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A little bipartisan bromance as Schwarzenegger, Newsom laud California's climate-change wins

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

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Long Beach, CA, - October 14, 2026: Former California governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and California governor Gavin Newsom attend the California Economic Summit at Long Beach Convention Center on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 in Long Beach, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
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Bernie Sanders boosts wealth tax while labor argues it would devastate California's economy

Labor leaders argue that the billionaires tax includes a loophole that would allow state lawmakers to tax the savings and retirement accounts and home equity of all Californians.

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Los Angeles, CA - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the "Ballots Over Billionaires" wealth tax rally at The Novo on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
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Provocative, sexually suggestive ad by Hilton campaign condemned by political allies on the right

GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton faces backlash from fellow Republicans and Democrats over a provocative ad.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF SEPT. 30, 2026 -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton visits patrons at Victorio's Ristorante in North Hollywood, where they held a watch party for the CNN debate between candidates Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton Wednesday night, Sept. 30, 2026. (Jason Almond / Los Angeles Times)
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Trespasser stopped on former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu property

A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris' cliffside property in Malibu.

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LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES - APRIL 18: Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff disembark from Air Force 2 at Los Angeles International Airport on April 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
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Becerra backers with business in Sacramento spend tens of millions boosting his gubernatorial bid

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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