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<p>Bustamante would exempt the first $20,000 of the vehicle's value from the recent tripling of the fee. Davis said the increase was triggered by the state's fiscal woes, but it is being challenged in court and possibly with a ballot initiative.</p>

   Steady as he goes The man with the best chance at becoming California's first Latino governor in more than a century has some unfinished business his mother has long been pestering him about.By Edwin Garcia / Mercury News Steady as he goes EVERYMAN IMAGE HAS SERVED BUSTAMANTE WELL -- SO FAR By Edwin Garcia Mercury News Mercury News Archives Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante The man with the best chance at becoming California's first Latino governor in more than a century has some unfinished business his mother has long been pestering him about.Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, a self-described average...