SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The end of California's chaotic primary season for governor and Los Angeles mayor was approaching as leading candidates rushed to deliver their closing arguments days before voting concludes on Tuesday.
Former U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra has called for "hot competence summer" in his bid for governor, promoting his decades of public service as evidence he has what it takes to lead the nation's most populous state.
Republican Steve Hilton pledged an end to a "bloated, nanny-state bureaucracy" during remarks outside the state Capitol on Wednesday.
Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer told reporters this week in Berkeley, California, that he has made it his life's work to advance progressive causes, a mission he'll bring to Sacramento.
They are seeking to stand out in a field of roughly 60 names on a single gubernatorial ballot, regardless of party, under California's top-two primary system. The two candidates who receive the most votes Tuesday will face off in the general election to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who can't seek a third term.
