District Trustee Derek Grasty declared his candidacy in the 2026 California governor’s race Monday in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at San Jose State University. While cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles — even the suburban expanse of Orange County — have launched public servants into the Horseshoe in Sacramento, Northern California’s largest city has…
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