Here are the latest updates on the California governor debates:
The race has featured a large field with candidates from both major parties, including Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Antonio Villaraigosa, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, and others, with debates covering housing, immigration, homelessness, taxes, public safety, and wildfire/federal relations. Recent live updates and video replays are available from major broadcasters that carried the debates, including CNN, NBC San Francisco, and CBS California, among others.[1][4][8][9]
Key moments have included sharp exchanges between candidates over handling of homelessness funding, interactions with the Biden/Harris and Trump administrations at the federal level, and proposed policy approaches to housing affordability and public safety. Coverage often highlights whether any candidate has broken through in a crowded field and how their proposals compare on lasting California issues.[3][5][6]
For the most current clips and full debates, check recent broadcasts from:
Illustration: If you want, I can compile a side-by-side summary of candidate positions on a few hot topics (housing costs, homelessness outcomes, and wildfire relief) with direct quotes and who argued what in the latest debate. Just say which topics you care about.
Would you like a quick, issue-focused summary or links to the most recent full debates and highlight reels?
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Follow live updates, analysis, and highlights from CNN's 2026 debate between California governor candidates. See how candidates, including Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer, take on the issues after last week's debate.
www.latimes.comThe candidates for California governor sparred — at moments intensely personally — over issues from immigration and taxes to infidelity, but the last major debate did little to fundamentally shake up the race.
www.cbsnews.comCalifornia's top candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial race met in the CBS California Governor's Debate on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, where they discussed some of the most pressing issues facing Californians.
www.cbsnews.comWhat were the candidates’ best and worst moments, which attacks landed and which fell flat and did any of it change the dynamics of a race that’s still up for grabs?
www.kqed.orgIn a darkened airport hotel ballroom room, a bevy of California Democrats sought to distinguish themselves from the crowded field running for governor in 2026. It was not an easy task.
www.latimes.com