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Received — 10 September 2026 ⏭

Becerra backers with business in Sacramento spend tens of millions boosting his gubernatorial bid

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By: Seema Mehta · Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee
10 September 2026 at 13:00

Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California's next governor's desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front-runner.

© Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 18, 2026 - - Sec. Xavier Becerra, who is running for governor of California, prepares to answer a question from the media after touring businesses in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles on August 18, 2026. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Received — 9 September 2026 ⏭

Hilton proposes eliminating DMV, slashing vehicle registration fee if elected governor

✇World & Nation
By: Seema Mehta
9 September 2026 at 13:00

Republican candidate Steve Hilton is vowing to abolish California's DMV and cap annual vehicle registration at $73, reviving memories of Arnold Schwarzenegger's fee reduction.

© Christina House/Los Angeles Times

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - September 8, 2026: Candidate for California governor Steve Hilton holds a press conference outside of the DMV in West Hollywood to unveil his CALIFORDABLE plan to abolish the DMV, cut annual vehicle registration to a flat $73, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Received — 8 September 2026 ⏭

Becerra, Hilton to debate in governor's race days before voters receive mail-in ballots

✇World & Nation
By: Seema Mehta
8 September 2026 at 16:01

Days before California voters receive their mail-in ballots, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will debate in a nationally televised face-off.

© Allen J. Schaben, left, & Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times

California gubernatorial candidates Steve Hilton, left, and Xavier Becerra.
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