California governor's debate hosted by CBS News California and the San Francisco Examiner
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As HHS secretary, Xavier Becerra dismantled the HHS unit that was supposed to crack down on fraud.
Billions of dollars of fraud occurred as a result of Xavier Becerra's tenure as HHS secretary.
Xavier Becerra was not mentioned in the charging documents in the indictment of Dana Williamson.
Dana Williamson was Xavier Becerra's long-term chief of staff.
Greg Campbell was indicted.
The Palisades Fire eliminated the carbon dioxide benefits from California's climate policies over the previous 30 years.
California ranks last among U.S. states in high school graduation.
School administration receives half of California school system funding.
San Jose reduced gun violence by more than 70% during Matt Mahan's tenure as mayor.
Tom Steyer invested in for-profit colleges.
Donald Trump took $1 trillion out of the Medicare and Medicaid health care system.
Xavier Becerra has authored Medicare for All legislation.
Xavier Becerra knew about illegal and improper payments from his campaign account to his former chief of staff.
Antonio Villaraigosa received a Building Industry Legislator of the Year award.
Only one in seven people experiencing street homelessness have a serious mental health issue.
The 2020 Sierra Nevada wildfires occurred because forests were not managed properly.
Los Angeles ranked fifth in the world in reducing carbon emissions during Antonio Villaraigosa's mayoralty.
Xavier Becerra has voted for more drilling in California.
Antonio Villaraigosa led a California class size initiative to reduce class sizes while serving as Speaker of the California State Assembly.
San Jose reduced homelessness by one third during Matt Mahan's tenure as mayor.
Los Angeles was the most violent big city in the United States when Antonio Villaraigosa began as mayor.
Chad Bianco is sheriff of the fourth largest sheriff's office in the United States.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is the fourth-largest sheriff's office in the United States.
California gasoline prices are on average $2 per gallon higher than gasoline prices in the rest of the United States.
A dozen refineries have closed in California.
Chad Bianco's budget increased by 60% after he became sheriff.
The Trump administration announced it would withhold $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California over hospice fraud.
Donald Trump's war in Iran increased gasoline prices.
The largest lobbying group against single-payer health care in California gave Xavier Becerra the maximum campaign contribution allowed for a candidate.
Sean McCluskey was indicted.
Billions of dollars of fraudulent hospice claims occurred under Xavier Becerra's tenure as HHS secretary.
The Biden administration sidelined Xavier Becerra during COVID.
There are 5,000 active nonprofits in the Riverside County region.
Riverside County's homelessness approach involves arresting homeless people.
Xavier Becerra proposed capping insurance costs as part of his housing plan.
Out-of-state enrollment at University of California campuses has grown.
Xavier Becerra launched the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Los Angeles schools' graduation rate increased by 60% by the time Antonio Villaraigosa left office.
Los Angeles was the safest big city in the United States when Antonio Villaraigosa left office.
San Jose is the safest big city in the United States.
San Jose's permitting reforms put thousands of homes under construction.
San Jose was rated the least affordable housing market in the world.
California's population has been dropping over the course of the last several years.
California paid $32 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims during Xavier Becerra's tenure as California attorney general.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the 2020 Sierra Nevada megafires wiped out all emissions savings from California climate policy over the previous 20 years.
California ships oil 7,500 miles in giant supertankers.
California pays Arizona to take California's surplus electricity.
California ranks 21st among U.S. states in per-pupil spending.
California ranks about 36th among U.S. states in teacher pay after adjusting for cost of living.
One in three Los Angeles schools was failing when Antonio Villaraigosa was mayor.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office has 4,500 employees.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office provides contract policing services to 17 cities.
Many people leaving California make more than $200,000 per year.
As California attorney general, Xavier Becerra established a bureau that dealt with Medi-Cal fraud.
California taxpayer funds are used to pay for health care for citizens of other countries.
Only 6% of California's land is developed.
California state government has spent $24 billion on homelessness.
California built 167,000 electric vehicle charging stations over a 10-year period ending in 2025.
Xavier Becerra has accepted money from major oil companies.
Xavier Becerra sued fossil fuel companies multiple times while he was California attorney general.
The $9 billion school bond authored by Antonio Villaraigosa was the largest school bond in U.S. history at the time.
California ranks in the mid-30s among U.S. states in reading performance.
Admission rates for in-state students at most selective University of California campuses have fallen.
10.25% of every California teacher's salary goes toward the teacher's pension.
For-profit colleges in which Tom Steyer invested defrauded students.
The graduation rate increased by 60% during Antonio Villaraigosa's tenure as mayor of Los Angeles.
Katie Porter pushed the Trump administration to deliver free COVID testing for all Californians.
Chad Bianco has 33 years of public service experience.
Xavier Becerra beat Donald Trump at the Supreme Court in a case involving the Affordable Care Act.
San Jose's fee reductions put thousands of homes under construction.
San Jose removed one-time housing fees during Matt Mahan's tenure as mayor.
California electric utilities charge Californians twice as much for electricity as the rest of the United States.
Electric vehicles account for half of vehicles purchased in Santa Clara County.
There are about one million electric vehicles on California roads.
Los Angeles ranked number one among American cities in reducing carbon emissions during Antonio Villaraigosa's mayoralty.
Democrats have been in charge of California for the last 16 years.
Xavier Becerra has overseen a budget four times larger than California's state budget.
