Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton will take the CNN debate stage as they argue to voters they are the best pick to lead the country’s most populous state. Follow for live news updates.

A majority of California’s likely voters say they think the state is heading in the wrong direction. The question the race for governor there will decide is whether those voters lay blame at the feet ...

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton square off over affordability, AI data centers and Trump. Here are the top takeaways.

Follow along as Times columnists Anita Chabria, Mark Z. Barabak and Gustavo Arellano chat about the California gubernatorial debate between Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra.

Most people think of California as the home of Hollywood liberals, neglecting to acknowledge its many rural and more conservative areas. Despite its modern reputation as a Democratic state, the ...

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra speaks as Republican Steve Hilton reacts during the California gubernatorial debate held at Pomona College's Bridges Auditorium in Claremont, California ...

California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton are set to take the debate stage Wednesday evening for their first debate since advancing from the June primary. Becerra, the former ...