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Governor's Race Takes Shape as Bonta Opts Out, Mahan Weighs Run

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San José Mayor Matt Mahan is interviewed for Political Breakdown at the KQED offices in San Francisco on March 13, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)

The governor’s race came into sharper focus this week after Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he would not jump into the race. Meanwhile, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan indicated he is seriously considering entering the race that polls show remains wide open. Scott, Marisa and Guy talk about how the governor’s contest is shaping up.

Then, they discuss California’s ongoing legal battles with the Trump administration over women’s health care and immigration enforcement. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week refused to extradite a Sonoma County doctor charged by Louisiana officials with providing abortion medication to a resident of that state. Plus, a federal judge in Los Angeles considers the Trump administration’s challenge to California’s new law prohibiting most police officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks on duty.

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