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Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat running for governor, blasted USC and ABC for hosting a debate that excludes all candidates of color.
Anxious about a Republican winning the governor’s race, the California Democratic Party plans to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars polling voters in an effort to shrink the sprawling field of candidates running to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Opponents of a proposed 5% billionaire tax are flooding mailboxes with a rival ballot measure designed to block it. The effort is funded by Silicon Valley billionaires.
Veteran Republican Rep. Darrell Issa has decided not to run for reelection in his newly configured congressional district in San Diego and Riverside counties.
Despite a warning from the state Democratic Party chair that a crowded field could hand the governorship to a Republican, eight of nine major Democratic candidates filed their paperwork to run, betting they can build momentum before the June primary.
A big field of candidates makes it possible for a Republican to be elected governor. California’s Democratic Party leader told unviable candidates to bow out.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), whose congressional district was carved up in the redistricting ballot measures approved by voters last year, plans to run in the Democratic-leaning district where he resides.
An independent expenditure committee announced it is spending $4.8 million on TV ads to support the gubernatorial bid of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.
Three Democrats and two Republicans are in a statistical tie in the California governor’s race. The top two vote-getters in the June primary will move on to the November general election to lead the state.
President Trump honored two storied military veterans during his State of the Union address, including 100-year-old veteran Royce Williams of Escondido, who survived what’s believed to be the longest dogfight in history.
