California candidates collide on housing, immigration and tech money
Monday, May 11, 2026 · 8 min
With voting already underway, the governor’s race is turning into a policy stress test: candidates are being pressed on immigration, healthcare, housing supply, billionaire taxes, tech money and whether Newsom will bless anyone at all.
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With voting already underway, the governor’s race is turning into a policy stress test: candidates are being pressed on immigration, healthcare, housing supply, billionaire taxes, tech money and whether Newsom will bless anyone at all.
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom again declines to endorse a candidate in governor’s race - AOL — AOL
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- Race for Governor: Thurmond Wants to End ICE, Build 2M Homes — The CC Pulse
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