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Left to right, California gubernatorial candidates former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), Businessman Tom Steyer, businessman Steve Hilton, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan look on during a CNN California Governor Primary Debate at East Los Angeles College on May 5, 2026, in Monterey Park, California. Sacramento residents weigh support for Steyer, Porter and Becerra, citing housing, public safety and campaign finance concerns in the California governor race.<\/p>\n
Justin Sullivan<\/p>\n
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Best prepared to lead<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re endorsing an underdog for California governor. Why she should get your vote<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, May 4)<\/p>\n This endorsement challenges voters to look beyond familiar names and political advantages. By supporting an underdog candidate, the editorial argues that leadership should be judged on ideas, vision and a willingness to address California\u2019s most pressing issues.<\/p>\n With ongoing concerns like the high cost of living, housing affordability and public safety, Californians need leaders who bring fresh perspectives and realistic solutions. Highlighting a lesser-known candidate encourages voters to think more critically instead of simply defaulting to well-known front-runners.<\/p>\n At the same time, endorsements should not replace independent judgment. Voters should still examine whether the candidate has the experience and ability to turn those ideas into action. Elections should be about more than popularity \u2014 they should be about who is best prepared to lead.<\/p>\n Madeleine Benitez<\/p>\n Lodi<\/p>\n Steyer for governor<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re endorsing an underdog for California governor. Why she should get your vote<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, May 4)<\/p>\n I am amazed and disappointed that The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Editorial Board would endorse Katie Porter, who has no real chance of winning.<\/p>\n The stand-out candidate for governor is Tom Steyer, who has plans and verifiable ways to implement them. California needs someone with energy and commitment to really bring about change.<\/p>\n Karen Shahbandi<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n Becerra\u2019s sound record<\/p>\n \u201cHypocrisy and spending in the California primary<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, April 28)<\/p>\n Let\u2019s rally around the son of Mexican immigrants, Xavier Becerra, for governor. He has the temperament and experience to do the job well, and will execute sound environmental policies and draw upon experts when needed.<\/p>\n Becerra will serve the people rather than his own ego.<\/p>\n Gail Marie Erlandson<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n Keeping politics in check<\/p>\n \u201cTom Steyer rails against Chevron money \u2014 but it flows to his allies, too<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, May 1)<\/p>\n The debate over Tom Steyer\u2019s political spending and Chevron\u2019s financial influence highlights how rich people and big companies can control elections, making it hard for regular voters to be heard and using policies that favor special interest over communities that are in need.<\/p>\n This issue can be tackled by implementing stronger campaign finance reforms, like tougher disclosure laws, limits on contributions and public funding options that lessen the power of big donors.<\/p>\n Push for these reforms, back candidates who turn down corporate money, insist on complete transparency regarding political funding and stay informed so we can keep our political system in check.<\/p>\n Nicole Ayala<\/p>\n Manteca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Left to right, California gubernatorial candidates former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA),…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-309435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}