Los Angeles had been working on the Subway to the Sea project for 40 years before the first leg opened.
Katie Porter is the only candidate in the California governor's race who has rejected corporate contributions.
Xavier Becerra took Donald Trump to the Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act.
Xavier Becerra helped save the DACA program through litigation against the Trump administration.
California previously had free tuition at state universities.
San Jose reformed housing permitting during Matt Mahan's tenure as mayor.
California is the toughest state to do business in the United States.
Valero is closing a refinery in California.
California refineries produce the cleanest fuel in the United States.
Three million Californians are in jeopardy of losing health care if California does not receive federal Medi-Cal funding.
Xavier Becerra has been a proponent of Medicare for All for more than 30 years.
During Xavier Becerra's tenure as HHS secretary, more Americans had health care coverage than ever before.
Under Xavier Becerra, HHS increased oversight over nursing homes.
The U.S. Attorney's Office decided Xavier Becerra was not involved in the Dana Williamson case.
Xavier Becerra spoke with the largest lobbying group against single-payer health care in California.
The head of the largest lobbying group against single-payer health care in California said Xavier Becerra indicated he was against single-payer health care.
Los Angeles built more housing during Antonio Villaraigosa's eight years as mayor than during the 12 years before his mayoralty.
California has tens of thousands of permitted, zoned housing units that are not being built.
Tom Steyer and his wife have financed 17,000 low-income housing units.
California discards surplus solar power in the middle of the day.
Wholesale electricity prices in California drop to zero in the middle of the day.
Electric vehicles account for 7% of vehicles on California roads.
Xavier Becerra served on the House Ways and Means Committee for 20 years.
Antonio Villaraigosa authored the Carl Moyer Act.
Los Angeles reduced water consumption to 1970 levels while having one million more residents than in 1970.
The Port of Los Angeles is the largest port in the United States.
Governor Gavin Newsom's draft budget proposed holding back $5.6 billion earmarked for schools.
Antonio Villaraigosa authored a $9 billion school bond while serving as Speaker of the California State Assembly.
California reading scores fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
California math scores fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
California faces persistent teacher shortages in STEM programs.
Declining enrollment has forced staff layoffs in many California school districts.
35% of California students are proficient in math at grade level.
Mississippi requires students to read by third grade before advancing to fourth grade.
900 local governments use the GovAI Coalition to deploy technology.
California has had 16 years of one-party rule.
Corporate special interests are spending tens of millions of dollars against Tom Steyer in the California governor's race.
Javier Becerra is taking money from oil companies.
Tom Steyer invested in oil and gas companies.
Tom Steyer invested in private prison companies.
The first leg of Los Angeles's Subway to the Sea project has opened.
The largest lobbying group against single-payer health care in California endorsed Xavier Becerra.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.
Donald Trump tried to eliminate the Affordable Care Act during his first presidency.
Steve Hilton proposed eliminating California state income taxes for people earning less than $100,000.
Matt Mahan has called for reforming California's gas tax so electric vehicle owners pay for road maintenance.
Xavier Becerra sued the Trump administration more than 120 times while serving as California attorney general.
Under Xavier Becerra, more than 300 million Americans had health care coverage.
A U.S. attorney said no candidate running for California governor was implicated in the Dana Williamson case.
In 2022, California set a statewide goal of reaching 2.5 million new housing units by 2030.
A recent Riverside County homelessness count reported a 19% drop in unsheltered residents.
California has 40,000 shovel-ready affordable housing units ready to be built.
A 2025 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that six in ten Californians support California's goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045.
A 2025 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that most Californians view climate change as a serious threat to California's future quality of life.
A 2025 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that six in ten Californians support California's goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
California has the highest gasoline prices in the United States.
The Port of Los Angeles is the largest port in California.
Donald Trump tried to eliminate California's clean car standards.
California ranks in the mid-30s among U.S. states in math performance.
California faces persistent teacher shortages in special education.
Declining enrollment has left many California school districts facing financial instability.
Some California school districts are developing housing specifically for teachers.
Less than half of California students can read at grade level.
San Jose created the GovAI Coalition.
Louisiana asked California Governor Gavin Newsom to extradite a California-based physician for sending abortion pills across state lines.
Louisiana's abortion ban has no exception for incest.
Chad Bianco is the sheriff of Riverside County, California.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office operates five jails.
Steve Hilton attended Oxford University.
Steve Hilton worked at 10 Downing Street.
Steve Hilton came to California in 2012.
Katie Porter supports eliminating California state income taxes for people earning less than $100,000.
Tom Steyer is a billionaire.
Matt Mahan has called for suspending California's gas tax.
Steve Hilton has touted endorsements from Donald Trump.
Dana Williamson was indicted.
A Public Policy Institute of California analysis found that 677,000 new housing units were constructed in California in the six years before the analysis.
A 2025 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that most Californians think the effects of climate change have already begun.
A 2025 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that most Californians view climate change as a serious threat to California's future economy.
California ranks first among U.S. states in teacher pay.
California Governor Gavin Newsom rejected Louisiana's request to extradite a California-based physician for sending abortion pills across state lines.
Louisiana's abortion ban has no exception for rape.
67% of California voters voted to protect abortion rights.
Xavier Becerra served as California attorney general.
California law protects a woman's right to choose abortion.
Matt Mahan is the mayor of San Jose.
San Jose is the third largest city in California.
California is the fourth largest economy in the world.