"They pledged to take on President Trump, make the state more affordable, safeguard immigrants and provide them with Medi-Cal healthcare benefits, and keep the state's over-budget bullet train project intact. There is not yet any clear front-runner in the race to run the nation's most populous state, though former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter has had a small edge in recent polling. Aside from a opaque dig from former state Controller Betty Yee, Porter was not attacked during the debate."
"They were joined onstage by former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, California Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. State Sen. Toni Atkins, who was supposed to participate, dropped out due to illness. Wealthy first-time political candidate Stephen J. Cloobeck withdrew due to a scheduling conflict. The forum was sponsored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and Spectrum News. It was held in Los Angeles."
A Los Angeles forum gathered multiple California Democrats considering 2026 gubernatorial campaigns. Candidates largely aligned on policy priorities: affordability, immigrant protections including Medi-Cal coverage, opposition to former President Trump, and preservation of the state's over-budget bullet train project. The onstage lineup included Katie Porter, Xavier Becerra, Tony Thurmond and Antonio Villaraigosa; Toni Atkins withdrew due to illness and Stephen J. Cloobeck withdrew because of a scheduling conflict. The event was sponsored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers with media partners and held in Los Angeles. No definitive front-runner emerged, though Porter showed a small polling edge and faced minimal attacks.
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