Top gubernatorial candidates met onstage Thursday at a debate hosted by CBS News California and the San Francisco Examiner.

Watch live as seven California governor contenders make final pitches on housing, costs and public safety with undecided ...

Seven candidates are participating in CNN’s California gubernatorial primary debate. We’ll also be covering election results ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Candidates debated housing and insurance policy in the first half, then furiously attacked one another at the end.